Australia, New Zealand To Host 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Australia, New Zealand To Host 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

By Niyi Busari

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be staged in Australia and New Zealand, announced by

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has announced that New Zealand and Australia are the hosts of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

This follows a vote taken by the FIFA Council during its meeting held via videoconference on Thursday.

The joint bid submitted by Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football received 22 of the 35 valid votes cast by the FIFA Council members in the first ballot, with the Colombian Football Association having obtained 13 votes. The full voting results are available below.

Following on from the astounding success of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 in France and the subsequent unanimous decision by the FIFA Council, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be the first edition to feature 32 teams and it will also be the first to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand and across two confederations (AFC and OFC).