ABSTRACT
World championships are the top-ranking competitions of national teams, as well as indicators of the development, performance level and the global spread of a sport. Germany also fulfilled the requirement which FIFA imposes on nations wishing to host the Women's World Cup, namely that they present a convincing concept for promoting women's soccer in their country. The sport has experienced a continual increase in popularity ever since. In the host city of Wolfsburg, enthusiasm for women's soccer during the World Cup pushed the local women's team of VfL Wolfsburg to the top of the Women's Bundesliga and finally into the group of European elite clubs. Finalist clubs in the UEFA Women's Champions League are desired employers for both domestic and foreign players. At FFC Frankfurt, three new foreign players were hired right after the event, two of whom were well known through their World Cup performance as national team players for New Zealand and for the World Cup Winner, Japan.
