Regardless of who comes out on top, the 2019 World Cup looks to be a pivotal moment for the women’s game. With more national football associations investing in women’s soccer, explosive growth at the top levels of the club game trickling down, and the sport’s top stars gaining fame (and sponsorship deals) on equal footing to their male counterparts, this could be the year when the women’s game fully arrives.

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