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The host cities for the 2023 Fifa Women s World Cup have been confirmed. But with four cities and stadiums now locked in for the event two years from now, he is now focused on ensuring they are filled with Kiwi fans and that a legacy is left behind up and down the country. Auckland, Dunedin, Hamilton, and Wellington were announced on Thursday as the cities that will host matches at women’s football’s showpiece event, alongside Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney in Australia.
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NZ Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell wants the whole country to be involved in hosting the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, which will start at Eden Park.
2021-04-01 08:06:10 GMT2021-04-01 16:06:10(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
WELLINGTON, April 1 (Xinhua) New Zealand Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson and Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash Thursday welcomed confirmation New Zealand will host the opening ceremony and matches, including a semifinal, of the FIFA Women s World Cup in 2023.
The tournament announced on Wednesday night nine host cities and 10 stadiums in Australia and New Zealand that will host matches.
FIFA confirmed a joint Australia-New Zealand bid to host one of the largest sports event in 2020. It will be the first-ever co-hosted FIFA Women s World Cup and the first edition to feature 32 teams.
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FIFA has confirmed that Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Dunedin and five Australian cities will host the 32-team tournament.
The original proposal had Eden Park, Waikato Stadium, Wellington Stadium, Christchurch Stadium and Dunedin Stadium hosting games along with Adelaide, Brisbane, Launceston, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Sydney.
Launceston and Newcastle have also missed out.
While Christchurch stadium hosted games during the 2015 men s under-20 FIFA tournament, a multi-million dollar upgrade of the temporary ground was needed.
New Zealand Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell said it just was not up to scratch. The standards for a tier one FIFA event, one of their biggest events, are very high and they re well aware that the stadium is temporary so in that regards it s a fairly cut and dried case.