Do you know? This Women's World Cup has a very home like feel. Illustrated | World Cup | Feeling
World tournaments such as the World Cup and Olympic Games, which are organized by the competition system, always give the participating teams a feeling of being alone in a foreign land. The 2023 Women's World Cup, which has expanded to the top 32, will have a duration of 32 days and a total of 64 matches, making it the longest tournament in the history of the Women's World Cup. In order to create a welcoming atmosphere, the 2023 Women's World Cup has set up a "headquarters" for 32 participating teams.
Image: The Croatian Sports Center in Adelaide, Australia, filmed on July 18th. This is also the headquarters of the Chinese women's football team, the current Women's World Cup.
Image: On July 17th, in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, a worker is posting a poster for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The headquarters originally had
In the history of the Women's World Cup, some teams have a large delegation and need to find relatively independent spaces suitable for training and rehabilitation. Some strong teams, considering the number of matches, are more willing to seek a headquarters. For example, the 2007 Women's Football World Cup was held in five cities in China: Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Tianjin, and Wuhan. Shanghai hosted important events and competitions such as the opening ceremony and finals. At that time, although the American women's football team played group stage in the Chengdu division, they chose Shanghai as their base. The American women's football team was the first non host delegation to arrive in China and underwent 8 days of training in Shanghai before going to Chengdu. In the end, the American women's football team returned to Shanghai to compete for the third place.
In fact, at the Olympics, some delegations with multiple events and a large number of participants will also seek a headquarters. In the 2012 London Olympics, a team of approximately 300 people from 11 events of the Chinese delegation made Leeds, not far from London, their headquarters. It is reported that as early as 2007, Leeds City had been in contact with Chinese sports related departments; In February 2011, the Chinese athletics team first signed an agreement with Leeds City. Overall, the training facilities and guarantee conditions in Leeds are relatively good, coupled with its proximity to London and climate, which also helps Chinese teams to conduct adaptive training before the competition.
This year's Women's World Cup provides a time base for 32 participating teams. For this reason, FIFA provides the cost of renovation and upgrading for each headquarters. The Chinese women's football team has chosen the Adelaide Croatian Sports Center as its headquarters. With its headquarters, the Chinese women's football team rushed to Australia on July 7th, reserving a full 15 days of adaptive training time for the first group stage of the Chinese team.
On July 18th, fans watched Chinese women's football training at the Adelaide Croatian Sports Center.
Our headquarters is as warm as home
Generally speaking, women's football camps have relevant accommodation, training venues, as well as supporting facilities such as meeting rooms and gyms. Overall, the headquarters creates a feeling of "home". In addition to training and living security, the headquarters also provides a psychological comfort for participating teams.
The Chinese women's football team chose Adelaide for a reason. On the one hand, the last two of the Chinese team's three group stage matches will be held at the Hindemash Stadium in Adelaide, allowing the Chinese team to adapt to the climate in advance. On the other hand, Adelaide has many Chinese people, as well as the Chinese Consulate in Adelaide. It is reported that the tickets for the two group stage matches of the Chinese women's football team in Adelaide are basically sold out. Adelaide has a strong sports atmosphere, with teams participating in the Australian Women's Football League in the city. Adelaide also hosts a men's professional tennis tournament in January each year, which is one of the famous warm-up events of the Australian Open. With a headquarters and staff such as team doctors and chefs in the delegation, the Chinese women's football team only needs to focus on the affairs on the field.
The headquarters of the US team is in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. The American women's football delegation, which aims to win three consecutive championships, has a large number of staff members more than twice the number of team members. Therefore, the American women's football team has also arranged an additional stadium and related fitness facilities to meet the daily training and living needs of the team and staff.
The headquarters plays a significant role
The training venue and logistical support provided by the headquarters provide a reassuring experience for the pre match preparation of each participating team, which helps the team to play to its own level. The official statement of FIFA stated that it is hoped that the establishment of the headquarters will provide good accommodation and training conditions for all participating teams, and enable them to perform at their best in the competition.
The Adelaide Croatian Sports Center, the headquarters of the Chinese women's football team, completed the renovation of its facilities in March this year. The stadium was originally the home ground of the local club Croatian Assault. The Chinese women's football team arrived in Australia 15 days ahead of schedule for targeted training and preparation for the encounter with the Danish team on July 22nd. After stationed at the base camp, the Chinese women's football team also went to "away games" - the Brazilian women's football base city of Gold Coast and the Colombian women's football base city of Sydney to participate in two warm-up matches.
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Also, strong and mature teams will have reservations when playing warm-up matches to prevent all their assets from appearing. It all depends on the head coach's commanding skills.
