LONDON: Attendance records were smashed during UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 and another landmark was reached with the record crowd for the final between England and Germany.
The overall tournament attendance record of 240,055 set at Women’s EURO 2017 in the Netherlands has been doubled. The final match brought the total attendance of this tournament to 574,875.
Around 100,000 children have been part of that record-breaking attendance whilst 47% of all fans in the stadiums have been female, with a similar fan demographic anticipated for the final. Tens of thousands of international fans have travelled to England, bringing a festive atmosphere to the nine host cities.
Wembley’s attendance was 87,192. The previous highest attendance at a Euro finals tournament match – men’s or women’s – was the men’s final in 1964 between Spain and the Soviet Union, which was played in front of 79,115 spectators at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.
Other attendance records at Euro 2022 included:
The overall tournament attendance of 240,055 set at Women’s EURO 2017 was doubled after the semi-final between Germany against France, bringing the total attendance of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 to 487,683 with the final still to be played.
Highest attendance at a Women’s EURO match: 68,871 at England 1-0 Austria (Group stage, Trafford)
Highest attendance at a Women’s EURO group stage match not involving the hosts: 22,596 at Switzerland 1-4 Netherlands (Group stage, Sheffield)
Highest attendance at a Women’s EURO quarter-final match: 28,994 at England 2-1 Spain (after extra-time) (Quarter Final, Brighton & Hove)
Highest attendance at a Women’s EURO quarter-final match not involving the hosts: 16,025 at Germany 2-0 Austria (Quarter Final, Brentford)
Highest attendance at a Women’s EURO semi-final match: 28,624 at England 4-0 Sweden (Semi-Final, Sheffield)
Highest attendance at a Women’s EURO semi-final match not involving the hosts: 27,455 at Germany 2-1 France (Semi-Final, Milton Keynes)
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