According to FIFA, the 2023 Women's World Cup will be held from July 20 to August 20, 2023, jointly organized by Australia and New Zealand, and the competition will be held in 9 cities of the two countries, including 4 cities in New Zealand and 5 cities in Australia. The opening ceremony of the Women's World Cup will be held in New Zealand and the closing ceremony will be held in Australia.
The 2023 Women's World Cup will be the first time for 32 teams to participate. 65438 On October 30th, 2022/KLOC-0, China women's football team defeated Vietnamese women's football team 3-/KLOC-0-0 in the quarterfinals of the Women's Asian Cup, locked in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, and advanced to the 2023 Women's World Cup ahead of schedule.
Mascot:
On June 65438+1October 65438+1October 9, 2022, the mascot of the 2023 Women's World Cup was announced, which is "Tazuni" based on the little blue penguin. The image of "Tazuni" is based on a penguin that is only distributed in Australia and New Zealand. Locals usually call it Little Blue Penguin or Fairy Penguin, and they are deeply loved by the public because of their petite and timid characteristics.
The name "Tazuni" is a combination of English words "tasman sea" and "Unity", which means that Australia and New Zealand will jointly host the 2023 Women's World Cup. "Tazuni" will make a public appearance at the draw ceremony for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand on October 22nd, 65438.