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UNCOVERED: Just getting started how san diego smashed the nwsl attendance record | History Defined

The stadium was packed for San Diego Wave’s match with Angel City FC
The stadium was packed for San Diego Wave’s match with Angel City FC. Photograph: Denis Poroy/Getty Images

The San Diego Wave broke in Snapdragon Stadium by setting a National Women’s Soccer League attendance record on Saturday night as more than 32,000 fans watched a 1-0 win over fellow expansion side Angel City.

The record-breaking crowd is part of a trend in 2022 after Barcelona twice broke the worldwide mark for a women’s match this year, most recently with a 91,648 strong crowd in April.

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