In addition to the cities mentioned above, matches will be played in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth in Australia, and in Dunedin, Hamilton and Wellington in New Zealand.

Sydney will be the only city with two World Cup arenas.

From the beginning, 13 possible arenas in twelve cities had been put forward as proposals.

In the final thinning, Newcastle on the Australian mainland and Launceston on Tasmania disappeared from the list.

Christchurch from New Zealand was also deleted from the list.

In the World Cup in France two years ago, Sweden took the bronze behind the world champion USA and second place the Netherlands. The European qualifiers for the World Cup 2023 will begin this autumn.