The U.S.-Japan World Cup final set ratings records for Fox Sports and drew worldwide attention to the women’s game, but the champions will go home with $2 million, which is $33 million less in prize money than Germany did when they won the last men’s world cup according to the BBC.
“In the last four to five years, it’s been changing more than maybe in the last 10 or 15,” USA midfielder Megan Rapinoe said on Friday. “Since the last World Cup, we’re getting paid more, other teams are being paid more.