Women's Football: Qatar's other World Cup will help promote gender equality

Street Child United will soon be hosting the Street Child World Cup in Qatar and hope the tournament can play a pivotal role in not only aiding the continued rise of Women’s football, but also raise awareness for the specific issues girls and young women face when living in street situations.

The 2022 SCWC will take place in Doha in October.

Think it’s all over? It’s only just begun…

These were the words used by Gabby Logan to round off the BBC’s coverage of the Women’s Euros in the wake of the Lionesses’ historic triumph at the end of July. While an allusion to Kenneth Wolstenholme’s famous line during the 1966 World Cup Final, what this quote really captured was the sense that England’s win meant far more than a football tournament.

There was certainly a sense that the Lionesses’ victory would act as a springboard for the growth of the women’s game in this country. Messages of congratulation poured in from the great and the good in the aftermath of the final whistle, with Queen Elizabeth leading the way. “You have all set an example that will be an inspiration for girls and women today”, she wrote to the team. It was certainly more than just the record crowd of 87,192 packed into Wembley who felt inspired. The match – and the women’s game in England – was under the spotlight nationwide.

While reaction to the tournament was overwhelmingly positive, the return of men’s football in August brought with it a reminder that there is more to be done in terms of attaining true equality for women in sport. During Sky Sports’ coverage of the second round of games in the Premier League, pundit Graeme Souness’ comment that “it’s a man’s game” sparked controversy on social media. Lioness Bethany England responded to the comment