Saturday , April 27 2024

Oceania

Tender process opens in Australia for media rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup & 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup!

FIFA has launched two separate invitations to tender (ITT) in Australia today for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. The respective tenders also allow for the opportunity to bid for the FIFA World Cup 2030 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2031. …

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FIFA Fan Festival at the FIFA Women’s World Cup draws over 500,000 fans!

The first-ever FIFA Fan Festival at a FIFA Women’s World Cup have been a resounding success and on Monday night celebrated welcoming more than 500,000 fans across all host cities. Ashleigh Gell from Sydney/Gadigal was left stunned as she was invited onto the stage at the FIFA Fan Festival in …

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Staggering statistics demonstrate FIFA Women’s World Cup growth!

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand is capturing the hearts and minds of football fans not only in the two co-host countries but across the globe. At the end of the Group Stage, records have been broken in areas as diverse as ticket sales, broadcast …

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American Samoa withdraw from OFC Olympic Qualifier!

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) can confirm that American Samoa has withdrawn from the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier 2023. The tournament will take place from August 27 to September 9, to be hosted in Auckland across three venues; The Trusts Arena, Go Media Stadium Mt Smart and North Harbour Stadium. …

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FIFA president visits Oceania MAs during 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup!

During his address to the Oceania Football Confederation Congress in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 19, 2023, FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated his intention to visit a number of the Oceania Football Confederation’s Member Associations (MAs) during the FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. To date, Mr …

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino makes historic visit to the Cook Islands!

Gianni Infantino has made a historic visit to the Cook Islands, becoming the first FIFA President to visit the country where FIFA Forward funds are boosting football development. During his visit, Gianni Infantino stressed that the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, being staged in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, belongs …

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup breaks new records!

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia and New Zealand is already a resounding success, just six days into the tournament, thanks to record attendances, more than 1.5 million tickets sold, competitive matches and a festive atmosphere in the two host nations. With the tournament capturing the hearts and …

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New Zealand family purchase 1,500,000th 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup ticket!

A record-breaking tournament has continued with an Aotearoa New Zealand family today purchasing the 1,500,000th ticket sold at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The milestone tickets were purchased by Maria Strong, organising a family outing to the Group G fixture between Italy and Argentina at Auckland’s Eden Park to …

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Strong global broadcast platform in place for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup!

Following the completion of several deals in Asia, FIFA have announced that it has put in place a global network of broadcast partners for the biggest ever FIFA Women’s World Cup. Recently-completed free-to-air deals include Japan with NHK and China PR with CCTV. Before kick-off in Australia and Aotearoa New …

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Final broadcast deals concluded for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup!

Following the completion of several deals in Asia, FIFA is pleased to announce that it has completed its final broadcast sales for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia and New Zealand. The recently-completed free-to-air deals include Japan with NHK and China with CCTV. Other sales have been concluded …

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