AUCKLAND : New Zealand may be out of the tournament but the co-hosts for the largest Women's World Cup are soldiering on through the disappointment, as home fans point to a lasting football legacy.The Football Ferns kicked off the tournament to enormous optimism, as they upset former champions Norway in f
AUCKLAND : New Zealand may be out of the tournament but the co-hosts for the largest Women's World Cup are soldiering on through the disappointment, as home fans point to a lasting football legacy.
"Overall it's just good for football in New Zealand," said fan Josh Nelson after the match."Just having more people excited about it and when it's not World Cup season maybe more people will still care." "It's tough - it'd have been nice to see them go further," said Alan Donoghue, whose 8- and 10-year-old daughters enjoyed a trip to the waterfront fan pavilion with their classmates.
Santha Brown, Auckland host city lead, said more than 33,000 visitors had come through the fan festival through Sunday, numbers that the Auckland organisers were pleased to see, as fans shuffled into the venue on Monday.
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