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A football pitch in the valley below Aoraki / Mount Cook created for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 (lemmy.nz)

submitted 1 year ago by RaoulDuke to c/newzealand

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Kicks off 20 July at Eden Park

Photograph: Brett Phibbs/Tourism New Zealand/AFP/Getty Images via The Guardian

More info and video on The Herald

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[–] Jon-H558@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not expecting many spectators then?

[–] RaoulDuke 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just reread the article and it's full of unusual wording that suggests it was only created for a demonstration. Basically a promo for NZ and the cup.

[–] Jon-H558@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, I was joking, I wish the Women's World cup all the greatest success it deserves. Hopefully this can be taken as just a light joke it was meant in as know others may actually mean it more derogatory (I was in two minds if to post)

[–] RaoulDuke 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, I took it as a joke.

It's just that it hadn't occurred to me that there was no place for the spectators until then. Which seems stupidly obvious in hindsight. It would have been a fantastic location 3 years ago though.