FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 sets attendance record
Prior to the evening game between holders the United States and Sweden in Melbourne, a total of 1,339,331 people had been through the turnstiles, FIFA said.
Published : Aug 06, 2023 16:50 IST , Melbourne - 1 MIN READ
A screen shows the crowd attendance during the Women’s World Cup second round match between Switzerland and Spain. | Photo Credit: Andrew Cornaga/AP
The Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is the best-attended edition of the tournament ever, FIFA said on Sunday, surpassing Canada in 2015.
Prior to the evening game between holders the United States and Sweden in Melbourne, a total of 1,339,331 people had been through the turnstiles, FIFA said.
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An attendance of 27,706 in Melbourne pushed the overall number to a Women’s World Cup record.
The previously best-attended Women’s World Cup was in Canada with a total of 1,353,506.
On that occasion there were fewer teams and therefore fewer matches -- 52 games compared with 64 this time.
The record will be extended further with the current tournament still in the last-16 stage.
The average crowd at this World Cup is just over 26,000, FIFA said.