Will the Matildas and Football Ferns have a home ground advantage?
- Written by Alyson Crozier, Senior Lecturer, Exercise and Sport Psychology, University of South Australia
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is held just once every four years, and for the first time ever, it’s on home soil for Australia and New Zealand.
So will the host nations’ sides, the Matildas and the Football Ferns, have a “home ground advantage”?
A home advantage is often touted by sports fans, the media, coaches and...