2. Snapshot of the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup The tournament will take place across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand over a period of four weeks, from 20 July to 20 August in 2023. There will be 32 teams participating in the tournament, an increase from the 24 teams in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In 2023, the teams will be competing across 64 matches (an increase from the 52 matches held in 2019) played in 10 stadiums, across nine host cities. There are five host cities in Australia and four host cities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian host cities and stadiums The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional custodians of the country on which the tournament will take place are acknowledged and their continuing connection to place and land recognised. • Adelaide – Hindmarsh Stadium • Brisbane – Brisbane Stadium • Melbourne – Melbourne Rectangular Stadium • Perth – Perth Rectangular Stadium • Sydney – Stadium Australia and Sydney Football Stadium The competitor teams at the FWWC2023 will be determined through a series of regional qualification tournaments which will take place throughout 2021–2022. The qualification tournaments are outside the scope of this risk assessment.40 The tournament is expected to attract many thousands of international visitors to Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and will include athletes, coaches, team entourages, international volunteers, spectators and fans from around the world. In addition to the wider FIFA Volunteers Programme involving thousands of volunteers over the age of 18, international child volunteers are supported by FIFA’s ‘Marketing Rights Delivery Youth Programme’. An estimated total of 4,000 children (both national and international) will be selected by FIFA’s Commercial Affiliates to participate in the programme as ball crew, coin toss kids, FIFA Flag carriers, FIFA Living Football flag carriers, national flag carriers, official match ball carriers and/or as player escorts. It is expected that the FWWC2023 will be accompanied by a significant festival element, known as the FIFA Fanfest, as well as special fan zones established for fan groups in designated suburban hubs within host cities. Aotearoa New Zealand host cities and stadiums • Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau – Eden Park • Dunedin / Ōtepoti – Dunedin Stadium • Hamilton / Kirikiriroa – Waikato Stadium • Wellington / Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Wellington Stadium FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup Human Rights Risk Assessment • 17