Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, former Japan national player and team captain, and current Japan Football Association (JFA) president, takes part in an interview with AFP at the group's headquarters in central Tokyo on October 21, 2024. Japan wants to host the Women's World Cup in 2031 to ignite the domestic game and cut the gap on Europe and North America, the country's football chief told AFP. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) / TO GO WITH: fbl-JPN, INTERVIEW by Andrew MCKIRDY (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)