The18 World Cup Takeover
Cristiana Girelli: Italy
Mapi Leon: Spain
Alexandra Popp: Germany
Wendie Renard: France
Caroline Graham Hansen: Norway
Sam Kerr: Australia
Marta: Brazil
Women’s World Cup Final Viewing Numbers Up 20% On Last Summer’s Men’s World Cup Final
The ratings are coming in from Sunday’s World Cup final between the USWNT and the Netherlands, and yup, they’re really impressive. Over on Telemundo, the game was the most-watched women’s match in Spanish-language history. The average total audience delivery was 1.6 million viewers, up 22 percent on the 2015 final despite the earlier start time. The game peaked at 2.03 million TV-only viewers towards the end.
The USWNT’s World Cup Triumph Has Been Gloriously Recreated In LEGO Form
If you missed yesterday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup final between the USWNT and the Netherlands, no worries. The above video by YouTube account My Funny Games Builder will get you up to speed, including the passion and pageantry of the anthems, the VAR-induced drama, the goals, and ultimately, the USWNT holding aloft the trophy.
And it’s all in LEGO, which makes it better.