<P> The 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cups were both held in the United States; in 2003 China was supposed to host it, but the tournament was moved because of SARS . As compensation, China retained its automatic qualification to the 2003 tournament as host nation, and was automatically chosen to host the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup . Germany hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, as decided by vote in October 2007 . In March 2011, FIFA awarded Canada the right to host the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . The 2015 edition saw the field expand from 16 to 24 teams . </P> <P> During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, both Formiga of Brazil and Homare Sawa of Japan made a record of appearing in six World Cups, a feat that had never been achieved before by either female or male players . Christie Rampone is the oldest player to ever play in a Women's World Cup match, at the age of 40 years . </P> <P> In March 2015, FIFA awarded France the right to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup over South Korea . The tournament will begin on 1 June 2019 and the final will be played on 30 June 2019; both the opening and final matches will be played at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, a venue with a capacity of 58,000 in the Lyon suburb of Décines . </P> <P> Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), and are organised by their respective confederations: Confederation of African Football (CAF), Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL, Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and Union of European Football Associations UEFA). For each tournament, FIFA decides beforehand the number of berths awarded to each of the continental zones, based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams . The hosts of the World Cup receive an automatic berth in the finals . Since the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the number of finalists increased from 16 to 24 . </P>

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