FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Japan Bid Activity
	  	
		Bidding Process
		The key dates of the bidding process for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
| 31 July 2019 | Decision by the FIFA Council to increase the number of teams taking part in the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ from 24 to 32 as of 2023 and the subsequent reopening of the bidding process | 
| 2 September 2019 | Deadline to confirm participation in the bidding process and submit the completed bidding registration to FIFA | 
| 3 September 2019 | FIFA to dispatch the bidding registration and overview documents | 
| 13 December 2019 | Submission of the bid book, the signed hosting agreement and all other hosting documents to FIFA | 
| January - February 2020 | Expected official inspection visits by FIFA | 
| 25 June 2020 | Expected appointment date of the host(s) by the FIFA Council |