Her love of the 'beautiful game' started with the 1998 men's World Cup.
American soccer fans have flocked to Australia and New Zealand to cheer on the US Women's National Team as they attempt a historic "threepeat", but not many can say they have been in the crowds as often as Jessica Malone.
"Coming from the US where we're pretty America-centric, it really allowed me to learn a lot about the rest of the world and about other countries and other nations and the history of colonialism and all that stuff," she told CNN. "I've always just looked forward to learning more and more about the rest of the world through the sport"."This is a hobby that's very popular among European men because they can get to so many games," she said.
Her first experience of the Women's World Cup was the 1999 tournament held in the US, which she calls a "very formative event" in her life.Her love of the "beautiful game" started with the 1998 men's World Cup, which she recalls watching with her family as a kid. The Moreland family, from Bethesda, Maryland, first saw the USWNT compete at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.
At the FIFA Fan Festival in Auckland, Adam from Austin, Texas, who asked to only be referenced by his first name, told CNN he's "looking forward to seeing the women win."He's here with his wife and two daughters, including 12-year-old Cate, who thinks she's seen at least 50 professional soccer games in her lifetime.
"You would see Cate sort of just light up each time and then when we started thinking, OK, where's it gonna be four years from now? And Australia and New Zealand's just an awesome place to visit and a really fun adventure for our family," Stephanie said.
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