NZ Football nominated for award for co-hosting 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

New Zealand Football have been nominated for Best Major or Mega Event for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the 2024 NZEA New Zealand Event Awards.

The New Zealand Event Awards recognise Aotearoa’s top events, venues and professionals, and celebrate the innovation, creativity, and resilience of New Zealand’s event industry.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup is a finalist in the Best Major or Mega Event 2024 category, with the ASB Classic 2024 by Tennis Auckland.

The tournament was also nominated three times in the Best Supplier category and twice, once for Auckland’s Eden Park and once for Wellington’s Sky Stadium, in the Best Venue category.

The winners will be announced at the NZEA New Zealand Event Awards Gala Evening at the Fly Palmy Arena in Palmerston North on Tuesday August 27, 2024.

Main photo: An aerial shot of Auckland’s Eden Park at the opening of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

This story was first published on July 17, 2024.

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