How Poland's Euro 2025 showing transformed a nation's view of women's football
Briefly

Poland's women's national football team significantly altered perceptions of women's sports during Euro 2025. After a historic win against Denmark, the team successfully drew interest, resulting in a surge of web traffic to the Polish FA's Girls' Team campaign, causing server issues. The team's first tournament, marked by increased viewership from 600,000 to two million for their initial match, reflected growing popularity despite heightened competition against the men's team. Coach Nina Patalon emphasized the importance of inspiring young girls, while media acknowledged the team's unexpected accomplishments, including scoring goals and securing a victory.
The Polish women were debutants. They are still at the beginning of their journey... The fact that they didn't finish last in such a difficult group, were able to score three goals and win a game, is a surprise.
One of the key goals was to leave the best possible impression and to get little girls interested in the sport said the coach, Nina Patalon.
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