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Women's World Cup to greet its 1 millionth fan as ticket sales surpass 1.68 million

Updated on: 01 August,2023 09:33 AM IST  |  Sydney
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Women's World Cup: The previous attendance record was around 1.35 million who attended a 52-game tournament in Canada in 2015

Women's World Cup to greet its 1 millionth fan as ticket sales surpass 1.68 million

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Ticket sales for the ongoing Women's World Cup have reached 1.678 million over the first 38 matches of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, FIFA told.


It said in a statement Tuesday that total attendance across those matches had reached 982,975 and it would surpass the 1 million mark for spectators at Tuesday's final Group E match between the United States and Portugal at the 50,000-capacity Eden Park stadium at Auckland, New Zealand.


The tournament has already broken attendance records for a Women's World Cup.


The previous record was around 1.35 million who attended a 52-game tournament in Canada in 2015. The 2023 edition has been expanded to 32 teams and will include 64 matches.

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The opening games on July 20 set records for women's soccer matches in both co-host countries. The crowd at New Zealand's upset win over Norway set a new national mark of 42,137. Australia's 1-0 over Ireland later that day attracted 75,784 at Stadium Australia.

A week later, more than 49,000 people attended the Matildas' upset 3-2 los s to Nigeria in Brisbane.

(With agency inputs)

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