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2023 FIFA Women's WC set to become most-attended women's sporting event in history

Sunday, 11 June 2023


Ticket sales for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand overtook those of the previous edition of the tournament, according to FIFA, soccer's global governing body.
The upcoming Women's World Cup, hosted by Australia and New Zealand, is shaping up to be a groundbreaking event. FIFA, the governing body of international soccer, has already sold over one million tickets for the tournament, report agencies.
The impressive figure suggests that the event will attract the highest attendance in Women's World Cup history, surpassing the previous record set in Canada in 2015.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the ticket sales milestone in an Instagram post.
In January, FIFA had already reached the half-million mark, indicating a strong demand for tickets. The tournament, scheduled to take place from July 20 to August 03, will feature a total of 64 matches, making it the biggest Women's World Cup in terms of the number of games played.
The 2023 edition will be the first Women's World Cup to be jointly hosted by two countries and will also introduce an expanded format with 32 teams competing. This development is expected to draw even more fans to the stadiums.