A FIFA delegation will arrive in Australia and New Zealand next week to begin inspecting stadia, hotels and other facilities for the 2023 Women's World Cup bid but the real lobbying will likely take place half a world away, in Europe and Africa.

A report from next week's inspection will be submitted to the FIFA Council before the vote in early June, rating the strength of the bid compared to others from Japan, Colombia and Brazil.

Australia and New Zealand are joining forces for the 2023 Women's World Cup bid. Credit:Getty

"FIFA will have specific areas they will want to see on the ground," FFA chief James Johnson said on Tuesday. "They will have an objective report, a scorecard, if you like, that they will develop and that scorecard will then be used by the FIFA council as a guiding tool to decide in June."

The realpolitik, however, is that FIFA's report will be nothing more than a recommendation to the council, which will decide the winning bid for the next women's World Cup.