体坛英语资讯：FIFA Womens World Cup to feature 32 teams from 2023
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 31-- <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="unanimously">unanimously</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="from">from</span> 24 <span word="to">to</span> 32 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2023.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="exceptionally">exceptionally</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="remotely">remotely</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="October">October</span> 23-24 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2023 <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="underway">underway</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="bidders">bidders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="October">October</span> 4.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="format">format</span> <span word="quadrennial">quadrennial</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>.</p><p><span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timeline">timeline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2023. <span word="Current">Current</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconfirm">reconfirm</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="submission">submission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bid">Bid</span> <span word="Evaluation">Evaluation</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2020, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="consult">consult</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confederations">confederations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="allocation">allocation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="astounding">astounding</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foster">foster</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Gianni">Gianni</span> <span word="Infantino">Infantino</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>".</p>
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