The FIFA Women's World Cup is now the most-attended stand-alone women's sporting event in history.
The opening ceremony for the FIFA Women’s World Cup also included a performance by the Ngati Whatua Orakei hapū , who did a ceremonial dance as well as a traditional song as a welcoming gesture to attendees of the ninth edition of the global tournament.This year marks the first cohosted FIFA Women’s World Cup, with the tournament split between New Zealand and Australia.
According to FIFA, the 2023 Women’s World Cup has set a record for the most-attended women’s sporting event in sports history. By early June the event already sold more than 1 million tickets, surpassing France’s 2019 record as the most-attended stand-alone women’s sporting event in history.
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