Australia and New Zealand have beaten Colombia to win the bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.
The destination of the 2023 tournament was decided after a vote at a FIFA Council meeting on Thursday.
Initially, there were four bids to host the tournament but both Japan and Brazil dropped out before the final vote citing the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Japan dropping out was seen as a boost to the joint bid from Australia and New Zealand. However, sources told ESPN on Wednesday that the voting was to be close with as many as 12 votes undecided going into Thursday's decisive vote.
The joint bid from Australia and New Zealand ranked highest in FIFA's technical evaluations, while Colombia ranked the lowest of the three bids evaluated.
The level of infrastructure and commercial opportunities was highlighted in the report as an advantage for the joint bid but there were concerns over the logistics of hosting a tournament across the two countries.
Colombia met the minimum requirements for hosting a tournament but "would need a significant amount of investment and support" before it would be ready to host the tournament, according to the FIFA report.
The governing body also stated there would be "clear risks that the necessary improvements would not be carried out" in time for the tournament.
The 2019 tournament reached record breaking audiences with 1.2 billion people tuning in over the month.
The final, which saw the US women's national team beat the Netherlands 2-0 and win their fourth World Cup, was the most watched Women's World Cup match ever.
Source: espn.co.uk