The competition will take place in July and August 2023, which will be winter in the southern hemisphere then.
It is the first time that the elite womens event will take place in countries spanning two different football confederations Australia are aligned with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) whilst New Zealand are in the Oceania equivalent (OFC). In addition, for the first time,, the tournament will feature 32 teams, an increase of eight on the 24 that competed in France last year.
Organisers hope that it will spur the growth of womens football in the Asia-Pacific region, and inspire a new generation of girls and young women to take up the game.
Details are still being finalised, but, to date, eight stadiums in Australia and five in New Zealand have been ear-marked as potential venue for matches.
FIFA is hoping to build on the enormous success of the 2019 Womens World Cup in France, which attracted record crowds and a global TV audience of over a billion.
And, to further boost the womens game, they have announced plans to pump US 41 billion into its development over the next four years.
That is not the only financial help they are giving either.
They have announced that they have created a Covid-19 relief fund worth a billion and a half dollars, to help the game cope with the numerous financial challenges posed by the pandemic. All 21 associations, who are a part of this, will be awarded a solidarity grant of US $1 million, as well as a further US $500,000 which must be dedicated to women’s football.
In addition, associations can apply for a loan worth up to 35% of their annual income, subject to a maximum limit of US $5 million.
The worlds governing body has decided to create the fund to help those many leagues and clubs who are struggling to survive across the world, with games cancelled, fans barred from stadiums, and sources of income drying-up.