Sydney Opera House lit up ahead of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bid announcement
- 4 years ago
The Sydney Opera House has been lit up to highlight the joint bid from Australia and New Zealand in the final hours before FIFA decides on the venue for the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
The light display was in advance of a decision from the 37-member FIFA Council on Thursday in Europe.
The co-confederation bid is favored to win in a two-way contest with Colombia following the late withdrawal of a bid from Japan.
The combined bid performed significantly stronger than Colombia in the FIFA inspection report - scoring 4.1 to 2.8.
None of the remaining bidders has ever hosted a senior men’s or women’s World Cup and victory for the Australia and New Zealand would be the first time a World Cup has been split across two confederations.
The light display was in advance of a decision from the 37-member FIFA Council on Thursday in Europe.
The co-confederation bid is favored to win in a two-way contest with Colombia following the late withdrawal of a bid from Japan.
The combined bid performed significantly stronger than Colombia in the FIFA inspection report - scoring 4.1 to 2.8.
None of the remaining bidders has ever hosted a senior men’s or women’s World Cup and victory for the Australia and New Zealand would be the first time a World Cup has been split across two confederations.