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SYDNEY, June 26, 2020/PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

The world's largest women's sporting event is coming to New South Wales after

Australia and New Zealand won the rights to host the FIFA Women's World Cup

2023(TM).

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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023TM Host Nation Announcement at the Sydney Opera House

It will be the first FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in Australia or New

Zealand and Sydney is well positioned to host key matches including the Final,

when match dates and venues are confirmed at a later stage.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the winning of hosting rights was a massive

coup for NSW.

"We are ecstatic to be welcoming the world's best female footballers to NSW in

2023 for this historic tournament, which will deliver enormous cultural, social

and economic benefits to our state for decades to come," Ms Berejiklian said.

"After what has been an unprecedented year so far, today's announcement is a

major morale boost--giving not only sporting fans but the wider NSW community

something to look forward to in 2023, while creating plenty of new jobs and

opportunities."

Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said the

tournament would attract players and their passionate fans from every corner of

the globe.

"This will be the first time that the FIFA Women's World Cup features players

from 32 nations, who bring with them supporters from all over the world," Mr

Ayres said.

"This was a true team Australia effort. Our bid was the strongest and securing

this World Cup reaffirms New South Wales as a destination of choice for global

events.

"It will also play a significant role in helping our local tourism economy

bounce back, with the potential to attract more than 16,000 visitors who are

estimated to inject AUD21 million into the state."

Acting Minister for Sport Geoff Lee said the tournament will help support the

growth of women's football across NSW.

"This is a huge win for NSW which gives grassroots sport a powerful injection

to drive participation higher in the cities and the regions," Mr Lee said.

"In 2023, there will be role models and heroes that young women in NSW will

aspire to emulate and I'm sure this World Cup will inspire our next generation

of Matildas."

"NSW loves their football and we look forward to welcoming the world to play

the world game right here in our backyard."

Football Federation Australia Chairman Chris Nikou said, "The FIFA Women's

World Cup(TM)2023 in Australia and New Zealand will be ground-breaking in many

ways."

"Not only will it be the first ever co-confederation hosted FIFA World

Cup(TM)and the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup(TM)in the Asia-Pacific region,

but we will unlock the huge potential for growth in women's football in the

Asia-Pacific region."

"We would like to thank our governments and the Australian public who have

supported the bid from the outset."

"We very much look forward to partnering with the NSW Government to leverage

this once in a lifetime opportunity for women's football, to grow the most

popular sport in Australia."

The FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 is the eighth addition to the NSW Government's

10 World Cups in 10 Years initiative, which continues to secure some of the

biggest and best sporting events for our state.

NSW has put forward Stadium Australia, the Sydney Football Stadium and

Newcastle Stadium, with match allocations to be announced at a future date.

SOURCE  Destination NSW

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