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Australia and New Zealand to jointly host 2023 Women's World Cup


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Australia and New Zealand have jointly won the right to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. 

They beat bids from Colombia and Japan to stage the ninth edition of the tournament.

Brazil had also been in the running but withdrew their bid earlier this month.

Australia/New Zealand won the FIFA Council ballot by 22 votes to 13.

It will be the first time that the continent of Oceania has staged a World Cup finals, and the first co-hosting of the tournament.

The 2023 edition will also be the first to be expanded to 32 teams.

The star-studded United States won the 2019 Women's World Cup in France.

NZF President Johanna Wood said of the joint bid, "As the world looks to adapt and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, our bid offers an exciting vision to bring the world together As One in 2023 to celebrate women’s football and inspire women and girls around the world."

Breakdown of voting for 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup

FIFA's official report into each bid found that the Australia/New Zealand bid would "appear to present the most commercially favourable position, taking into consideration the financial commitments made by the governments of both countries towards the operational costs of the tournament."

 


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