India, March 21 -- Female soccer coaches will get more chances to work at the Women's World Cup and other tournaments after FIFA passed a new rule.

FIFA said on Thursday it will require at its women's tournaments that "at least one female must be a head coach or assistant coach" of each team. Just 10 of 32 teams at the 2023 Women's World Cup had a female head coach, including Sarina Wiegman of beaten finalist England.

"We must do more to accelerate change by creating clearer pathways, expanding opportunities, and increasing the visibility for women on our sidelines," FIFA's Chief Football Officer Jill Ellis said in a statement.

FIFA's policy will aim to spread globally what the European soccer body UEFA has done, where the women's game...