The first FIFA Women's World Cup to be hosted in multiple countries, and the second FIFA World Cup of either gender to do so, after the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan (2002).
The first senior FIFA tournament to be held in the Oceania region, and the third FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in the Asia region, with Australia being the second Asian Football Confederation association to host the tournament after China, which had previously hosted the inaugural tournament in 1991 and the 2007 tournament.
The first FIFA Women's World Cup to feature an expanded line-up of 32 nations, up from the previous 24, replicating the format used in men's World Cups from 1998 to 2022.
The first FIFA tournament to be hosted across multiple confederations, with Australia being in the Asian Football Confederation and New Zealand being in the Oceania Football Confederation.
The first time that the FIFA Women's World Cup has been held in the southern hemisphere.