Women's World Cup 2023: Rare incident, fans leave stadium during draw between US and Portugal

At Eden Park, nearly 43,000 fans were present at the time the match between the US and Portugal was about to take place when an incident occurred, causing a record crowd for a women's sporting event in New Zealand to fall into a state of confusion.

According to New Zealand media at the scene, the first alarm was heard after 8pm (local time, about 15:00 Vietnam time).

Firefighters at Eden Park Stadium

A Stuff reporter who was at the match as a spectator said the confusion left people in a state of panic when the siren sounded. Some began to leave while others remained seated until an announcement was made over the loudspeaker confirming a false alarm at 8.15am (1.15pm GMT).

USA vs Portugal match continues as normal after false alarm

However, the US media informed reporters that it was a false alarm due to a malfunctioning sprinkler system. Therefore, the match continued after the alarm sounded in the stadium.

Fire trucks outside Eden Park stadium

A New Zealand fire service representative later confirmed it was a false alarm and only one unit was dispatched to the stadium.

Quoc An - Photo: Stuff, Reuters

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/world-cup-nu-2023-su-co-hy-huu-trong-tran-my-hoa-bo-dao-nha-20230801163941624.htm