Over 80,000 fans: The opening match of the World Cup in Australia is sold out

Over 80,000 fans: The opening match of the World Cup in Australia is sold out

-->The opening match of the Australian soccer team in the upcoming World Cup sold out. World Cup president Dave Peachey also confirmed to Agence France-Presse that 81,500 spectators are expected to watch the match between the hosts and Ireland on July 20 in Sydney, and that “nothing is free anymore,” he said.


Australia, the host country, meets Ireland at the start of the World Cup

Photo: AFP/Syed/Saeed Khan

The opening match between New Zealand and Norway will take place in Auckland a few hours before the match and, according to Pecci, “a few thousand” tickets are still available for the match. However, the official expects that the remaining tickets will also be sold out before the start of the tournament. “It’s going to be a great day for women’s football,” Peachey said.

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According to FIFA, around 1.1 million tickets have been sold for the 64 games in Australia and New Zealand to date. However, the gap is wide: while around 830,000 tickets were sold in Australia, it’s only about 270,000 tickets in New Zealand.

The German national team will start the tournament against Morocco in Melbourne on July 24th.

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