Jess Savage, Addy Mason and Olivia McDonald were the first students photographed with the FIFA Women’s World Cup when it visited Cambridge High School this week.
A month out from the biggest women’s sporting event on the planet, the trophy 32 teams are playing for arrived at Cambridge High School.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup was shown to students from Cambridge High School, Cambridge Middle School and St Peter’s Cambridge, who had the opportunity to be photographed with it.
Cambridge High prefect and senior girls’ first team captain Jess Savage welcomed guests and spoke about gender equality in sport, calling for equal opportunities for both men and women.
She was the first to be photographed with the trophy, then joined on stage by St Peter’s first team captain Olivia McDonald and Cambridge Middle School student Addy Mason, who plays for Cambridge Football Club’s U12 Barcelona team.
Addy is looking forward to watching Argentina play Sweden at Waikato Stadium.
The match between the two world superpowers is one of five scheduled to be played in Hamilton during the tournament, which runs from July 20 to August 20.
New Zealand and Australia are co-hosting the event, which students were told would be the single biggest women’s sporting event in history. It is expected to attract two billion viewers.
