The team that will win this year's FIFA Women’s World Cup will be granted the same performance bonus payments given to male football players, as reported by Adidas which sponsors the tournament's teams.

"Today we are announcing that all Adidas athletes on the winning 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup team will receive the same performance bonus payout as their male peers," Adidas’ head of global brands Eric Liedtke said.

“We believe in inspiring and enabling the next generation of female athletes, creators and leaders through breaking barriers,” Liedtke affirmed.