The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic Committee decided Wednesday, with 16 teams for women and now just 12 for men.

When FIFA approved the decision to expand World Cup participation from 32 teams to 48, the reactions were quite mixed. While many raised eyebrows, insisting the expansion wasn’t worth it, others welcomed the opportunity for a more extended version of the tournament.

The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature an increase in women's soccer teams from 12 to 16, while the men's competition will be downsized from 16 to a dozen teams, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.

Score it a big win for women’s soccer at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic Committee decided Wednesday,

The International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday over a dozen new events that will be included in the Los Angeles 2028 program as well as format changes to existing team sports tournaments. A total of 17 new events to existing sports were added to the Olympic program and are highlighted by the

Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women's soccer, which will now feature 16 teams.

The event program and athlete quotas for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics has been approved by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee

The Olympic football tournament at Los Angeles 2028 will feature more women's teams and fewer men's teams. The women's tournament will include 16 national teams, four more than in Paris last year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday.