SYDNEY (Reuters) - Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand marked the 100-day countdown to the global soccer showpiece on Tuesday with a call for gender equity in sport and a rallying cry for fans to get behind the event.
The 32-team tournament, the first Women's World Cup in the southern hemisphere, will kick off in Sydney and Auckland on July 20 when Australia's Matildas and New Zealand's Football Ferns play their opening matches.
"But this women's tournament is not just about football, it's about celebrating women's sports and women's empowerment all over the world." "It is imperative that we invest in our 2,400+ community clubs across the country to ensure they are adequately prepared for the expected surge in female participation, and participation in the sport more broadly."New Zealand is staging its third global sporting event in less than two years, having hosted the women's Rugby World Cup and women's Cricket World Cup last year.
"I think it’s going to do wonders for women's football in New Zealand," said Wellington Phoenix player Chloe Knott. "I know I speak for my team mates when I say we are thrilled to be playing our group stage matches in New Zealand,” she wrote.
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