8 May 2024

Next FIFA Women's World Cup host to be chosen by vote

From Checkpoint, 5:26 pm on 8 May 2024

The success of the FIFA Women's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia has set the benchmark for future hosts of the global tournament. FIFA are challenging potential hosts of the 2027 world cup to measure up against the 2023 event which broke ticket sales records and had two billion fans watching on television. The next hosts will be decided this month in a voting process FIFA says will be made public for the first time. Sports reporter Felicity Reid speaks to Lisa Owen.