Watching the New Zealand’s second half revival were 35,206 fans, edging the previous record for football set in 2009 when the All Whites beat Bahrain to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
New Zealand Football chairman Frank van Hattum paid tribute to the supporters of the All Whites who played a huge part in the event.
“Last night was a wonderful turn out from our fans and the atmosphere, once again in Wellington, was electric,” van Hattum said.
“The game was a tremendous showcase for football and I know the coaches, players and everyone at New Zealand Football were humbled by such a strong showing of support for our team.”
Westpac Stadium CEO Shane Harmon is delighted with the way the venue, which increased its capacity to meet the demand for the game, came up for the clash which held world-wide interest.
“The scale of Wednesday’s game has tested our wonderful venue in ways we haven’t seen before and I’m delighted to say Westpac Stadium has passed with flying colours,” Harmon said.
“The stadium looked tremendous and we are thrilled to have played a role in delivering a wonderful experience for the teams, the fans at the ground and the millions watching around the world.”
Meanwhile, one of the biggest television production efforts in New Zealand sports broadcasting history gave football fans from more than 130 countries across the globe the chance to see the All Whites’ bid to reach the 2014 World Cup finals.
After a deal with international broadcast company Univision, the match was beamed into millions of homes throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas through network giants such as ESPN, Setanta and the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel.
Television crews from 15 international networks were in Wellington, including the likes of ESPN Deportes and FOX Mexico; who carried coverage back to their supporters, while SKY were on site servicing the New Zealand live broadcast.
With the number of television networks involved, Wednesday’s match was one of the biggest outside broadcasts ever undertaken by New Zealand company SKY with the production facilitated by their Outside Broadcasting team.
The company’s extensive resources were pooled to Wellington to cover the match. Five broadcast trucks were at the venue, along with the SKY production crew and engineering staff who serviced numerous international broadcasters at Westpac Stadium.
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