Japan must build foundation for women's game after withdrawing bid
The Japan Football Association has lost its easy route to building momentum for the sport after dropping out of contention for the 2023 World Cup.
Japan ends bid to host 2023 Women's World Cup, citing Olympic delay
The 37-member FIFA Council will now choose between Colombia and a joint Australia-New Zealand bid on Thursday.
FIFA stands by evaluation of Colombia's Women's World Cup bid
FIFA is standing by its technical evaluation of Colombia's bid to host the 2023 women's World Cup, telling the country's unhappy soccer chief that the assessment was conducted in a "highly objective" manner. Colombian Football Federation president Ramon Jesurun wrote to FIFA last week, along ...
Japan bid for Women's World Cup comes in close second in FIFA evaluation
Japan received high marks from world soccer's governing body FIFA on Wednesday, when it released its evaluation of the three bids to host the 2023 Women's World Cup. A joint bid by Australia and New Zealand garnered the highest overall average score of 4.1 out ...
JFA's vision for new pro women's league ambitious, but Women's World Cup bid remains pragmatic
The WE League has the right message, but delivering on its promises for the sport will take more than a slogan.
Japan to learn fate of bid to host 2023 Women's World Cup on June 25
Japan and three other candidates will learn the fate of their bids to host the 2023 Women's World Cup on June 25, FIFA said Friday. The FIFA Council will vote during an online meeting to determine the host of the tournament, soccer's international governing body ...
Japan submits bid for 2023 Women's World Cup to FIFA
Japan is considered a frontrunner in a field that may include a joint Australia-New Zealand bid, a rumored unified Korean bid, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil.
Eight countries vying to host 2023 Women's World Cup as Belgium, Bolivia withdraw
Eight countries are vying to host the 2023 women's World Cup, which will include 32 teams for the first time, FIFA said Tuesday. Belgium and Bolivia have withdrawn from the original list of 10 nations ahead of the September 2 deadline for candidate submissions. A ...
Japan will bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup, the Japan Football Association said Thursday. The JFA was originally planning to campaign for the 2019 tournament, and already had FIFA President Sepp Blatter's blessing to host the women's international showpiece. But with the Rugby World ...
