FIFA will look to address the gender pay gap for women 's national football teams after this year 's Women 's World Cup in France , following a call by Professional Footballers Australia ( PFA ) to give women ’s World Cup teams the same prize money that it gives the men 's teams . The PFA 's campaign has been backed by FifPro , the international professional players ' body . The PFA has suggested that FIFA double the prize money of France 2019 as a short - term fix with full payments to be held after the tournament has finished .
FIFA will look to address the gender pay gap for women's national football teams after this year's Women's World Cup in France, following a call by Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) to give women’s World Cup teams the same prize money that it gives the men's competition. The PFA's campaign has been backed by FifPro, the international professional players' body. The PFA has suggested that FIFA double the prize money of France 2019 as a short-term fix with full negotiations to be held after the tournament has finished.