Australia and New Zealand join forces for 2023 Women's World Cup bid

Australia and New Zealand have confirmed a joint bid to co-host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The trans-Tasman neighbours submitted their bid to Fifa before Friday’s bid deadline with aspirations of hosting the expanded 32-tournament in under four years’ time.

It is the first cross-federation bid for a Fifa World Cup, and if successful, will be the first Women’s World Cup held in the southern hemisphere.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/13/australia-and-new-zealand-join-forces-for-2023-womens-world-cup-bid

Sam Kerr of the Matildas and Rebekah Stott of New Zealand

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