FIFA to name 2023 Women’s World Cup host on June 25
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ZURICH: FIFA Council will decide on the host of the 2023 Women’s World Cup at its online meeting on June 25 after publication and review of an analysis of the four bids. A statement about the process said: In the most competitive bidding process in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, four bids are in the race to host this showpiece competition:
All of the bid books, along with their respective executive summaries, are available on FIFA.com: Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football: Bid Book | Executive Summary Brazilian Football Association: Bid Book | Executive Summary Colombian Football Association: Bid Book | Executive Summary Japan Football Association: Bid Book | Executive Summary “FIFA remains committed to implementing the most comprehensive, objective and transparent bidding process in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. This is part of our overall commitment to women’s football that, among other things, will see FIFA invest USD 1 billion in women’s football during the current cycle,” said FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura. Following inspection visits to all bidding member associations, FIFA is now finalising the evaluation report, which will be published in early June on FIFA.com. All eligible bids will be presented to the FIFA Council in order for it to select the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 host(s) within the scope of an open voting process, in which the result of each ballot and the related votes by the members of the FIFA Council will be made public on FIFA.com. Further details are available in the Voting Procedure, which has been approved by the Bureau of the FIFA Council. While France 2019 went down in history for setting new standards for women’s football competitions, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is set to write a new piece of history as it will be the first edition to feature 32 teams. A full overview is available in the Guide to the Bidding Process for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. |
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