USA ’99: Organizing committee receives 15 bids to host games

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Organizing Committee has received bid packages from groups representing 15 stadiums interested in hosting games during the 1999 Women’s World Cup. The committee will narrow down the list of stadiums and review the finalists over the summer. In the fall, five to eight venues will be selected to host games in 1999. The three-week tournament will encompass 19 playing dates with the following breakdown: 12 first-round doubleheaders, four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and a doubleheader featuring the third-place match and the final. Here are the 15 stadiums that have bid for the 1999 Women’s World Cup: