The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ promises to be an historic event on multiple levels. The June 2020 a ... nnouncement by FIFA President Gianni Infantino that Australia and New Zealand will play host to the world’s biggest women’s sporting event, means that the 2023 edition will be a tournament of firsts: * the first in the Southern Hemisphere * the first to be co-hosted by two confederations (AFC and OFC) * the first edition to feature 32 teams (up from 24 teams in 2019). read more