FIFA WOMEN'S WORLDCUP 2023™
The following bars have Sky commercial licenses and will be playing the games:
BAY OF PLENTY
Tauranga
Mount Maunganui
WAIKATO
Hamilton
Cambridge
In 2023, New Zealand playS co-host to the biggest women's sporting event in the world.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023™ will be a historic event on multiple levels. It is the first edition in the Southern Hemisphere, the first to be co-hosted by two confederations (AFC and OFC), and the first to feature 32 teams.
Australia-New Zealand promises to unlock the untapped football potential of the Asia-Pacific region, deliver record-breaking crowds and long-term participation growth, and bring football together As One in 2023 to celebrate the women’s game.
Waikato Stadium will host five games. Click HERE for the full match schedule.
For more on the tournament, visit FIFA's website HERE.
LEAVING A LEGACY
In early June Alida Shanks, WaiBOP's Legacy Manager, was interviewed about the FIFA Women's World Cup by Mintie on Waikato's All Sports breakfast. Click HERE.
What do you have planned for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023™? Watch party? Dress up? Heading to the game dressed as a banana?
Tell us what you and your club or school group are doing so we can spread the word! Email us HERE.
Te Awamutu AFC have booked buses to get club members and the local community to the stadium for all 5 games. They also have a dozen kids involved as escorts, flag bearers and ball girls, and a few adult volunteers too.
Cambridge High School FC are going to host an evening with the New Zealand v Switzerland game (July 30) on a big screen at the school with a BBQ and room decorated with FIFA bunting and posters.
Hamilton Wanderers will be supporting the FIFA Woman’s World Cup by encouraging club members to buy tickets and attend the games in person. Outside of that one of their sponsors, Smith & McKenzie, will be hosting watch parties.
Horotiu School have used digital copies of the FIFA host city posters as inspiration to create our own city/sport static images. The FIFA posters were excellent examples of how to use the elements of static images to catch the audience’s eye and get a message across. They are also hoping to attend the first Hamilton game as a school group.
Cambridge FC's women's club captain is working hard to amp up the excitement at her club. They are looking at running busses to the games, and will be volunteering at all the games/stadium in different ways, from Accreditation to VIP to Fan Festival to ball kids and flag bearing
Share your match experience during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023™ on your socials, tag us on @waibopfootball, and you'll go in the draw to win.
What do you have planned for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023™? Watch party? Dress up? Heading to the game as a banana? Tell us what you and your club or school group are doing so we can spread the word on our website and social media. FIFA have given us some posters, bunting etc to give to you to decorate your clubrooms. Tell us what you’re doing for the World Cup and if you would like some posters to decorate your clubrooms or school!
Keep an eye out on our socials (Facebook and Instagram) for some competitions around the World Cup.
COMPETITION #1
First up is one for the kids during the school holidays - make your own World Cup trophy out of play dough! Take a photo of your creation, post it on social media and tag us @WaiBOPfootball. The best entries will win some FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023™ merch!