Visa sincerely supports Australia's 女 Asian Cup as a global official sponsor
Jul 04, 2025
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced its historic global partnership with Visa on the 3rd (Korea time). It has been selected as the global official sponsor of the 2026 AFC Australia Women's Asian Cup.'
The 2026 Australian Women's Asian Cup will be held in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia, from March 1 to 21 next year, and it is an important competition to determine the qualification for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil. In order to participate in the Brazil Women's World Cup, where 32 countries from around the world participate, they will be in the top six at the Asian Cup, and up to eight Asian countries will be able to participate after the intercontinental playoffs. .
This is the first time that Visa, which contributed to women's leadership and revitalization of women's sports around the world as a sponsor of the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, has sponsored the Women's Asian Cup. AFC also gave the meaning that "this partnership is the first collaboration with the AFC Women's Asian Cup, a strategic milestone that further enhances the status of women's soccer in Asia and around the world." "Visa's safe and smooth payment technology at the Australian Women's Asian Cup site in 2026 will support audiences to enjoy the desired experience as fans."
"We are pleased to announce the expansion of our partnership with Visa," AFC Secretary-General Datuk Seri Windsor John said. Visa is now welcomed as the official global sponsor of the AFC, Asia's top women's national team, and aims to establish the Australian Women's Asian Cup as the greatest tournament in history. We look forward to working with Visa to realize a common vision for the growth and development of women's football across Asia."
Alan Matchet Visa, Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific regional group national manager, "The match between the Australian women's national team and England at the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was recorded as the most watched TV show in 20 years, with more than 11 million Australians watching. We are confident this enthusiasm will continue as Visa expands its role as the official sponsor of the Australian Women's Asian Cup in 2026", he expressed his expectation. Patrick Murphy, CEO of AFC's exclusive marketing agency, Asia Football Group (AFG), said "Visa has been an outstanding partner and will take cooperation to the next level with a new contract for the Australian Women's Asian Cup in 2026. I'm looking forward to seeing how this new project will unfold."
Meanwhile, the women's Asian Cup pre-ticket sales window for Visa card holders will be available from 10 a.m. on Friday, July 18, and general sales will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 25.
Visa is a world leader in digital payments that supports payment transactions between consumers, businessmen, financial institutions and government agencies in more than 200 countries and regions, supporting sports mega events such as the Olympics and World Cup through a secure payment network, while sponsoring more than 500 athletes around the world through the `Team Visa' program, promoting athletes' moving stories and undaunted sports spirit. At the women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the prize of the 'Visa Player of the Match' was awarded through fan voting in each game, and corporate incentives of $5,000 (about 6.5 million won) to $50,000 (about 65 million won) were matched and delivered to female small and medium-sized businesses in their countries until the final.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
