The Women’s World Cup being hosted by Australia and New Zealand is on track to be the best attended in the competition’s history, world football governing body FIFA has announced. Ticket sales have now exceeded 1.5 million in just five days, a new
benchmark for any FIFA women’s World Cup event. At the 12 matches played by Tuesday morning, almost 364 thousand
people had attended games, Football Australia said.
This represented an average match attendance of 30,326, eclipsing the average of 21,756 for France 2019 and the historical tournament average of 24,780 for all FIFA women’s World Cup matches. Football Australia said, the 72 percent increase in attendance compared to France 2019 through the first 12 games further highlighted the growing popularity of women’s football globally. Australia alone has contributed over 1.1 million to the total ticket sales.
Chidozie Chima | September 20, 2024
