FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Group F - United States v Thailand - Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France - June 11, 2019 Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. celebrates after the match with fans REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
(Reuters) - More than 1.5 million supporters are expected to attend matches at the World Cup in France as the tournament is poised to set a new benchmark for the rising popularity of the women's game, according to a study published on Thursday.
Research conducted by Women's World Cup in Numbers, which looks at the trends and numbers behind the growth of the men's and women's World Cups since 1991, shows attendance figures are set to peak at a record 1,716,000 across 52 matches.
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