FIFA, the governing body of football around the world, has stated that the Women’s World Cup that is currently being held in Australia and New Zealand is on track to have the highest attendance in the competition’s entire history.
The total number of tickets sold has now surpassed 1.5 million in just five days, setting a new record for any event related to the FIFA women’s World Cup.
According to Football Australia, there were nearly 364,000 people in attendance across the 12 matches that had been played as of Tuesday morning.
This represented an average match attendance of 30,326, which surpassed both the average of 21,756 for France 2019 and the historical tournament average of 24,780 for all FIFA women’s World Cup matches combined.
According to Football Australia, the fact that attendance was up by 72 percent compared to France 2019 through the first 12 games further highlighted the growing popularity of women’s football globally.
Over 1.1 million tickets have been sold in Australia alone, contributing significantly to the overall total.
The broadcast viewership has also increased dramatically, with the match between New Zealand and Norway becoming the most watched women’s World Cup match in the history of New Zealand.
The match between Australia and the Republic of Ireland, which took place on the opening day of the tournament as well, drew an average of 1.94 million viewers in Australia.
This nearly tripled the previous record, and the viewership numbers were on the verge of surpassing those of the men’s FIFA World Cup, which was held in Qatar.
This tournament is making history, and as the host nation, we couldn’t be more excited about it.
“We are seeing a surge in support for women’s football, not just in ticket sales but also in broadcast viewership, fan festival participation, and merchandise sales,” James Johnson, the chief executive of Football Australia, said. “Not only are we seeing an increase in support for women’s football in terms of ticket sales, but also in terms of fan festival participation.”
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