The small dimension of the stadium for the Lionesses’ World Cup qualifier towards Austria is a “little bit disappointing” after their victory on the Euros, supervisor Sarina Wiegman has mentioned.
Saturday’s match is being held on the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Austria, which has a capability of round 2,700.
Tickets are offered out, however with no official allocation system for away followers, solely 28 had been bought by UK-based prospects.
When the Lionesses beat Germany within the European remaining at Wembley on 31 July, there have been a file 87,192 folks within the stands.
Similarly, when England final confronted Austria, beating them 1-0 within the opening fixture of the Euros, 68,871 folks watched at Manchester’s Old Trafford stadium.
It comes because the UK authorities confirmed a evaluate into the ladies’s recreation, chaired by former England midfielder Karen Carney.
Commissioned in April, it would look to safe funding and assets at elite and grassroots degree.
England supervisor Sarina Wiegman informed a press convention forward of the Austria recreation: “It’s totally different. Coming from the Euros, it was really good.
“Now, this stadium is small and I believe… we wish to see some extra folks – I believe the Austria crew too, they’re prepared for that.
“It is a little bit disappointing. But it also shows that the women’s game is just developing so much that we need to think a little bigger, and we can play bigger stadiums.
“The Austria crew has developed a lot, they’ve executed such a great job. It’s good that it is offered out, however I hope sooner or later they will take one other choice.
“We would have loved to have more spectators, but they are not there, it will be full and that’s just the way it is now.”
Stadium choice made far earlier than Lioness victory
Her Austrian counterpart Irene Fuhrmann mentioned their house stadium has “treated them very well over the years”.
But she added: “Hopefully in the future fans, with showing up consistently, force us to look at a bigger stadium. Of course it’s a pity that not everybody can come to the game.
“We are usually not that far as England by way of gaining viewers inside our stadiums.”
A spokesperson for the Austrian Football Association mentioned the choice was made effectively earlier than the Lionesses’ victory at Wembley.
They added in a press release: “Saturday will be the first sell-out in Austrian WNT history.
“The stadium is our house base as a result of it has by far the most effective pitch high quality of all of the stadiums that will host us and is situated near our base camp.
“A late change wouldn’t have been possible because you need to lock the stadium in at UEFA 60 days in advance of the fixture.”
England play Austria within the Group D World Cup qualifier match at 4.30pm on Saturday.
Source: information.sky.com”