After the curtain comes down on the Fifa Women's World Cup in New Zealand, what does the future of women's football look like in the country?
Six of the nine Women's World Cup games played at Eden Park, Auckland, attracted crowds of 40,000-plusMichael Burgess is an experienced sports writer for the New Zealand Herald newspaper.
"There will be a lot of kids who have seen the Women's World Cup who will say 'this is what I want to do, mum'," said Burgess. A thank you message is seen on the white board in Japan's dressing room in Wellington after their 3-1 win over Norway in the last 16 on 5 AugustBefore the World Cup, the record crowd for football match in New Zealand was 37,034 for a men's World Cup play-off against Peru in Wellington in 2017.
Eden Park was also sold-out for the quarter-final between Japan and Sweden on 11 August and Tuesday's semi-final."This tournament has seen a colossal change in the way football and particularly women's football is seen in New Zealand," Andrew Pragnell, CEO of New Zealand Football, said. "It seemed like a distant dream in the dark days of Covid," Shane Harmon, CEO of Wellington Regional Stadium, said.
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