New Zealand, one of many candidates to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

New Zealand is one of nine countries interested in hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, revealed the world governing body of the game.

Four of the other interested countries are South America – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia – and three from Asia – Australia, Japan and South Korea, which have announced the possibility of a joint offer with North Korea. South Africa is the other competitor.

FIFA has sent NZ Football the auction summary and now has until April 16 to decide whether it will formally bid, with the availability of the stadium to be in the limelight.

The Candidature Overview indicates that a venue with a capacity of 55,000 places is required to host the opening match and the final, and that only Eden Park in Auckland, with a permanent capacity of 50,000, is about to fill it.

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FIFA requires exclusive access to the sites two weeks before the first match it hosts until five days after the last game they hold, which would be difficult to grant to Eden Park in July and August when the needs of the Blues and All Blacks will be taken into account account.

Andrew Pragnell, Acting Executive Director of NZ Football, said Things Last month, the publication of the auction overview was a key milestone for his organization.

"It's really important for us because the coach will ensure that our stadiums are adapted and meet the specifications of the offer.

"We are very excited and interested, but March 18 and the content of the nomination documents will be really critical."

While New Zealand previously hosted FIFA's Under-17 and Under-20 men's and women's under-17 competitions, the Senior Women's World Cup was the "next logical step" for from Pragnell.

"We have a good track record in terms of event organization.We have a number of other major sporting events, including netball, cricket and rugby coinciding around this time period. this fits really well with the government's gender equality agenda in the sporting arena and I think it's a real opportunity to get on the map.

"We are extremely excited about this and the event continues to grow. This is another point. We are about to grow exponentially, so we will have very little chance of organizing it in the future. "

Accommodation rights for 2023 will be allocated by the 37 members of the Fifa Council who will hold a public vote early in 2020.

NZ Football Vice President Johanna Wood was elected to the board earlier this month.

Calendar of applications for the 2023 Women's World Cup

April 16, 2019: Deadline for submitting completed bid registration documents.
April 18, 2019: FIFA sends hosting documents to badociations that have registered offers.
October 4, 2019: Deadline for submission of the auction book, accommodation agreement and other accommodation documents.
March 2020: FIFA Council to vote on the hosts.