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Women's World Cup to feature 32 teams from 2023, say FIFA

United States of America v Netherlands : Final - 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France

The Women's World Cup will be expanded from 24 to 32 teams at the 2023 edition in an effort to "foster the growth of women's football", FIFA said Wednesday.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino had already said that he was determined to push ahead with plans to expand the World Cup in time for the next tournament after hailing France 2019 as "the best ever".

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