西瓜影视 today welcomed NSW Government鈥檚 announcement to increase the venue capacity of CommBank Stadium to 75% or 22,500 for the Commonwealth Bank Matildas two-match series against Brazil on Saturday 23 and Tuesday 26 October.
This announcement also coincides with New South Wales reaching a double vaccination rate of 70% of all people aged 16 and over in advance of these fixtures, with football now leading the way in NSW鈥檚 reopening plans.
西瓜影视 Chief Executive Officer, James Johnson was delighted with this announcement which will see the Commonwealth Bank Matildas play on home soil for the first time in over 18 months.
鈥淭oday鈥檚 announcement to increase the venue capacity at CommBank Stadium for the Commonwealth Bank Matildas鈥 two-match series against Brazil next week to 75% of the venue鈥檚 30,000 capacity, is another ground breaking announcement for Australian football following the NSW Government鈥檚 approval of our submission to host these matches in Sydney within the 14-day mandatory quarantine period.
鈥淭his now means that more NSW based fans will be able to see their favourite national women鈥檚 team live once again, and also paves the way for Sydney to host the Socceroos鈥 crucial home AFC Asian Qualifier 鈥 Road to Qatar match against Saudi Arabia on 11 November.
鈥淭he Commonwealth Bank Matildas are also presented with an opportunity to break their last attendance record set at the same venue back in November 2019, when 20,029 fans attended.鈥
鈥淲e are delighted that Australian football has paved the way for international sport to be played in Australia under these new arrangements and that we can continue to support NSW Government in its efforts to reopen the State.鈥 Johnson said.
With the initial ticket allocation exhausted on the same day they were released on Tuesday this week, the next ticket allocation will be announced shortly which will see both matches being able to reach a reduced venue capacity of 22,500.
