Australia, New Zealand make joint bid to host 2023 Women's World Cup

Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means. Australia and New Zealand have joined forces in a bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. If the bid is successful, it would be the first time the event has been hosted in the southern hemisphere. Venues in all six Australian states would be used, with a renovated 75,000-seat stadium at Sydney's Olympic Park slated to host the final. FIFA has plenty of contenders to host the first 32-team Women's World Cup ahead of the deadline for bids on Friday. Other bids are expected from Argentina, Brazil,...

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