If Australia’s bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup tournament is successful, then Tasmania hosting games is a distinct possibility. That is the message from Football Tasmania CEO Matt Bulkeley.
Football Federation Australia is compiling a bid to be submitted by October,with the host nation will be chosen in March next year. Australia’s bid faces competition from Japan and a joint North-South Korean bid.
A workshop was held by FFA last week to provide more information about the bid to state and territory governments and the feedback for Tasmania was positive.
“Tasmania is still very much part of the process with FFA and then, ultimately, FIFA in terms of having matches in the women’s World Cup in 2023,” Bulkeley said.
“Ultimately, the decisions on where matches are played is actually FIFA’s, but obviously you’ve got to be in the mix and the venues have to meet the FIFA criteria and obviously other aspects of the technical bid need to meet the criteria.
“We’re optimistic on the basis that we’re working closely with FFA and with the Tasmanian Government. We are confident that the large Tasmanian football community will get behind any matches that are played here.”
Bulkeley said an ideal outcome would see games played at both ends of the state.
“Best-case scenario would be that we would have a match in the North and South, but again, it would depend on the stadiums being ticked off and also how many games Tasmania might get.”
The next phase of the bid campaign was launched early this week with a video featuring Sam Kerr.
You can support the bid at Ausbid2023.com