NWSL’s Queens Classic sells out Citi Field, largest women’s sports event held in N.Y.

A sold-out crowd of 42,175 “flocked to Flushing” Wednesday night for the first NWSL match held in N.Y., as Gotham FC came away with a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit at Citi Field. The Queens Classic was the third NWSL match held at an MLB ballpark in the past two years and was also “the first women’s sports event hosted at Citi Field in its 17-year history.” The crowd was “the largest at a New York women’s sports event, surpassing” the 28,143 fans at the 2023 U.S. Open women’s singles final at Arthur Ashe Stadium. It was also the “second-largest NWSL crowd in league history,” only behind the 63,004 fans at Denver’s Empower Field in March. The game “was a stepping stone for the NWSL, too, as its attendance continues to grow and it looks to capitalize on the excitement drawn” by the men’s World Cup (N.Y. POST, 7/15).