Australia and New Zealand have confirmed a joint bid to co-host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The trans-Tasman neighbours submitted their bid to Fifa before Friday’s bid deadline with aspirations of hosting the expanded 32-tournament in under four years’ time. It is the first cross-federation bid for a Fifa World Cup, and if successful, will be the first Women’s World Cup held in the southern hemisphere. Twelve host cities were announced as part of the united “As One” campaign, five in New Zealand and seven in Australia – Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Launceston, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney and Wellington. The final is slated to be held at Sydney’s redeveloped 75,000-seater Olympic stadium in Homebush. Matildas captain Sam Kerr said it would be a “dream come true” to run out in front of a home crowd at a World Cup. “There is so much untapped potential, not just in Australia but right across Asia and the Pacific region, that I really do believe we would offer something incredibly special to Fifa,” she added. “I really believe that Australia and New Zealand would be incredible hosts to take the game forward.” Fifa will reveal all the official bid books on…