Infantino Hints At Biennial Fifa Women’s World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told the World Football Summit that the Women’s World Cup could become a biennial event, amid concerns of the impact of Covid-19 on the state of the women’s game.

Australia and New Zealand were announced as hosts of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup recently, and Infantino has claimed that the interest in hosting may push the tournament to be held every two years.

“For the next Women’s World Cup in 2023, we had a lot of interest around the world. We’ll go to Australia and New Zealand. Then, what happens next?” said Infantino.

“Should we go to South America? Or maybe Europe or North America want to organise it again? Why not South America? Why not Africa? So, we need to see what we can do. One idea that came in this period, and even before as well, is that maybe we should organise the Women’s World Cup every two years instead of every four years.”

Infantino also went on to address the concerns about the financial impact that Covid-19 will have on the women’s game.

“Women’s football is a top priority for FIFA and we have created a specific task force and working group to deal with questions about women’s football in this particular crisis,” he said.

“We have committed US$1 billion from the next four years to be invested by FIFA in women’s football and, in spite of the crisis, we’ll continue with this investment of course.”