While it might be World Cup mania at the moment with rugby, league and cricket all currently holding tournaments, none will have the quite reach or audience like the one coming to Aotearoa and Australia next year.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup begins in July, but organisers and notable figures in football have travelled to New Zealand this week for the event’s major draw.
FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman, a Kiwi who hopes to bring off our biggest-ever athletic event, is leading the delegation.
Bareman told 1News that while though it’s her profession, she’ll also celebrate a personal victory in the competition the next year.
“It means a lot, it actually makes me quite emotional because I’m very proud to be a New Zealander, to be from this region, to be from the Pacific,” Bareman said.
“I’ve never seen anything like our people and our region, and I can’t wait for the rest of the world to experience it,” the speaker said.”
Bareman claimed that the Black Ferns’ recent sold-out Eden Park World Cup opener had also motivated her.
“The haka, the crowd, all of it was incredible,” she said.
After more than a billion people watched the previous tournament, Bareman claimed that the experience made her even more eager to elevate her event.
“The Rugby World Cup for Men, in my opinion, has served as our country’s high point.
In terms of statistics, viewership, and attendance, the Women’s World Cup of football utterly destroys the Rugby World Cup.
“So I’m really excited for Kiwis to see how massive this is. “.
With the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Kiwi organiser hopes to break new ground.
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