“Recognize and Embrace That” – After Creating Ripples With San Diego Wave, USWNT’s Alex Morgan Prophecies Massive Attendance Numbers for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is just weeks away. Every team including the USWNT is gearing up for the grand soccer tournament. Weeks before the tournament kicks off, Alex Morgan spoke very highly of the upcoming World Cup. That is simply because this just seems like the sweet fruit borne from all the hard work. Years ago, Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and their other teammates managed to balance their wage books as per the men’s team.

With huge cash takeaways from the tournament, the American striker attempts to build excitement around the grand competition. Without a doubt, she anticipates a major rise in attendance numbers during the 2023 edition.

Alex Morgan issues her verdict weeks before the World Cup

Along with her longtime teammate Rapinoe, both of them are heading to their fourth World Cup. The attacking duo were integral parts of the 2015 and 2019 winning squads. While Morgan is still pretty much in her prime, the coach recently also revealed that her teammate would have a ‘different’ role during this World Cup. Honestly, the two of them started as normal players but are now pioneers of the sport.

The San Diego Wave star anticipates that this World Cup witnesses a tremendous growth in its audience. Just weeks ahead of the World Cup, the striker has already let the fanbase know about her thoughts towards the competition. In an exclusive interview with the Athletic, “I think that this World Cup is going to be the most watched”, Morgan said.

She continued, “It’s going to be the most attended, it’s going to bring in the most revenue that we’ve ever seen. I think you’re starting to see FIFA respect that and value women’s soccer way more than we’ve seen before. I think that that puts a lot of pressure on sponsors, on federations, on everybody in the soccer world to recognize and embrace that”.

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This current 2023 season has been quite a good one for the San Diego forward. With healthy statistics this season, the USWNT star has been an absolute hit at the Wave.

Morgan expects to break the attendance record at the club level too!

On the back of a feisty last season, the striker bagged nineteen attacking returns including 16 goals and 3 assists. Ahead of this season, she had already raised the bar really high. After ten league games, she has managed to score five goals and three assists. The above isn’t the first time that Morgan has set her expectations and anticipations for an upcoming event.

Prior to the NWSL opener, the legendary striker was determined enough to break a major club record. As the soccer universe geared up for the season, she hoped to re-break San Diego Wave’s attendance record for a single game. Currently at 32,000 during their game against Angel City FC, she stated her intention was that she wanted to “continue on the run of breaking records”.

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