The South African Football Association registered an expression of interest by the April 2014 deadline however, it later decided to withdraw prior to the final October deadline.
Both The Football Association and New Zealand Football registered expressions of interest by the April 2014 deadline, but in June 2014 it was announced that each would no longer proceed.
However, the number of bidding nations was narrowed down to two in October 2014, when the French Football Federation and Korea Football Association submitted their official bid documents to FIFA. Initially, five countries indicated interest in hosting the events: England, France, Korea Republic, New Zealand and South Africa.
