2023 FIFA Women's World Cup mascot, Tazuni perfoms on stage during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Final Tournament Draw, at Aotea Centre in Auckland, on Saturday. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESSouthern football fans are buzzing after it was announced Dunedin will see the Football Ferns go head-to-head against Switzerland in next year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup. While Dunedin missed out on having defending champion the United States play in the city, a potentially vital Football Ferns fixture delighted locals. The World Cup draw was held on Saturday in Auckland, and Dunedin mayor-elect Jules Radich attended the event. The drawFifa Women’s World Cup games in DunedinJuly 21: Philippines v SwitzerlandJuly 23: Netherlands v playoff winnerJuly 26: Japan v Costa RicaJuly 28: Argentina v South AfricaJuly 30: Football Ferns v SwitzerlandAugust 1: Vietnam v Netherlandscas.saunders@odt.co.nz

Source: Otago Daily Times October 24, 2022 01:55 UTC