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ADELAIDE : The Women's World Cup has drawn record crowds in co-host New Zealand, with early concerns about ticket sales in the small island nation that predominantly supports rugby long forgotten.
Sweden's Lina Hurtig might immortalise her shootout-winning penalty against the United States with a tattoo, but only if her country wins the World Cup, she told reporters in Auckland on Tuesday (Aug 8) as the team prepared for their quarter-final with Japan.
SYDNEY : The ninth Women's World Cup became the best attended on Sunday, when 27,706 fans packed into Melbourne Rectangular Stadium for Sweden's penalty shootout win over the United States in the last 16 to take the tournament total to 1,367,037.
Japan's surprise title charge at the Women's World Cup gathered pace with a clinical 3-1 win over Norway to reach the last eight while Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 on Saturday. The 2011 champions Japan will face either holders the United States or Sweden in the quarter-finals and on this evidence they will take some stopping. They have won all four games in Australia and New Zealand -- including a 4-0 thumping of Spain -- scoring 14 times and conceding only once.
Humiliated following a blowout loss to Japan in the group stage finale, Spain quickly recovered to show that La Roja should still be considered a contender to win the Women's World Cup.
Spain players celebrate thir third goal during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup round of 16 football match between Switzerland and Spain at Eden Park in Auckland on August 5, 2023. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)
USA takes on Sweden in the Round of 16 on FOX. (FOX)
Aitana Bonmati played a starring role with a brace and two assists in front of 43,217 fans at Eden Park in Auckland, a record crowd for a football match in New Zealand.