FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Japan Bid Activity
Bidding Process
The key dates of the bidding process for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
| 31 July 2019 | Decision by the FIFA Council to increase the number of teams taking part in the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ from 24 to 32 as of 2023 and the subsequent reopening of the bidding process |
| 2 September 2019 | Deadline to confirm participation in the bidding process and submit the completed bidding registration to FIFA |
| 3 September 2019 | FIFA to dispatch the bidding registration and overview documents |
| 13 December 2019 | Submission of the bid book, the signed hosting agreement and all other hosting documents to FIFA |
| January - February 2020 | Expected official inspection visits by FIFA |
| 25 June 2020 | Expected appointment date of the host(s) by the FIFA Council |