PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. women’s national team has set a new attendance record. The crowd Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field for the USWNT’s ongoing victory tour shattered a stand-alone attendance record for a friendly in the United States.
“Holy cow, that was awesome,” U.S. coach Jill Ellis said of the crowd afterward.
The announced attendance of 49,504 broke the previous mark of 44,208 set at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh during the 2015 victory tour.
“It was really cool. I can’t put it into words really,” USWNT midfielder Julie Ertz said. “It was one of the coolest experiences I had.