Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants to expand the women's World Cup to 32 teams from 24 for the next edition in 2023 along with doubling the prize money to $60m, he said.
Ahead of the women's World Cup final today between holders, the US, and the Netherlands, Infantino said he would take his proposals to the Fifa council and member associations for approval.
"I want to expand the tournament to 32 teams," he said.
"We will have to act quickly to decide if we are to increase it for 2023, if we do, we should reopen the bidding process to allow everyone to have a chance or maybe co-host. Nothing is impossible."
The deadline for submitting bid documents to host the next World Cup was in April, with a host due to be appointed in March 2020 by the Fifa council. However, those plans may now change should the expansion get the go ahead.
Nine countries have so far submitted bids including Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New Zealand, SA and South Korea. Infantino hailed the 2019 tournament in France as "the best women's World Cup ever", citing figures that show the global reach will exceed a billion viewers across all platforms.
He said it was an opportunity to build on the game with a number of proposals. One was doubling the total prize money of the World Cup to $60m. The men's edition in Russia last year, featuring 32 teams, had a total prize money pot of $400 million.
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