The $24 million equal pay settlement was preliminarily approved by a California federal judge.
The players from the USA lifted the trophy in Lyon.
The settlement was approved by Judge Gary Klausner of California's Central District Court.
The U.S. Soccer Federation has agreed to equal pay between the national men and women's teams.
The agreement includes $22 million to be evenly distributed between the team's 30 players, with another $2 million to be set aside in a fund for post career goals and charities for women's and girl's soccer
Final approval of the settlement is due on December 1st.
Three years after the National Women's Soccer Team filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, they filed a lawsuit under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The players of the USWNT say they are paid less than their male counterparts.
Klausner wrote that the agreement accomplishes the goal of the litigation: equal pay. The settlement is a fair and reasonable one.
It's worth 2.5 million dollars. If the men's national soccer team qualifies for the World Cup, they can get a lot of money. The women's national team can make as much as $750,000 for making the playoffs. Men can earn up to $18,125 per player in the final round for each win, but women can only earn $3000 per player.
The USWNT and USMNT pay gaps were explained.
A judge approved equal pay for women's soccer.
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