36 Executive summaries

E ve nt t imin g
The bidder has stated that there are no significant timing-related risks in organising the FIFA Women's World Cup
2023T. in Colombia during the period that has been blocked for the competition, and has formally confirmed
that the tournament can be staged within that time frame.

Due to its proximity to the equator, Colombia's weather is not particularly affected by seasons. However, as already
noted under "Health, medical and anti-doping", the country does experience significant differences in climatic
conditions as a result of its varied geography. When drawing up the tournament schedule, care would,
therefore, need to be taken to avoid matches being played during periods of excessively high temperature or
humidity.

The bid documentation indicates that there are no other major competitions taking place in the country during
the proposed dates.

T.
Overall, FIFA believes that the conditions for hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup in Colombia during the
period that has been blocked for the competition would be generally favourable.

Le ga l a n d co mplia n ce
FIFA's overall legal evaluation of the Colombia 2023 bid is that the bidder has provided many, but not all, of the
government support documents and contractual hosting documents. The bidder has demonstrated through its
submissions a firm level of support from the government of Colombia. The government support documents and
contractual hosting documents provided as part of the bid have generally been submitted in compliance with
FIFA's template requirements, with the exception of some deficiencies, some of which FIFA considers reasonably
capable of being mitigated. However, due to an absence of some of the government support documents and
contractual hosting documents required by FIFA, uncertainties remain in respect to the operational challenges
and adverse financial impact that may result from hosting the tournament in Colombia.

When it comes to compliance with the bidding process, the bidder has submitted all relevant bidding
documents as per the applicable regulations and guidelines, and no issues were identified by FIFA's compliance
representative during the inspection visit to the bidding country. At the time that this report was finalised, there
were no relevant international sanctions in place against Colombia.