The qualifiers for next year’s Women’s World Cup will continue with 23 players. FIFA rejected the request to bring a bigger team. KNVP, one of the unions that made the demand, is disappointed.
Netherlands, Germany and England national coach Sarina Wiegmann argued for a 26-man squad for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. FIFA has cleared 26 players for the Men’s World Cup in Qatar.
Finally, FIFA will take into account that unlike the current men’s edition, the Women’s World Cup will ‘only’ take place after the regular season.
In addition, FIFA fears that if the selections are expanded, the disparities between the best countries and the weakest World Cup participants will become even greater. FIFA does not want additional hotel costs.
The KNVB was disappointed with the FIFA decision
The KNVB is disappointed that a request submitted by the union in November, along with seven other countries, was rejected. “For many players, the upcoming World Cup will be their fifth major tournament in seven years,” a spokesperson told NU.nl.
“For the club and others, combined with Champions League obligations, this naturally creates a huge burden. So it would have been important to switch between a wide range of players at the World Cup.”
German national coach Martina Voss-Decklenburg left this week Picture It is known that she hopes a compromise can still be reached. According to a KNVB spokesperson, there are currently no plans to take (collective) action against FIFA’s decision.
The Women’s World Cup will begin on July 20, 2023 in Australia and New Zealand. The Orange will play against USA and Vietnam in the group stage anyway. Cameroon, Portugal or Thailand will be the third opponent.
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