FIFA points to $ 1 billion in revenues of the World Cup, said Tuesday the president of Global Soccer Gobining Ofting, Gianni Infantino, in the Saudi Arabia Investment Forum 2025 in Riyadh.
The 2023 Women’s Cup, organized by Australia and New Zealand, broke even after generating more than $ 570 million in revenues.
“Women’s football and women in football are crucially …”, said Infantino.
“It is also growing and exponentially, and we are also aiming to have income of $ 1 billion only with the Women’s World Cup to reinvest in the women’s game.”
The next Women’s World Cup in 2027 will be organized by Brazil, which makes it the first edition held in South America. The United States is ready to be appointed host of the 2031 edition, which will be expanded to 48 teams of 32.
Infantino also said that there was a massive potential for football to generate more income outside of Europe.
“If the rest of the world, in particular Saudi Arabia or the United States of America, would make only 20% of what Europe does in football, we (we could reach an amount of more) half trillion (dollars) or more impact of GDP (with our sport),” he added.
“Saudi Arabia, by the way, is also doing it exceptionally good, creating a female league, a national women’s team. Women’s football is really the only team sport for women who also has such a large audience and impact.”
