Women's World Cup 2023: FIFA announces "record attendances" & "more than 1.5 million tickets sold"

"Record attendances, more than 1.5 million tickets sold, competitive matches and a festive atmosphere in the two host nations," said FIFA, organiser of the Women's World Cup 2023 (in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023), delighted with the first matchdays of the competition, 25/07/2023.

"The 42,137 who attended New Zealand's opening night defeat of Norway (1-0, Group A) in Auckland (at Eden Park Stadium) was an all-time high for a football match - for women or men - in the country, while the 75,784 fans in Sydney for Australia’s match against the Republic of Ireland (1-0_ was the highest attendance at a FIFA Women's World Cup for 24 years," explained FIFA.

New Zealand-Norway (1-0), also posted the best audience for a football match broadcast in New Zealand in "over 20 years" with more than one million viewers, on Thursday 20/07/2023 (kick-off at 19:00 local time), according to the International Federation.