Someone book a Matildas match at the MCG so Australia can immediately challenge this record.
The population of Lincoln, Nebraska, is only about 300,000 but the tiny American town is the talk of the sporting world after 92,003 people attended a women’s college volleyball game on Wednesday night (local time).
The announced attendance figure surpassed the previous world record crowd for a women’s sporting event of 91,648, set in Barcelona on April 22, 2022 at a Women’s Champions League football match between Barcelona and Wolfsburg.
In spine-tingling scenes, the young women entered the arena via the tunnel like an American football team, before winning in three straight sets (25-14, 25-14, 23-14).
Nothing like a @Huskers tunnel walk. ð@HuskerVB x @HuskerFootballðº: @BigTenNetworkpic.twitter.com/y8HnYSGBiK
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) August 30, 2023
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