The Women’s World Cup begins

If you’re reading this, it’s too late… to watch the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup on live broadcast, that is.

Tournament play officially kicked off at 3 am ET this morning, with Norway facing off against New Zealand.

⚽🔢 Some tournament tidbits:

• The 2023 Women’s World Cup is the first to be hosted by two different countries (Australia and New Zealand). It’s also the first to occur in the Southern Hemisphere.
• This year’s tournament features $110 million in total prize money, a nearly three-fold increase from 2019.
• An estimated 2 billion people will tune in for some or all of the 2023 World Cup, up from 1.12 billion total viewers four years ago.

🇺🇸 U-S-A, U-S-A: Team USA – ranked No. 1 in the world for six years running – is favored to win their third straight title, but the pool is large and victory is far from guaranteed. According to the latest odds from BetMGM, the American women have a 44% chance of making the finals and a 30% chance of winning it all.

📺👀 How to watch: Team USA’s first match is tomorrow against Vietnam, with kickoff at 9 pm ET on FOX.