The best female soccer players in the world are coming to Canada for the Women's World Cup in 2015.
Although the City of Ottawa has indicated it wants to be a host city, officials are yet to decide exactly where the 24-country soccer tournament will be held.
Seven Canadian cities, including Ottawa, are in the running, but only six will be picked. Ottawa is currently up against: Montreal, Edmonton, Halifax, Moncton, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Toronto is not on the list.
Official host cities will be announced after FIFA has completed site inspections in each city.
As of right now, Ottawa's stadium at Lansdowne Park is not ready to host a world-class tournament.
"We're missing half the south-side stands. We have a lot of work to do on Lansdowne," said Mayor Jim Watson.
The redevelopment plans at Lansdowne Park include revamping the city's stadium. However, a lawsuit against the redevelopment plans could snag Ottawa's chances.
Still, the mayor says he's confident the stadium will be built on time. He adds the FIFA Women's World Cup puts extra pressure on the city to make sure the redevelopment of Lansdowne is done right.
FIFA officials will be in Ottawa this fall to judge for themselves whether Ottawa is a suitable choice to host the tournament.
"What Ottawa has to do is they have to convince FIFA that their plan, their projections, are realistic and they have a spade in the ground or whatever refit needs to be done," said Joe Guest of the Canadian Soccer Association.
Ottawa is not the only city without a stadium. Halifax also does not have a stadium already built for the tournament.
With a report from CTV Ottawa's John Hua
