Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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At the biggest tournament in women’s soccer, top players were forced to compete on artificial turf—a surface the men’s World Cup would never use. For the USWNT and players across the world, the fight over turf became about more than the field itself: it exposed deeper issues around gender inequality, player safety, respect, and the ongoing battle for equal treatment in the game.

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