![]() ![]() ![]() Governing body Football Australia said on Thursday that record is set to be smashed at Melbourne's Docklands Stadium against France.Īustralia's World Cup opener against Ireland was switched to Sydney's 69,000-capacity Olympic Stadium from the smaller Sydney Football Stadium due to high ticket demand. The biggest attendance for a stand-alone women's soccer match in Australia was 36,109 when the hosts played the world champion United States in November, 2021 at Sydney's Olympic Stadium. Other matches may be a harder sell in a country famously obsessed with rugby union but boasting little soccer tradition.Īustralia, which has high expectations of the Matildas and thrilled in the men's team's advance to the knock-out phase of the World Cup in Qatar, is expecting record crowds at the women's tournament. The home team are nonetheless expecting big crowds for their group matches, with Auckland's Eden Park tipped for a sell-out for the opener against Norway. The Football Ferns have been on a 10-match winless streak dating back to 2022 and may struggle to reach the World Cup's knock-out rounds. New Zealand, which is hosting 29 of the 64 matches, had sold nearly 250,000 tickets, local organisers told Reuters last week. 20 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, putting the tournament on track to become the most attended, stand-alone women's sporting event ever. More than one million tickets have been sold for the July 20 - Aug. "So there’s a bit more of a lift to do in the coming weeks." "There’s that selling power that the Matildas have that we don’t quite have here yet in New Zealand with the Football Ferns. FIFA 14 Next Season Patch 2020 - Released Download - Last Summer Transfers 2019/2020 - Leagues & Competitions updated 2019/2020 season - New Kits 2019/2020 For Teams - New Faces Added 2019/2020 - New HD Stadiums 2019/2020 - New Graphic Menu Like FIFA 20 - New League Added - Greece League - New Teams Added ( Al Ahly SC, Zamalek, Wydad) - New Balls & Boots 2019/2020 - Update Players. Sam Kerr is an absolute superstar and the whole country is in love with football because of the Matildas. "In Australia, they are the darlings of the country. "I have to say my focus is a little bit more on New Zealand as we don’t have the luxury of the Matildas here," Bareman told a New Zealand Herald podcast. MELBOURNE :Women's World Cup co-hosts New Zealand need to lift ticket sales in coming weeks given the relatively modest "selling power" of the national Football Ferns team, FIFA executive Sarai Bareman has said.īareman, FIFA's chief women's football officer, said she had less concerns about co-hosts Australia where a record crowd of more than 40,000 are expected for the Matildas' World Cup warmup match against France in Melbourne on July 14. ![]()
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