Building on the success of the 2019 edition, the Women's Football World Cup will go from 24 to 32 teams in its next edition in order to "promote the development of women's football," announced Fifa, Wednesday, July 31.

The FIFA Council has unanimously approved the expansion of the tournament to 20 teams.

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"The resounding success of this year's World Cup has made it clear that the time has come to build on this momentum and take concrete steps to help women's football grow," said Gianni Infantino, president of the federation. international.

"I am pleased to see this proposal - the first in a long series - come true," added the Swiss boss of world football.

On Wednesday, it was unanimous that the FIFA Council approved the proposal to increase the number of participating teams.

No unanimity

After the Mondial-2019, held in France from June 7 to July 7, Gianni Infantino declared himself determined to continue his expansion plans for the next tournament, qualifying the 2019 vintage as "the best Women's World Cup in history. ".

Winner of the United States, and in addition to some polemics around the refereeing, the competition had nevertheless given rise to some unbalanced meetings during the group stage, including the defeat 13-0 of Thailand against future world champions . The question of a too heterogeneous level is precisely raised by the critics of an enlarged world.

FIFA has not yet chosen the organizer of the World Cup 2023. The nine candidates declared are Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Japan, South Africa, the New Zealand and South Korea (possibly with North Korea).

With AFP