Last year in Russia, when the men’s competition took place, it was, of course, simply “the World Cup”. There was no need to prefix the gender of the tournament: it was just the World Cup . Phil Neville, the former Manchester United full back, is the head coach of the England team at this World Cup. There have already been a few downbeat commentaries about how invisible the World Cup is in Paris this week. The day may come when the equivalent tournament will be known as the Men’s World Cup.

Source: The Irish Times June 08, 2019 07:52 UTC