2023 Women's World Cup Opening Ceremony: Vibrant and colorful

19:21, 20/07/2023

The official song of the 2023 Women's World Cup resounded in the largest stadium in New Zealand, carrying the full message of FIFA - "Let's continue to work together for women's equality."

The organizers made a strong impression with colorful images.

On the afternoon of July 20, the 2023 Women's World Cup officially kicked off with a short but meaningful Opening Ceremony at Eden Park Stadium, amid tight security in Auckland, New Zealand.

The 2023 World Cup Opening Ceremony opened with a musical performance by more than 200 artists and volunteers.

The official song of the 2023 Women's World Cup resounded in the largest stadium in New Zealand (with 50,000 seats), carrying the full message of the World Football Federation (FIFA): "Let's continue to join hands to act for equal rights for women".

Through the duet between Australian musician Mallrat and New Zealand artist Benee with the song "Do It Again" co-written by them, FIFA hopes to once again call on the international community to participate in the campaigns that this agency has coordinated with many organizations around the world, headed by the United Nations, implemented over the past 20 years to promote gender equality and women's rights globally.

Mallrat and Benee perform at the Opening Ceremony stage.

Other opening acts include a Maori Haka performance; the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing classics; and a celebration of unity with dancers dressed in costumes inspired by the jerseys of the 2023 World Cup teams.

Dancers wearing the colors of the teams participating in the 2023 Women's World Cup.

At the ceremony, the golden cup and the OCEAUNZ ball of this year's tournament were brought out to the field and introduced to the public. Meanwhile, the screen of Eden Park stadium showed images of the 32 participating teams.

2023 Women's World Cup Gold Cup.

Although the media's reviews were brief, these impressive and carefully invested art performances still gave viewers a clear view of the diversity in heritage, culture and people of the two co-host countries New Zealand and Australia, bringing many emotions and new experiences to global viewers.

Football legend Tameka Yallop - who has 112 caps for the Australian women's national team and has played for 15 clubs around the world - said this year's tournament "will leave a lasting legacy" for women's football globally.

The 2023 Women's World Cup is the ninth edition of the tournament, taking place from July 20 to August 20 in five cities in Australia and four cities in New Zealand.

This is the first time the tournament has been co-hosted, even hosted by two continental football federations, and held in countries in the southern hemisphere.

Towards a successful Women's World Cup.

This is also a more expanded World Cup, when 4 years ago, FIFA announced that it would expand the scale of participation to 32 teams. Previously, the 2019 Women's World Cup in France was also increased from 16 to 24 teams.

With the participation of 32 teams, including the Vietnamese women's team among 8 countries appearing for the first time, this promises to be the biggest World Cup, both in scale, stature and appeal. FIFA affirmed: "2023 is the biggest and most attractive Women's World Cup ever".

The expansion of the World Cup also comes alongside FIFA's commitment to boosting player earnings, with this year's total prize money reaching $110 million - more than three times the amount of the 2019 women's tournament and 10 times the amount of the 2015 tournament.

Each player receives a minimum of $30,000, and the prize money increases depending on how far their team advances. A player can receive a maximum of $270,000 if they become world champions.

According to Nhan Dan

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