🏆 Record absolutely SMASHED!
The total tournament record has been well and truly beaten, with 355,528 people turning out to support women's football throughout the AFC Women's Asian
Cup Australia, beating the previous record by over 275,000!
Thank you to everyone who dreamed fearless and made history in being part of this historic tournament.
#WAC2026 #DreamFearless
🏆 Dream Fearless captures the heartbeat of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026.
It’s a rallying cry for ambition, hope and unstoppable aspiration; all shaped by real, hard-won achievement.
Every dream is unique, from fan-to-fan and team-to- team, but Dream Fearless is about chasing yours without hesitation, with unapologetic ambition and with the grit to make it real.
We believe in the power of unity, in standing together, but most of all, we believe in the fearless pursuit of bold, wild and world-changing dreams and in the incredible things we can achieve when we dare to dream, together.
Dream Fearless is our official competition tagline. Our rallying call: 'We Dream. We Play. We Win' is used as a supporting statement in communications to inspire connection, from fans in the stands to players on the pitch, celebrating the shared journey from dream to victory.
Thank you for joining us in dreaming fearless this AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026.
#DreamFearless #WAC2026
Record breaking. History making.
Sell-out crowds, historic attendance, and a tournament of firsts - from the first-ever mascot, match ball and anthem.
🏅74,397 at the Final
🎉Non-host nation attendance record broken 3 x On the pitch, new history too with Bangladesh’s debut and Uzbekistan’s first Quarter-Final 🙌 At the heart of it all, 1,097 volunteers from 85 nationalities, contributing 37,199+ hours 🙏
And fans who showed up, again and again, to be part of history.
This is what Dreaming Fearless looks like and what it’s building for the future of women’s football ⚽⚽
#wacaus2026 #dreamfearless
Joe Montemurro missed his calling 😂🏏 Bro should've been opening the bowling for the Aussie cricket team.
How good is his form!
Some incredible BTS from the Matildas at the Women's Asian Cup, posted by Steph Catley.
“I’ve won a big tournament with Japan. It’s a big moment for us and for me.” 🏆
We caught up with Ueki after her return to east London as an Asia Cup champion and Golden Boot winner ➡️
2️⃣5️⃣3️⃣,0️⃣8️⃣9️⃣ fans, 6️⃣ games, 3️⃣ cities & 1️⃣ record-breaking #WAC2026 👏
The 2026 #AFCWomensAsianCup on home soil saw a record-breaking edition of the tournament, the most attended Women’s Asian Cup in history. Thank you, Australia! 🇦🇺
#Matildas #HowWeWaltz #TilitsDone
Bigger than football 🇦🇺🤝🇯🇵
The growth of Asian football was on full display in Saturday’s final, an incredible contest from start to finish. Congratulations, Japan 👏
#Matildas #HowWeWaltz #TilitsDone #WAC2026
EVERYONE watches women's sport 🤯🇦🇺 That's the equivalent of 11% of Australia tuning in to watch the Matildas.
The biggest TV event on Channel 10 since 2023. The most watched show on television that night.
Extraordinary numbers.
📸 @halftimeslices
