World football ruling body FIFA announced on Wednesday it has received nine registration files in connection with the bidding process for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
The files are from FIFA’s member-associations in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea who are proposing a joint hosting bid with North Korea.
“This represents the largest-ever list of MAs to have confirmed their intention to submit a bid for a single tournament in FIFA’s history,” the world body said in a statement.
It added that the development further attests to the high level of interest in hosting the 2023 edition of FIFA’s flagship women’s football tournament.
FIFA will now dispatch the various bidding and hosting documents, and the member-associations will have until Oct. 4 to submit their respective bids to FIFA.
Before then, they will have the opportunity to attend a bid information workshop and observer programme in June during the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019.
FIFA has insisted it is implementing a fair and transparent bidding process, which includes a clear evaluation model as well as a concrete commitment to sustainability and human rights.
All bid books will be published in full on FIFA’s website upon submission in October.
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