Following 32 days of action, the curtain has come down on the largest women’s sporting event to be held in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland or Aotearoa New Zealand.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ has surpassed expectations right from the incredible opening match between New Zealand and Norway at Eden Park, with several history making records being set in Auckland. More than 340,000 fans witnessed the world’s best footballers at Eden Park representing an average crowd of 38,047 across the nine Auckland matches. The record crowd for a football match in Aotearoa New Zealand – women’s or men’s – was broken three times in Auckland and a capacity crowd of 43,217 was achieved for the final three matches played at Eden Park.
In addition, over 85,000 people came through the doors at the FIFA Fan Festival, which was open for the duration of the tournament at The Cloud on Queen’s Wharf.
Legacy of the Cup
One of the more visible legacies from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ is the upgrades at 11 training venues across the region to meet FIFA Tier 1 international tournament standards.
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Wāhine Leaders
These wāhine toa (female leaders) speak about their careers, communities, and what hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland means to them.
