All times local New Zealand Time Match 1 - New Zealand v Norway 19:00, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau) - July 20 Match 3 - Philippines v Switzerland 17:00, Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin/Ōtepoti) - July 21 Match 17 - New Zealand v Philippines 17:30, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara) - July 25 Match 18 - Switzerland v Norway 20:00, Waikato Stadium (Hamilton/Kirikiriroa) - July 25 Match 33 - Switzerland v New Zealand 19:00, Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin/Ōtepoti) - July 30 Match 34 - Norway v Philippines 19:00, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau) - July 30
NZL-NOR will kick off at nine in the morning on Thursday for those of us living in the Central European time zone. But is this match sold out? I read about generally poor ticket sales in NZ some weeks ago.
New Zealand - Norway Referee: (JPN) Yoshimi Yamashita AR1: (JPN) Makoto Bozono AR2: (JPN) Naomi Teshirogi 4th: (CRO) Ivana Martincic ----------------------------- VAR: (NCA) Tatiana Guzman AVAR: (CAN) Carol Anne Chenard Offside VAR: (CAN) Chantal Boudreau
I don't understand why NZ gets to host as many as 29 of the 64 matches. Try selling 900 000 tickets in a remote country of only 5 million. No wonder they struggle. NZ should be a clearer junior partner in this event. Around 15 matches would have been more suitable. Two first round groups and three KO matches.
Match 3: Philippines : Switzerland Referee: Vincentia Amedome (TOG) AR1: Carine Atezambong (CMR) AR2: Fanta Kone (MLI) 4th: Myriam Marcotte (CAN) VAR: Drew Fischer (CAN) AVAR: Adil Zourak (MAR) Offside VAR: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
Hopefully some of the Filipino expatriate fans from NZ and Australia will show up in numbers to support the Philippines. I think they will provide more fan support than Switzerland or Norway.
I'll be very surprised if Norway have more than 1000 supporters in the opening game. We'll have to rely on students based in AUS/NZ and Norwegian born immigrants, which may be counted in a few thousands. Most of them are likely not fans of woso.
Soccer is not that popular in New Zealand but I expect your expatriates and immigrants to support your team anyways just like ours would. New Zealand's promixity to the Philippines does make it easier for local Filipinos to travel in support of the PWNT though.
Reina Bonta, Philippines’ hard nose CB from Yale has a very notable parents. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reina_Bonta
Philippines - Switzerland Referee: (TOG) Vincentia Amedome AR1: (CMR) Carine Atezambong AR2: (MLI) Fanta Kone 4th: (CAN) Myriam Marcotte --------------------------------------------------- VAR: (CAN) Drew Fischer AVAR: (MAR) Adil Zourak Offside VAR: (USA) Kathryn Nesbitt
Norway have participated in all eight previous World Cups and won the opening match in seven of them. 1991: CHN 4 – 0 NOR 1995: NOR 8 – 0 NGA 1999: NOR 2 – 1 RUS 2003: NOR 2 – 0 FRA 2007: NOR 2 – 1 CAN 2011: NOR 1 – 0 EQG 2015: NOR 4 – 0 THA 2019: NOR 3 – 0 NGA Only one previous WC meeting between tomorrow’s teams: 1991: NOR 4 – 0 NZL (GS) Hege Riise scored one of the goals. Norway don’t have a good track record playing against host nations (1W, 3L): 1991: CHN 4 – 0 NOR (GS) 2003: USA 1 – 0 NOR (QF) 2007: CHN 0 – 1 NOR (QF) 2019: FRA 2 – 1 NOR (GS)
Apparently there are 100000 Filipinos in New Zealand and many have been turning up to welcome the team. Apparently most of the tickets to the PWNT games have been sold out.
I am hoping for an upset for the Philippines, not just a draw. Most Australian commentators and sites are predicting they will advance along with Norway.
Her story at FIFA. She is also a promising film director, producer, screenwriter as well as a regular starter at Santos FC. https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/to...footballers-philippines-womens-world-cup-2023 The PWNT also have 2 medical students, a biomedical scientist/engineer and a grad student at Georgetown U.
That’s awesome! I grew up in Daly City in the Bay Area where the majority of the population are Filipinos. I’m certain that I was the only white girl on my 10 year old soccer team where the kids there my age are huge soccer fans.
I don't believe New Zealand has EVER won a World Cup match---and, sadly, despite what I presume will be wonderful home support, I don't think they'll get their first win against Norway. New Zealand was quite strong defensively four years ago, but scoring was the problem. I'm not sure how the team stacks up now. Meanwhile, Norway has two/three world-class attacking players, and they could prove the difference. Norway's defense was a horror show in the Olympics; we'll see if it's got any better since. Norway to win, 2-1. Switzerland 2, Philippines 0.
You are correct: despite playing in 5 of the 8 WWC's, New Zealand have never won a game (their record at the WWC is 0-3-12). There was a podcast (I don't remember which one, maybe Snacks?) in which Ali Riley is talking with a USWNT player about how the US's goal always is to win the whole thing, but for NZL, it's to win one game and about how much joy the team would have if they can win a WWC game in front of their home crowd. I also doubt they'll do it against Norway, but I certainly hope they'll get that win in this WC. And with a strong showing against Switzerland, there's a chance they can even get out of the group.
It's not the optimal setup but that was the bid. Australia didn't want to host the whole thing themselves and maybe NZ doesn't agree to the joint bid if it isn't a roughly 50/50 split. More matches in Aus probably would have meant some matches in smaller cities. Though not as small as Dunedin.
A bright young lady. I understand from experience because following your parents’ footsteps is an awfully difficult undertaking, especially her father who has one of the most high profile political positions in the country. I think it’s pretty cool that she’s writing her own journey.
The major problem for Australia hosting more games was stadium availability (especially with the pre-WC exclusion period). Both of Australia's major winter sporting codes Rugby League (NRL) and Australian Rules Football (AFL) are right in the middle of their seasons and share/own the stadium facilities which are being used for the WWC. The NRL, which is played in rectangular stadiums as opposed to AFL in oval stadiums, have already given up their usual access to many of the premier stadiums for the WC and are playing games in some backwater places for the next month and the AFL would never do anything that might allow Football to gain any benefit. Marvel Stadium in Melbourne where the Australia vs France friendly last week drew 50,000 fans is owned by the AFL and would never be allowed to be out of action mid AFL season for 5-6 weeks. While there are plenty of more places that could have hosted WC games in suitable stadiums in Australia (Canberra, Newcastle, Gold Coast, Townsville, Wollongong (might not meet requirements) & Gosford (might not meet FIFA requirements)) these are still in use by the NRL. Launceston's York Park which is an Oval was also considered, but Launceston is smaller than Dunedin anyway.
I might add that most of the venues you mentioned are used by the NRL who have already given up the two Sydney venues, the Brisbane venue and the Melbourne venue. Unless they pause their season altogether for another sport they need somewhere to play whilst the world cup is going on.