<p>The hosts for the 2023 women's World Cup will be chosen at an online meeting of the FIFA Council on June 25, the global soccer body said on Friday.</p>.<p>FIFA will choose between Brazil, Colombia, Japan and a joint bid from Australia and New Zealand in what it said was the "most competitive bidding process" in the event's 29-year history. None of the bidding nations have staged the event before.</p>.<p>The hosts were originally due to be chosen at a FIFA Council meeting in Addis Ababa in June but that was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>“FIFA remains committed to implementing the most comprehensive, objective and transparent bidding process in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, said FIFA general secretary Fatma Samoura.</p>.<p>FIFA said its evaluation report on the four bids will be published in early June. South Korea and South Africa dropped out of the race in December.</p>.<p>The 2023 tournament will feature 32 teams for the first time, up from 24 in France in 2019.</p>
<p>The hosts for the 2023 women's World Cup will be chosen at an online meeting of the FIFA Council on June 25, the global soccer body said on Friday.</p>.<p>FIFA will choose between Brazil, Colombia, Japan and a joint bid from Australia and New Zealand in what it said was the "most competitive bidding process" in the event's 29-year history. None of the bidding nations have staged the event before.</p>.<p>The hosts were originally due to be chosen at a FIFA Council meeting in Addis Ababa in June but that was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>“FIFA remains committed to implementing the most comprehensive, objective and transparent bidding process in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, said FIFA general secretary Fatma Samoura.</p>.<p>FIFA said its evaluation report on the four bids will be published in early June. South Korea and South Africa dropped out of the race in December.</p>.<p>The 2023 tournament will feature 32 teams for the first time, up from 24 in France in 2019.</p>