bring for the future of th are supposed to tonight's game are supposed to be held in the sydney football stadium0,000 tickets were it after 80,000 tickets were sold. people are desperately trying to buy tickets on the market and it is second—hand market and it is generating a lot of enthusiasm for the sport as well as the idea it may to more idea it may lead to more investment going forward. this is something i the is something i spoke to the coach of their women's football team, the sydney fc, the biggest and most important club in the country club level. he said it is going to lead to a huge investment going forward. take a listen. it will be enormous for australian football. in time, football. in the short time, there is ticket sales for the kids and parents coming to the game so the stadiums will be kids and parents coming to the game 5 terms .tadiums will be kids and parents coming to the game 5 terms of diums will be kids and parents coming to the game 5 terms of longer vill be kids and parents coming to the game 5 terms of longer term, full. in terms of longer term, hopefully more fans co

this is the sydney football stadium. n the matildas took to the field, they couldn't play here, they had to play at another stadium on the outskirts of town because demand for tickets was so strong. 76,000 people turned up to watch them, and at home, almost five million australians, a fifth of the population, tuned in to watch. but it's notjust for the home team. france and jamaica played here on sunday night, and the stadium was full then too. so the question is, with this level of interest, can it be converted to real financial gains for the local league? if you go to a match, it is... nick garcia is the commissioner of the a—league, the national soccer league of australia. he says despite this growth, the women's game doesn't yet break even. i think in the women's game, it is about investing for the future. the losses aren't dramatic. and i think it will be interesting to see how teams really capitalise on this women's world cup. you've only got to look at the euros in england recently, and the 80,000 they packed wembl

increased signage around the streets and about ten minutes�* drive that way is where the sydney football stadiumthe matildas will take on ireland on thursday night but, as you mentioned, the matildas have made headlines in the last 2a hours for reasons other than football. they have put up a video, 23 matildas really advocating for a change when it comes to workers conditions and pay at this elite level and in fact at all levels of women's football, and in it, they reflect on the journey that the matildas have gone through so who better to speak to about thisjourney than kate gill, a former matilda herself, striker, former captain and now you jointly lead up the organisation, professional footballers australia, which advocates for footballers working conditions and pay. tell me, you stopped playing in 2016 at international level. you played, sam kerr came up underneath you. what have you seen in your time as a matilda and the way things are developed? look, the progress has been pretty rapid, especially the last decade but if we look at the matildas context, they have literally gone from sewing

to give you an idea tonight's game in sydney were supposed to be held here at the sydney football stadiumter 80,000 tickets were sold. people are desperately trying to buy tickets on the second—hand market and is generating a lot of enthusiasm. as well as the idea it may lead to more investment going forward. this is something i spoke to the coach of the women's football team, the sydney fc, the biggest and most important club in the country club level. he said this is going to lead to a huge investment going forward. it is going to be enormous for australian football, in the short time that is ticket sales and with parents and kids coming to the game, the stadiums will be full. in terms of longer term, there will be hopefully more fans coming to the game, to the so more sponsorship which means it can get back to the kids as well in terms of development and infrastructure, which is huge as well. , , ., as well. did we see that when the lioness — as well. did we see that when the lioness is _ as well. did we see that when the lioness is the _ as well. did we see that when the lioness is th

football's power brokers are looking at how they can leverage this tournament to grow the game and make lasting returns. our business reporter katie silver reports from sydney. this is the sydney football stadium the matildas took to field they couldn't play here they had to play at another stadium on the outskirts because demand for ticket was so strong, 76,000 people turned up to watch them and at home almost five million australian, a fifth of the population tuned in to watch. it is notjust population tuned in to watch. it is not just for the population tuned in to watch. it is notjust for the home team, france, jamaica played are on sunday and the stadium was full there too. so the question is, with this level of interest, can it be converted to real financial gains for the local league. it real financial gains for the local learue. , ., real financial gains for the local learue. ., ., real financial gains for the local leauue, ., ., ., real financial gains for the local learue. ., ._, , league. if you go to a match, it is. nick is the — league. if you go to a match, it is. nick is the commissioner - league. if you go to a match, it is. nick is the commissioner of - league. if you go to a

football's power—brokers are looking at how they can leverage this tournament to grow the game and make lasting returns. our business reporter katie silver reports from sydney. this is the sydney football stadiumook to the field they could not play here, they had to play at another stadium on the outskirts of town because demand for tickets was so strong. 76,000 people turned up to watch them. and at home almost five million australians, a fifth of the population, tuned in to watch. it is notjust for the home team. france and jamaica were playing on sunday night and the stadium was full there too. the question is with this level of interest, can it be converted to realfinancial gains for the local league? if you go to a match... nick garcia is the commissioner of the a—league, the national soccer league of australia. he says despite this growth in the women's game does not get breaking even. i think in the women's game it is about investing for the future. the losses aren't dramatic. i think it will be interesting to see how teams really capitalise on the women's world cup. you only have to look at the euros in england recently, the 80,000 they packed wembley out with for the women's fa cup fi

sydney. it was due to happen at the stadium behind me, the sydney football stadium, but demand for tickets washey had to move it to a larger stadium on the outskirts, where the sydney olympics was held. 80,000 tickets sold. they are playing ireland, and last time they played was two years ago when ireland won 3—2, but the matildas are seen as the favourites today. recently ireland has been struggling after bullying allegations against the manager of that team. the matildas have home court advantage, excitement and enthusiasm here. huge support for them, enthusiasm here. huge support forthem, particularly enthusiasm here. huge support for them, particularly the star player sam kerr. on the other side of the tasman in auckland, as i say, we will see the new zealand team, the home team, take on the norwegian grasshoppers. norway predicted to win that battle. new zealand has played a lot of internationals but doesn't often win at the high level, so norway predicted on that side of the tasman.— norway predicted on that side of the tasman. katie, thank you for that update. _ in europe, extreme heat

, we saw a few days ago in the centre of sydney a huge football erected in the heart of marketplace, an iconic area and a buzz, signage up everywhere, the stadiumdium one of the biggest stadiums in sydney but the game had to be moved to a larger stadium because of tickets being sold out, 80,000 expected to attend the game this evening. australia versus ireland, the game has come a long way and we have seen that throughout the time, a real enthusiasm around the matildas, who better to speak about that than julie who better to speak about that thanjulie doll and captain in the first international game between the matildas and new zealand. she spoke to me earlier about exactly how far the game has come.- earlier about exactly how far the game has come. when we -la ed the game has come. when we played in _ the game has come. when we played in international- played in international tournaments, you know, these days, _ tournaments, you know, these days, it — tournaments, you know, these days, it is _ tournaments, you know, these days, it is a _ tournaments, you know, these days, it is a whole different ballgame. whereas, we had to sell lamingtons to

let's cross live now to katie silver, who's at sydney football stadium.ppening and months in store for day three. lots happening and months in store for day three-— for day three. would agree to 48 hours it's been. _ for day three. would agree to 48 hours it's been. are _ for day three. would agree to 48 hours it's been. are you - for day three. would agree to 48 . hours it's been. are you mentioned, we saw spain emerged as something of a dark horse contender preps of the world cup in general. we saw 3—0 victory for costa rica but it was almost four knew but they reached a penalty and letting the first time, they got those goals and take the foot of the gas because they did not need to pursue bits of the gas because they did not need to pursue bits of the gas because they did not need to submit something like 46 attempts at goal in huge positions and they had emerged despite the fact that there's been a controversy and the team is something of a dark horse contender in the philippines, it was close until he managed to score that does make — zero victory i

soon, england's players will have their chance at the sydney football stadium. and the last 16 will be in touching distance. who starts and who sits on the bench is the big question facing this england team? serena weigman is notorious for not changing a winning side. but, after a sluggish performance in their opening game, england could really do with sparking into life here in sydney. as for denmark, they're back at a world cup for the first time in 16 years. in striker pernille harder they have one of the game's great talents and someone who knows england well, having played alongside millie bright at chelsea. she's tough, she's like i say, goes 110% into everything she does. it will be difficult but i'll do everything i can do to also make it difficult for her. england will have a plan to deal with harder but they're not giving anything away. inside their base camp, they've been finalising preparations. those expecting wholesale changes might be disappointed. i do think serena will probably stick with the same team and start with alessia russo up top again b

sydney. we're seeing an increase around the streets, and about ten minutes that way is where the football stadiuml take on ireland. the matildas have made headlines for reasons other than football. they had put up a video, 22 matildas, reflecting on the journey that the matildas have gone through. who better to speak to then take gill, a former matilda herself. now you jointly lead up the organisation of professional footballer �*s australia. tell me, you stopped playing in 2016 at the international level. what have you seen in your time as a matilda and the way things have developed?— have developed? progress has been pretty — have developed? progress has been pretty rapid _ have developed? progress has been pretty rapid in _ have developed? progress has been pretty rapid in the - have developed? progress has been pretty rapid in the last i been pretty rapid in the last decade. if we look at the matildas' context, they've gone from suing their own coat of arms and asking for their kids to be watched as a minimum, to now having parity. thejourney has been a long and winding and they know they sta

the demand for tickets in sydney that fifa moved the matildas�* opener with ireland here to stadium australia, the biggest venue in the tournament. right now, women's footballding the crest of a wave, and the hype, particularly here in australia, has been building for months. this women's world cup is set to break all kinds of records, from viewing figures to tickets sold. but what will really help capture the public�*s imagination is excitement on the pitch. and there are signs that this could be the most open world cup yet. as ever, the usa are hot favourites, going for an unprecedented third world cup in a row. despite their injury problems, england, the european champions, are expected to challenge, while spain had some of the world's best players. and australia, led by superstar sam kerr, are capable of beating anyone on their day. but for all the excitement on the pitch, many teams face problems off it. jamaica had to crowdfund to travel to the tournament, while at the other end of the scale, england are in a pay dispute with the fa over bonuses. you know, we want to keep pushing the game further thanjust being like, "ok, this is where we're sitting."

it's finally here, a football will come in australia with a team that's actually good enough to win the whole thing. more than 70000 fans here at stadium instead of the stadium in sydney, ready to go was for their opening match against violence. but saying it's that now it's just up to a failure to show the world that it's a true football nation, and showcase the best falls down on from its indigenous culture. one of the oldest civilizations in the world to it's immigrant roots with societies popping up the game ever since it arrived on the shores via boat is worth repeating. again. 70000 fans. yeah, for women's world cup match is the stuff of dreams. it's history in the making and hopefully it's a game changer for the sport and women sport in general. and back here in europe, german police are searching for a big cat on the loose near berlin. the animal believes to be a lion, s was caught on camera by witnesses. they said they saw it, hunt and kill a wild boar. it was spotted just outside berlin's southern limits. in the suburb of climate, no authorities have worn people in the area, not to leave their homes and to keep their pets inside. police say knows you surface

around the stadium. just women footballers are striving for, it's are over everything from basic equal pay to bonuses. some teams are even threatening to boycott matches katie silver, bbc news, sydneyic committee has told bbc sport that international sporting governing bodies should set their own policies on transgender athletes. it comes after italy's valentina petrillo last week became the first openly transgender athlete to win a medal at a global para—athletic event. petrillo has visual impairment and picked up two bronze medals at the world para athletics championships in paris. andrew parsons says the ipc won't be deciding the overall policy. it's something that we always knew. it was not a matter of if it was a matter of when. so now we have had it at the world championships. i don't think the pressure will be there, but i think, yes, our members will like some guidance because they have to run their national programmes with their athletes so they would like to know. from a public opinion perspective, i think there will be support, i think there will be people against, as with any new advancement in society. the transgender population is growing, so we need to make sure we c

of 83,000 people is currently at that stadium ends at stadium australia in sydney to watch the matildas against the republic of ireland. fifa, footballe the greatest women�*s world cup ever. many people who still believe that women�*s football is still not great a great game, or it is not so entertaining, or it is kind of a bad copy of men�*s football or some stuff like that, well, when they watch a game for the first time, they will actually see that it�*s a fantastic game. it�*s very entertaining. it�*s great athletes playing. the level has grown incredibly in the last ten years. and the best are coming here. the best are playing here in new zealand. they�*re playing in australia. so the entertainment is assured and guaranteed. let�*s cross live to our correspondent who is in sydney. i know you are a massive women�*s football fan, as am i, and what an incredible start to this tournament! what a day it has been, what a first day, what an opening to that tournament, and that win by new zealand against norway, after the day they have had, remember this day started with the shock of the news about the shooting in auckland just hours be

the demand for tickets in sydney that fifa moved the matildas' opener with ireland here to stadium australia, the biggest venue in the tournament. right now, women's football all kinds of records, from viewing figures to tickets sold. but what will really help capture the public�*s imagination is excitement on the pitch. and there are signs that this could be the most open world cup yet. as ever, the usa are hot favourites, going for an unprecedented third world cup in a row. despite their injury problems, england, the european champions, are expected to challenge, while spain had some of the world's best players. and australia, led by superstar sam kerr, are capable of beating anyone on their day. but for all the excitement on the pitch, many teams face problems off it. jamaica had to crowdfund to travel to the tournament, while at the other end of the scale, england are in a pay dispute with the fa over bonuses. you know, we want to keep pushing the game further thanjust being like, "ok, this is where we're sitting." it's something that we do regularly, every single tournament, every single year is what's next, how we can push the game on. this world cup

sydney. there were initial concerns there might not be as much interest, but now the stadiums are sold out, it sounds like women's footballght track. that's right, although _ is on the right track. that's right, although there - is on the right track. that's right, although there are i right, although there are different stories when it comes to two different sides of the tasman. at the moment, ticket sales have hit 1.a million, a record beating that on canada eight years ago. it will make it the largest attended women'ssporting event of all time. but here in australia ticket sales have been strong. in new zealand last week, though, fifa had to give away 20,000 tickets to continue to generate enthusiasm. the problem for new zealand, it's a small population, about 5 million, and strongly a rugby country. so there, women'ssoccer is in its latency period, a lot of development still to occur. the matildas, the australian team, reflected on how much change has gone on in the five decades since australia... the first time they took on new zealand in an international. but who better to reflect on the development of the game and

sydney today. it's been amazing all week. first game against _ been amazing all week. first game against ireland tonight for australia, which coincidentally they had to— australia, which coincidentally they had to move from the football stadiumccasion notjust for women's football, notjust a massive occasion notjust for women's football, not just for women's _ women's football, not just for women's sport for the matilda's but for the _ women's sport for the matilda's but for the sporting nation that is austratia _ for the sporting nation that is australia to be hosting a women's world _ australia to be hosting a women's world cup— australia to be hosting a women's world cup and have our team, which are a _ world cup and have our team, which are a massive brand in this nation, on such— are a massive brand in this nation, on such a — are a massive brand in this nation, on such a huge stage. emma cross what _ on such a huge stage. emma cross what is _ on such a huge stage. emma cross what is the — on such a huge stage. emma cross what is the league table of sport in australia? — what is the league table of sport in australia? | what is the league table of sport in australia? ., ., what is the league table of sport in australia?