Record crowd set to give Scotland send-off for Women’s World Cup | Ewan Murray
Shelley Kerr’s depiction of a “watershed moment” for women’s football in Scotland does not remotely feel like exaggeration. A crowd in the region of 25,000 is expected at Hampden Park on Tuesday night for a friendly with Jamaica which also serves as a send-off before the World Cup. Context is applied by a record attendance of 4,098 for a Scottish women’s home fixture.
“We have always set ourselves a target of inspiring the nation,” said Kerr, the Scotland manager. “It is fitting that this game is being played at Hampden. This will show how the women’s game has grown in Scotland. But it will also be a huge credit to the players, showing how inspiring they’ve been throughout the campaign. The very fact that they’re going to the World Cup says something.
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