“Welcome to the football party!”
This is what Philippine ladies’s nationwide soccer staff head coach Alen Stajcic mentioned when requested in regards to the rising variety of supporters of the Filipinas within the nation.
After the nationwide staff’s win in opposition to New Zealand within the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, followers who joined viewing events had been jubilant because the Filipinas made historical past on the worldwide stage.
And main into the essential match in opposition to Norway, extra reside viewing events have been arrange throughout the nation for the supporters to observe the mentioned fixture.
For Stajcic, they may welcome everybody who will be part of within the soccer phenomenon.
“Football is a religion around the world, uniting 90% of the countries around the world. Probably my country Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand are three other countries in the world where football is not number one,” he mentioned.
“We welcome everyone, we embrace everyone. As we know, football is a universal sport where everyone can play, everyone can support, everyone can engage in the game. You don’t have to be seven-foot tall. You don’t have to be tall, short, [or] wide. It doesn’t matter what color you are. It doesn’t matter what religion you are. Everyone can play. That’s why the whole world loves the game and that’s why World Cups are special,” added Stajcic.
SM Supermalls have assigned not less than 50 of their malls for his or her viewing events, whereas the Ayala Malls have six venues for his or her watch occasion, with an official one organized by the Philippine Football Federation and Coca-Cola Philippines to be held on the Glorietta Activity Center.
The Smart Araneta Coliseum may also maintain a viewing occasion at their Yellow Gate.
Should the Filipinas win the match on Sunday, they are going to be assured of a slot within the knockout stage of the match.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
