Arnaud Finisterre / AFPThere were few spectators at the Canada-New Zealand match in Saint-Etienne on July 25, 2024.
Arnaud Finisterre / AFP
There were few spectators at the Canada-New Zealand match in Saint-Etienne on July 25, 2024.
PARIS GUINTIS – Very empty. The women's soccer group match between Canada and New Zealand, which took place on the afternoon of Thursday, July 25 in Saint-Etienne, did not attract the interest of the crowds and the stands were very sparse.
As you can see in the match report published by sports journalist Aseel Burhan on Channel X, there were only 2,674 people in the stands of the 42,000-seat stadium. That's an occupancy rate of just over 6%.
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The images you can see below show just how empty the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium, home of ASSE, is. As Asil Borhane and his Canal+ colleague Daniel Marquez point out, this is the first time (except for Covid) since the Athens Olympics that a women's tournament match has gathered so few spectators.
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Drone flying
Canada won the match 2-1. But the game was marred by allegations of cheating. On Monday, a drone piloted by a member of the Canadian team flew over a training session in New Zealand.
The 43-year-old citizen, He was tried on Wednesday afternoon as part of a criminal pre-trial plea hearing (CRPC), and his conviction was accepted.” The Saint-Etienne prosecutor's office said he was given an eight-month suspended sentence.
On Sunday, the Canadians will face France, who won their first group match on Thursday night against Colombia (3-2).
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