The 2019 Women’s World Cup is underway! Over the next month, players from the national teams of 24 countries will compete, with the final match in the biggest Women’s World Cup yet taking place on July 7th in Lyon, France.

We’re celebrating the eighth edition of the tournament with a series of Doodles by guest artists representing each of the competing countries to capture the local excitement of the competition, as well as what the event means to them personally.

Stay tuned for more from the artists, and best of luck to all the players!

Today's Featured Artist Q&A

with early sketches and behind-the-scenes photos of the artists

Q: What was it like to work on a Google Doodle?

Argentina – Xoana Herrera

A: It was like a dream come true! It feels amazing that our vision and voices as illustrators can be seen on such an enormous and fantastic platform. As a kid, I used to think the Internet was Google and only Google :P

England – Priya Mistry

A: It’s been brilliant. I’ve been wanting to illustrate a Doodle for quite a while now. I was very excited to have been asked and doubly so when I found out that the brief was sports themed.

Japan – Ayumi Takahashi

A: It was an absolute honor and a dream come true to work on a Google Doodle. Especially one like this: to support Japan in the best way I know how — which is to create
an artwork with all my heart.

Scotland – Nuria Boj

A: It is incredibly exciting to be able to contribute to this Google Doodle project. It’s a childhood dream of mine and it makes me really happy to be able to represent Scotland
in such an exciting moment.