The Men's World Cup Has Been Around For a Lot Longer
For starters, the men's and women's World Cups have been around for very different amounts of time. The inaugural men's World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930, with Uruguay winning the championship and Argentina, the US, and Yugoslavia placing respectively afterward. The women's World Cup is much younger, with the first tournament taking place in China in 1991, which was won by the United States team (pictured). Therefore, the women's tournament is just about 32 years old, while the men's is looking towards its 100-year anniversary in 2030.
Both World Cup tournaments are played approximately every four years. That means there have been 22 instalments of the men's World Cup, but only been eight of the women's World Cup; the upcoming 2023 Women's World Cup is the ninth.