The women's game was in the spotlight on Wednesday when England and Austria played at Old Manchester.
Seeing a predominantly young, female crowd of almost 69,000 packed into Old Trafford, home of Manchester United, highlighted the huge strides the women's game has made in England.
It was also noticeable to a lot of people in England and beyond when it was shared on social media.
England started with an all-white team against Austria.
The three replacements came on during the game. Many women and girls from different ethnic groups wondered where they fit in during the tournament because they were both white.
Sky Sports News has contacted all of the international federations from the teams that have played games so far to get the figures based on diversity.
There was a lack of ethnic diversity on the field in the first set of matches.
Leon Mann presented his research at the 'D- Word 4' conference held by the Black Collective of Media in Sport.
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Almost half of the England squad for last summer's men's Euros were of black or mixed heritage, while more than half of the Team GB athletes that traveled to the Tokyo Olympics the same year were from a black or mixed heritage background.
Some 43 per cent of players in the premier league are black according to the Black Footballers Partnership.
Only 29 out of the 300 players in the Women's Super League are from a diverse ethnic background according to the Professional Footballers' Association.
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At the last Women's World Cup, there were only two ethnically diverse players in the England squad. In England's win against Austria, the same two players were unused.
There is a chronic under-representation at the elite end of the girls' and women's game.
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The FA says it will provide high-quality coaching to 4,200 girls by the end of the next season, up from 1.7, thanks to a five-year, £5.25 million grant from the premier league.
The Discover My Talent referral scheme was launched a year ago by the Football Association. Baroness Sue Campbell, the FA's director of women's football, told Sky Sports News that if they are able to make the scheme inclusive then the process to accelerate players coming through who are from diverse ethnic background would be quicker.
"We want it to be representative of the society we live in, and therefore, yes, we want it to feel and look different," she said.
It has been said a million times. You cannot be it if you cannot see it. We're aware of that.
"And it's not just players, we're doing a lot to broaden our coaching workforce, we're doing a lot to broaden our refereeing workforce because, again, you know, it's helping people understand this is a game for everyone." Football is a game for everyone. It isn't football for people who can't afford it.
Sky Sports recognised and began taking steps to address the lack of diversity in the women's game back in 2020 as part of its commitment to tackle systemic racism.
Sky Sports tried to give current and former players from diverse ethnic background a platform to share their stories in order to inspire the next generation of female football players.
As part of Sky Sports' commitment to British South Asians in Football, talent has been identified and signposted directly to the Football Association and clubs, as well as creating a section on our website to raise awareness about South Asians in The Game.
A number of elite and potential female players and their families have been supported with off-field opportunities.
Sky Sports and the country's largest sports race equality charity, Sporting Equals, collaborated earlier this year to create the 'Seeing Is Believing' event for Gymkhana.
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