FIFA says Women’s World Cup will greet its 1 millionth fan as ticket sales surpass 1.68 million

FIFA says ticket sales for  Women’s World Cup have reached 1.678 million over first 38 matches of tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

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

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

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

opening games on July 20 set records for women’s soccer matches in both co-host countries. crowd at New Zealand’s upset win over rway 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  Matildas’ upset 3-2 los s to Nigeria in Brisbane.