The 2026 Womens Asian Cup delivered a record attendance for a single match that was broken three times during the tournament. The Tournament delivered a record aggregate attendance – the previous record of 59,910 (China, 2010) was beaten on the second day. It also smashed the total attendace of 28,850 for the last Australian hosted WAC.
Attendance
The 2026 #WomensAsianCup was attended by 355,806 at an average of 13,685 using 35% of capacity. Attendance at the final was a record for the Womens Asian Cup.
#Matildas matches were attended by 253,089 (71% of the total), at an average of 42,182, using 80% of capacity.
Matches not featuring Australia were attended by 102,717 at an average of 5,136, using 15% of capacity.
Previous Tournament Aggregate Attendance (Average)
- 2022 WAC – 0, hosted by India, COVID restrictions
- 2018 WAC – 31,537 (1,855 per match), hosted by Jordan
- 2014 WAC – 45,250 (2,662 per match), hosted by Vietnam
- 2010 WAC – 59,910 (3,744 per match), hosted by China
- 2008 WAC – 21,950 (1,372 per match), hosted by Vietnam
Television
Saturday #AuSportTV
WAC Final – #Matildas
Ten 1.358m (BVOD 233k) Rch 2.659m
This was higher than the Matildas V China PR Olympic Qualifier in 2024 that rated 1.095m.
#Matildas Matches broadcasts on Ten at the 2026 WAC had an aggregate O/N audience of 4.724m at a average of 787,000 per match, rising to 967k average during the finals. This does not include Paramount+ viewing.
Opponent – Average TV on Ten
Philippines 635,000
Iran 466,000
South Korea 722,000
North Korea (QF) 634,000
China (SF) 909,000
Japan (Final) 1,358,000
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