Media revealed that Sarah’s plane lost contact over the ENGLINE Strait.

Xinhua News Agency, Paris, January 22 (reporter Su Bin) according to reports from several media in Britain and France on the 22nd, argentine striker Sarah, who had just transferred from France Nant to Cardiff, lost contact with the tower on the evening of 21st when she flew over the ENGLINE Strait.

The plane lost that night took off from Nantes to Cardiff. The plane lost contact with radar 15 miles (about 24 kilometers) north of Guernsey in ENGLINE Strait.

According to Guernsey police, the search and rescue operation was launched later. Due to the severe wind and waves, the visibility at Sea decreased. The search and rescue operation stopped at 2 am on the 22nd, during which no trace of the missing plane was found. Further search and rescue operations continued on the 22nd.

On the afternoon of 21st, Sarah posted a photo with many former Nantes teammates on social media. After confirmation by French media and Nantes club, Sarah was on the lost plane.

Sarah has performed well in Nantes this season, scoring 12 goals in 19 French games. He switched to Cardiff City, the Premier League Premier League Premier League Premier League, last weekend. It is reported that Sarah’s transfer fee is about 15 million pounds (about 0.131 billion yuan), setting a record for Cardiff City club.

Australia reiterated that it will strive for the right to host the 2023 Women’s football World Cup

Xinhua News Agency, Canberra, February 20 (Reporter Yue Dongxing) after FIFA announced the launch of the 2023 Women’s World Cup bid one day ago, the Australian Football Association issued a statement again on the 20th, saying, we will make every effort to bid for this Cup.

The Australian Football Association announced its bid intention as early as June 2017. Subsequently, the Australian government provided financial support of 5 million Australian dollars (about 24 million yuan) to prepare for the formal bid.

“According to our successful experience of holding large-scale sports events in the past, for example, in the 2015 men’s Asian Cup, we are confident to represent Australia as a strong competitor in the bid for the 2023 Women’s World Cup.” Chris Niku, chairman of the Australian Football Association, said on the 20th.

David Gallup, CEO of Australian Football Association, said that holding the women’s football World Cup was of great significance to the country’s football. “The bid for this Cup has the consideration of development strategy, because if the right to host will be obtained, it will promote the popularization and development of women’s football at all levels, so as to support our goal of making football the first sport in Australia.”

FIFA announced on the 19th that it would launch the bidding process for the 2023 Women’s football World Cup. According to the schedule, member associations that intend to apply for a bid need to submit the application intention form before March 15 this year and complete the application registration process before April 16. The FIFA Council is expected to announce the host who won the bid in March 2020.

Since its establishment in 1991, the women’s football World Cup, like the men’s football tournament, has been held every four years. After more than 20 years of development, the highest level event of this women’s football sport has gradually improved its influence. According to FIFA statistics, during the 2015 World Cup in Canada, nearly 0.75 billion TV viewers around the world watched the game.

The 2019 Women’s World Cup will be held in France from June 7 to July 7. The 24 participating teams are divided into six groups for group matches. The top two of each group and the third place with the best four scores will enter the elimination match of the top 16. The Chinese women’s football team is divided into Group B with Germany, Spain and South Africa. Australia is in Group C with Brazil, Italy and Jamaica team points.