FIFA: first meeting of the Professional Women's Football Task Force held in Lyon (FRA) on 02/07/2019

The inaugural meeting of the FIFA Professional Women's Football Task Force (see composition below) took place in Lyon (FRA), just before the first semi-final of the Women's World Cup 2019, England - USA (1-2, at the Groupama Stadium), on Tuesday 02/07/2019.

"The objective of the Task Force is to bring together the main women's football stakeholders to inform FIFA's decision-making processes by identifying key areas and measures that can accelerate the future growth of the women's professional game," said FIFA.

"As part of its overall Women's Football Strategy and in order to gain crucial insight into the current status of women's football, FIFA has also conducted and announced today a baseline survey (document available to download) with its 211 member associations, of which 198 participated," announced the international Federation at the first meeting of the Task Force, chaired by Lydia Nsekera (BDI), member of the FIFA Council.

"The FIFA Women's Football Survey 2019 provides a comprehensive picture of the current landscape of women’s football globally and will serve as a…