Celebrations mark one-year countdown to FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

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Celebrations mark one-year countdown to FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

STORY: Celebrations mark one-year countdown to FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the nine host cities with some stadiums (Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Dunedin, Hamilton, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Wellington) STORYLINE: Events were held in Australia's several major cities on Wednesday to mark the one-year countdown to FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. A Unity Pitch located on Barangaroo Reserve in Sydney was unveiled by FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura to mark the milestone date on the road to the tournament scheduled from July 20 to Aug. 20 next year. The pitch, created with the tournament's colorful livery in mind, will be open to the public and local football groups until July 24, before touring each of the tournament's nine host cities over the next year. The pitch will tour all host cities prior to July 20, 2023. "This competition will provide a platform to inspire and unite through the power of

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