Football Federation Australia [FFA] and New Zealand Football [NZF] have today welcomed the FIFA Bid Evaluation Report which demonstrated that the two nations would host an exceptional FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup 2023鈩.
Following FIFA鈥檚 inspection visit in February 2020, the Bid Evaluation Report - published today - confirms that FFA and NZF would host a technically strong tournament across all key areas. The Report confirms that the Australia-New Zealand Bid received the highest overall average score of 4.1 out of 5 and was 鈥渢he most commercially favourable proposition鈥, taking into consideration the financial commitments made by the governments of both countries towards the operational costs of the tournament.
Alongside excellent infrastructure, praised by the Report, the travel hub concept and player-centric plans would also minimise travel times, while the modern stadia and high-quality football facilities would ensure players can perform at their best. Through innovative match scheduling across four time zones, the As One Bid will deliver matches at times favourable to broadcasters in established as well as emerging markets.
Australia and New Zealand鈥檚 long history of working together on major events and their close inter-governmental co-ordination in key areas such as security and transport, mean that the competition will be delivered seamlessly.
NZF President, Johanna Wood, said:
鈥淲e hosted a very successful inspection visit and we are delighted by today鈥檚 FIFA Bid Evaluation Report which reinforces our belief that we would host a technically excellent FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup 2023鈩.
鈥淭he Report demonstrates many of our key strengths and we are very pleased to have received the highest overall average score of 4.1 out of 5. If successful, we will place the interests of the greatest female footballers in the world at the centre of everything we do, to deliver a FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup鈩 the global football family can be proud of.
鈥淲ith technical excellence, commercial certainty and a historic tournament of firsts, Australia-New Zealand offers FIFA a unique opportunity to move the dial for women鈥檚 football. We have proven this before and can be trusted to achieve this again.
In addition, we are nations proud of our commitment to equality and fairness and would embody a FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup 2023鈩 built on common humanity through football.鈥
FFA Chairman, Chris Nikou, said:
鈥淚 am delighted that we have scored so strongly in FIFA鈥檚 Bid Evaluation Report and been described as offering 鈥榯he most favourable commercial proposition鈥. We are confident that our combination of technical excellence, record breaking crowds, commercial certainty, a warm embrace from our 200 different cultures and genuine impact across the region where the legacies will be profound will prove a compelling offer to FIFA and its confederations.
鈥淲e are two nations from two confederations, united in proposing a historic and exciting step forward for world football. It will be a tournament of firsts. The first ever co-confederation hosted FIFA World Cup鈩, the first ever FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup鈩 to be held in the Asia-Pacific region, and the first ever to be held in the southern hemisphere. As One, we believe this represents a compelling offer to the global football family.鈥
The FIFA Council will vote to decide the host of the FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup 2023鈩 on 25 June this year.
To review the Bid Evaluation Report please click . For more information on the Bidding Process for the FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup 2023鈩 please click .
