Women’s World Cup 2023: the complete guide to all the stadiums | OneFootball

Capacity: 69,314

Opened: June 1999

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As the largest stadium in the 2023 Women’s World Cup lineup, Stadium Australia (Accor Stadium) was originally going to host three knockout games and the final. But the Matildas’ opener against Ireland was moved to the venue when ticket demand suggested Sydney Football Stadium was going to quickly sell out. The stadium is located in Sydney’s Olympic Park and was built to host the 2000 Games’ ceremonies, athletics and some football. The stadium had its largest crowd on day 11 of those Olympics when 112,524 people watched from the stands as Australia’s Cathy Freeman won the gold medal in the 400 metres.

After the Olympics the stadium was reconfigured to accommodate an oval field for AFL and cricket, and its capacity was reduced. Before the Women’s World Cup the ground held the record for the highest attendance for a home Matildas match – 36,109 filled the stadium to see them play the US in 2021. But when the Matildas take to the pitch on 20 July that record is expected to be broken.

Capacity: 38,841

Opened: August 2022

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Just outside Sydney’s city centre is the manicured sporting precinct of Moore Park – home to the still very new Sydney Football Stadium. Also known as Allianz Stadium, the dedicated football and rugby venue is neighbour to the Sydney Cricket Ground as well as additional fields and facilities for netball, basketball and athletics. The $828m (£435m) stadium opened in August 2022 after the state government controversially decided to demolish and replace the original stadium of the same name which was built in 1988.

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