In another major boost for women\u2019s sport, Australia will host the next Women\u2019s Asian Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced Australia as host nation for the AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It follows Australia\u2019s successful hosting of the FIFA Women\u2019s Football World Cup last year and will again bring the world\u2019s best female football talent to our shores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hosting major sporting events, like the Women\u2019s Asian Cup, boosts local tourism, trade, employment and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also helps grow participation and inclusion in sport at the local, regional and national levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Matildas are still riding the wave of success from last year\u2019s Women\u2019s World Cup where they captured the hearts of the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A record 14 straight sold-out Matildas matches in Australia demonstrates the endurance of the \u2018Matildas effect\u2019 and our love of women\u2019s football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup is the oldest women\u2019s international football competition in the world, and will help continue to grow women\u2019s football in Australia and our region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHosting the Women\u2019s Asian Cup brings the region to Australia, and creates an opportunity to present modern Australia to millions of sports fans in Asia.<\/p> \u201cFollowing the success of the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup 2023, the AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026 will see sport bring us together again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Minister for Women, Katy Gallagher:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAustralia is thrilled to be hosting the Asian Football Confederation Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026.<\/p> \u201cThis is a golden opportunity for us to showcase the continued growth and popularity of women\u2019s sport in this country, and supports the Government\u2019s commitment to gender equality.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Minister for Sport, Anika Wells:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m proud to be part of a government that is increasing the visibility of women\u2019s sport and creating greater opportunities for women and girls in sport.<\/p> \u201cThe Women’s World Cup ended all debates about the place of female athletes in sport and now we can continue to celebrate the Matildas in the Women\u2019s Asian Cup.<\/p> \u201cWomen’s sport is not a phase, is not a nice to have, it is thrilling, it is brilliant and it is here to stay.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In another major boost for women\u2019s sport, Australia will host the next Women\u2019s Asian Cup. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced Australia as host nation for the AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026. It follows Australia\u2019s successful hosting of the FIFA Women\u2019s Football World Cup last year and will again bring the world\u2019s best female … Continue reading “Women\u2019s Asian Cup heads to Australia”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26717,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26716\/revisions\/26717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}