The number of participants in the World Cup has been increased to 32

The FIFA World Cup has announced Wednesday that the number of women participating in the Women's World Cup will increase from 24 to 32, from the next edition in 2023 to "promote the development of women's football."

"The resounding success of this year's World Cup has clearly shown that it is time to build on this momentum and take concrete steps to promote women's football," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino .

The Viva Board unanimously approved the proposal to increase the number of seats after making its decision at its next meeting on 23 and 24 October in Shanghai.

On July 5, two days before the finals final of the Women's World Cup in France, Infantino proposed a five-point plan to support the expansion of women's football.

One of those five points was to increase the number of teams participating in the World Cup from 24 to 32 from 2023, as was done at the World Cup, from 32 to 48 elected on 2026.

If we look at the success of this World Cup, we should see a bigger final, "he said.

South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Japan, South Korea (with possible joint organization with North Korea) and the New Zealand has nine candidates.