10 things we have learned from the Women’s World Cup

Spectacular goals, improved goalkeeping and calls for more VAR are all features of a record-breaking tournament

HUDDLE UP: Ireland skipper Katie McCabe with her Girls in Green teammates and staff in Brisbane. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

1 Records are made to be broken 

A multitude of records have been shattered on and off the field. For the first time Germany were knocked out in the group stage and USA failed to win at least a bronze, losing in the last 16. The overall attendance record of 1,353,506 for Canada 2015 was broken in Australia and New Zealand with the Sweden v USA last-16 match. Ticket sales smashed the initial target. In short: a tournament for the history books.