FIFA president Sepp Blatter has endorsed the idea of Women's World Cup champion Japan hosting the 2019 tournament.
Speaking after his visit to disaster-hit areas in Miyagi Prefecture and the FIFA-funded Matsushima Football Centre on Saturday, Blatter said the proposal will be brought up at next week's executive committee in Tokyo, which is expected to face few objections.
The next Women's World Cup in 2015 will be held in Canada. Japan won the event for the first time in Germany this summer.