It’s a World Cup year for women’s football and the growth of the women’s game has been incredible to witness. As we eagerly anticipate the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in July 2023, FIFA have confirmed they are considering the possibility of switching the Ireland vs Australia opener due to the demand for tickets.
According to independent.ie. a Fifa spokesperson said, “FIFA can confirm it has received a request from Football Australia to move Australia’s opening FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 match against Republic of Ireland to Stadium Australia.”
The match had been scheduled to take place at the Allianz Stadium in Moore Park, which holds 42,500 fans. Tickets sold out last week with Irish supporters frustrated at receiving just 1,700 tickets for the highly anticipated collision.
In the meantime a Football Australia spokesman said, “We would be in favour of any decision to move the Matildas’ first group stage game against Ireland from the Sydney Football Stadium to the 83,500 capacity Stadium Australia and fill the stadium with green and gold and provide our team with the perfect start to their FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign”.
“Our Matildas are deservedly the pride and joy of Australian sport, and it would be befitting and deserving of their standing in the Australian and global landscape to play in front of 80,000-plus fans on such a historic occasion.”
FIFA has acknowledged that tickets for the match are highly sought after, with Irish residents ranking among the top ten nations for ticket purchases for the tournament.
“We confirm that the Australia v Republic of Ireland match in particular is currently demonstrating strong demand and interest from fans. Through the various stages of allocating ticketing thus far, it is evident that supporters of Republic of Ireland have accessed tickets.
This year’s Women’s World Cup, has already generated great interest, with more tickets sold in the first six weeks of their availability than the amount sold in the first six months tickets were on sale for the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France.
Photo 1 Caption: FIFA have confirmed they are considering the possibility of switching the Ireland vs Australia opener due to the demand for tickets. Photo: FIFA
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