DFB captain Alexandra Popp wears a bandage against domestic violence at the World Cup

Women’s World Cup in Australia
DFB captain Alexandra Popp will appear at the World Cup with a bandage against domestic violence

As with men, FIFA does not allow the rainbow armband for women at the World Cup. Instead, the DFB team will make a statement against domestic violence.

The discussions about the captain’s armband at the men’s World Cup are still fresh in our memories: there was a long debate in Qatar about whether DFB captain Manuel Neuer would wear a rainbow armband or a slightly weaker version, the “One Love” armband should. As is well known, he didn’t do it – neither did the captains of other national teams. Fifa had previously threatened sanctions.

Also at the Women’s World Cup, which begins in Australia on Thursday, the world association does not allow the rainbow armband for female captains. Instead, there are eight pads to choose from that address specific societal issues. The captain of the German team, Alexandra Popp, will wear an armband to send a signal against domestic violence.

Women’s World Cup in Australia: Fifa has eight pads to choose from

“We will wear a single bandage throughout the tournament, with a statement against violence against women,” said Popp at a press conference in the DFB quarter. “Domestic violence against women is a huge issue that we want to further ignite with the bandage.” The slogan “Unite for ending violence against women” will be on the piece. The attacker had originally stated that she would like to appear with a rainbow armband in order to set an example for more diversity in society.

But the statement against domestic violence is also important to the entire German team. “Because we and the DFB work together with UN Women, it was clear to us early on that we wanted to address this topic, and it’s a very important topic that sometimes gets neglected. The diversity topic is fundamentally our thing, that’s what we do we’ve been doing it for years and we’re going to play it that way, everyone knows that,” said Popp.

The other pads, which FIFA had given the captains of the World Cup participants to choose from, address the topics of inclusion, gender equality, education and combating the problem of hunger. The captains are also free to wear a neutral bandage. They are also allowed to change the bandage on every match day.

Source: DFB