Wipha Wipeout
Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 6:48 PM by Lonely Planet
By no means the worst casualty of Typhoon Wipha, but interesting to note, is as a result of the storms lashing at China's Eastern coast, Tuesday's and Wednesday's scheduled matches in the FIFA Women's World Cup were delayed.
With China to host the Olympics in August next year, numerous international events in the lead up, and both the Paralympics and Special Olympics tournaments in September and October respectively, there will be close observation of organisers' capacity to adapt to unforseen disruptions.
The matches to now be played tonight are:
Norway v Ghana
Brazil v Denmark
Canada v Australia
China v New Zealand
Travellers in and around Shanghai should still be wary of flood, wind and storm warnings and can check out what's being discussed on the Thorn Tree and news websites for more.
**Good Luck to the Matildas tonight!**
Labels: Asia and Pacific, Breaking travel news, Festivals and events
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Matildas drew with Canada last night meaning they make it through to the quarters - the best result for Australian women's soccer ever.
Hard to believe there was a typhoon threatening any part of the country. In Chengdu - where the game was played - it was 30 plus degrees celsius and the sun was shining brightly.
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