More than 1.1 million tickets have already been sold for the upcoming Women’s Football World Cup, but Fifa bosses are still keeping a close eye on New Zealand. Sam Kerr is an absolute superstar and the whole country is in love with football because of the Matildas. There’s that selling power that the Matildas have that we don’t quite have here yet in New Zealand with the Football Ferns. Getting New Zealand onboard with the World Cup is personal for Bareman, a West Aucklander who has had a meteoric rise up the ranks at Fifa. So that’s definitely changed.”Today, there are 188 member associations with active women’s national teams and the upcoming World Cup will showcase 32 of the world’s best.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 22, 2023 00:50 UTC