England face an Australian ambush during their Women’s World Cup semi-final as the code to buy tickets on the visitors’ side has been leaked online, meaning less than 10% of the audience is likely to be English
- England beat Colombia 2-1 in the last eight, while Australia beat France
- An allocation of 1,970 England supporters tickets was released ahead of the game
- Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has hit England fans with a brutal sledge
World Cup semi-final tickets, intended for England fans, bought up by Australians after the unique supporters code was leaked on social media.
An official allocation of 1,970 tickets to the England supporters was released following the Lionesses’ 2–1 win over Colombia.
A notice on the Football Association’s website stated that the access code ‘Lioness’ was exclusive to England fans. But several Australian supporters have managed to buy tickets in their opponents’ section of the stadium, boasting that they would be wearing ‘Matildas’ shirts.
A Facebook post on the Matildas and A-League Women Supporters Group page, which has since been deleted, revealed the code fans needed to purchase tickets.
One comment read: ‘The code was intended for England supporters only. Matildas fans spread the code last night and now they are all sold out to real English supporters.”
Australian fans have bought up the allocation of England supporters ahead of the upcoming round of the last four
England fans had received 1,970 tickets for the game, which will be played in Sydney
England fans and players alike will be all too aware of the threat posed by Matildas star Sam Kerr
Another user boasted: ‘Scored these England supporters tickets last night too. I’m going to wear our Matildas gear with pride.”
England fans, who would already be vastly outnumbered by Aussies, took to social media to express their frustration.
One fan commented, “I’m actually furious. I hope everyone who has a ticket in those sections gives them as much s*** as possible! So furious.’
It was expected that at least 8,000 English fans would be present at the semi-final on Wednesday. But it’s unclear whether that figure includes Australians who managed to buy tickets in the England section.
The Football Association and FIFA have been approached for comment.