International soccer's governing body, FIFA, on friday permitted an offer by using its council to enlarge the girls' world cup from 32 to 48 teams beginning with the 2031 edition. The 48-team world cup will function with 12 organizations, increasing the number of fits from 64 to 104—the same as the extended guys' world cup in 2026—and extending the event by one week. The 2027 ladies's world cup will be held in brazil and will accommodate 32 teams.
The closing version of the girls' world cup, held in australia and New Zealand, changed into an additionally multiplied match, offering 32 teams—up from 24 in the 2019 match hosted by France. "This isn't always just about having 16 more groups playing inside the FIFA Women's Global Cup but taking the subsequent steps with regard to the ladies' game in popularity," FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated in an assertion. "...greater FIFA member institutions have the risk to enjoy the event to increase their ladies' football systems from a holistic factor of view." FIFA has not yet formally introduced the host of the 2031 Women's Global Cup. but, for the reason that united states is the handiest united states of america to have bid for the tournament, it's miles expected to be declared the host. The united states previously hosted the Women's world cup in 1999 and 2003. For the 2035 Ladies' international Cup, the united kingdom is the only bidder. There are issues that the improved Women's Global Cup ought to dilute the extent of competition. Infantino, however, stated the 2023 edition showed that teams are unexpectedly ultimate in the space. "The FIFA Women's Global Cup 2023, the first in which groups from all confederations received as a minimum one sport and teams from 5 confederations reached the knockout level, amongst many other information, set a new benchmark for worldwide competitiveness," he introduced. "This choice guarantees we are maintaining the momentum in terms of developing women's football globally," Infantino concluded.
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