With just 36 days until kick-off in the opening matches of the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023\u2122, excitement continues to build across the Central Coast as some of the best footballers on the planet get prepared to descend on our patch of paradise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preparations are well underway to welcome Germany to the Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreation Complex at Tuggerah and England to Gosford\u2019s Central Coast Stadium for the duration of the world\u2019s biggest female football tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To have the football associations of Germany (currently ranked number 2 in the world) and England (number 4) elect the Central Coast for their all-important base camp is a huge coup for the region and its facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both nations have sent delegations to the Central Coast in recent months and are looking forward to getting their campaigns underway when the tournament begins in late July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Administrator Rik Hart said World Cup fever was starting to hit the Central Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023\u2122 will be an enormous event for Australia, and I am pleased that the Central Coast gets to play its part by hosting two outstanding international teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am looking forward to welcoming the two teams when they arrive, and I am sure, although the Matildas are everyone\u2019s first choice. our knowledgeable football community will still get behind Germany and England!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s really inspiring to hear is how the community is getting excited about the World Cup especially the young girls who aspire to live their own football dreams,\u201d Mr Hart said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council\u2019s Director Community and Recreation Services Melanie Smith said that the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup\u2122 would bring international attention to the Central Coast and in particular its sporting facilities which will have a long-term benefit for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreation Complex and Central Coast Stadium are both strong community assets and it\u2019s great that international sporting bodies are taking note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEarlier this year Central Coast Stadium successfully hosted the Matildas as part of the Cup of Nations tournament, and it has proved itself to be a strong ground for football,\u201d Ms Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe closer we get to the tournament the more real it becomes and it\u2019s great for not only the facilities but also the staff who work there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur groundskeepers are getting a PHD in how to grow a suitable surface and everyone across the community is really starting to get excited.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Germany will have exclusive access to the Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreation Complex while the England Lionesses will be based at Central Coast Stadium from 1 July \u2013 20 August 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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