Number in The News: 2 — Australia and New Zealand to co-host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
The Sydney Opera House lights up in celebration of Australia and New Zealand’s joint bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, in Sydney, June 25, 2020.
From The World and PRX, this is The Number in the News. Today’s number: 2.
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has big shoes to fill. The 2019 competition drew a record-setting 1.1 billion viewers around the world, and the players made major waves calling for pay equity in the sport. With the recent announcement that two countries — Australia and New Zealand — will co-host the 2023 tournament, players are confident the next World Cup will be just as momentous.
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