Football Tasmania is in the process of selling Launceston to the world in a bid to land the third biggest sporting event on the planet.
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Next week looms as a pivotal stage in the process to select host venues for the 2023 Women's World Cup with Launceston up against 11 other potential host cities in Australia and New Zealand.
Football Tasmania and Events Tasmania are working together to make a presentation to the sport's global governing body FIFA centred around matches at UTAS Stadium.
Football Tasmania chief executive Matt Bulkeley has been helping to prepare the state's submission and is confident it is well placed to play a role when the tournament expands from 24 to 32 nations and to become what FIFA is calling the "largest women's single-sport event in the world".
"Each host city has a chance to put forward a virtual presentation addressing how they could deliver a venue," Bulkeley said.
"I think it's looking good. This is an important opportunity for Tasmania to say what we think we can bring to the table.
"I imagine the approach each host city takes will be similar because we are all guided by the same FIFA criteria and what they want each city to address. I'm confident we will be able to make a good fist of doing that.
"We are looking forward to the opportunity to speak to FIFA directly about all the things Tasmania has to offer."
Covering aspects from stadium infrastructure to legacy, the presentation will include a video component and Q&A section.
It will be followed by an inspection in February and comes after FIFA's initial selection feedback which identified the additional hurdles facing UTAS Stadium as one of only two non-rectangular grounds nominated.
This will give football in Tasmania a real shot in the arm
- Football Tasmania chief executive Matt Bulkeley
Seeking selection as both a group-stage and round-of-16 venue, the ground would have temporary seating for 8000 spectators taking it to a capacity of 22,065.
FIFA's bid evaluation report, published before Australia and New Zealand secured hosting rights over Colombia and Japan, highlighted concerns over the Inveresk venue's proposed modifications.
"Installing these stands is regarded as challenging, with complex impacts for other stadium infrastructure and technical systems," it said. "Temporary expansion plans for York Park would therefore need to be analysed in detail."
Launceston's population, altitude, temperature and humidity are all being factored into the final decision but Bulkeley is confident Tasmania has several key selling points.
"Accessibility of matches," he said. "Anyone in Tasmania will be able to travel to games with having a central venue in Launceston and maybe other states cannot say that.
"And also accessibility within the city from accommodation and training sites.
"Plus we're a safe and welcoming place and the element Football Tasmania is focusing on is legacy. I really feel that having the event here will have a massive boost in a number of ways from facility improvement to raising the profile of the game.
"This will give football in Tasmania a real shot in the arm through this tournament, probably more than other places in the country. They want to see legacies left and I think we will be able to demonstrate that."
Tasmania is hoping for up to three matches in the 2023 Women's World Cup but the proposal would require significant financial support from government.
"We are working very closely with the government on all aspects and confident the government have a good understanding on what we think is required," Bulkeley added.
"No outcome has been reached yet but I feel that process is going pretty well."
It would be the third time this century that Tasmania has played a part in a World Cup. The same ground staged a match in the 2003 rugby equivalent while three cricket fixtures were hosted by Bellerive Oval in 2015.