August 4 – UEFA is reporting more than 140,000 tickets have already been sold for the Women’s Euro 2022, a record for the tournament which takes place in England next summer.
Monday August 9 is the final opportunity for fans to secure pre-sale tickets.
The Women’s EURO will be played at 10 stadiums in nine English cities – including Old Trafford, venue for the opening match, and Wembley Stadium, where already 53,000 tickets have been sold for the final on July 31.
UEFA reports that suppirtersfrom 68 countries (47% female) have bought tickets for one or more of the 31 matches. The tournament, which will be the biggest women’s European sport event ever, will have more than 700,000 tickets available, with prices ranging from £5 to £50.
Nadine Kessler, UEFA chief of women’s football, said: “With interest coming from fans across the globe it shows how European women’s football is of international significance. These numbers a year out are unheard of in women’s sport in Europe and it is just the start.
“We cannot wait to have full stadia and fans showing their hearts for our European heroes.”
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland have qualified for the event.
UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 venues
Brighton & Hove (Brighton & Hove Community Stadium)
London (Brentford Community Stadium & Wembley Stadium – final only)
Manchester (Manchester City Academy Stadium)
Milton Keynes (Stadium MK)
Rotherham (New York Stadium)
Sheffield (Bramall Lane)
Southampton (St Mary’s Stadium)
Trafford (Old Trafford – opening game)
Wigan & Leigh (Leigh Sports Village)
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