The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is inching ever closer and we have all the details you need to know about the eagerly anticipated major women’s football tournament.
This World Cup will be the ninth women’s edition in total and is scheduled to be held in Australia and New Zealand.
It marks the first time FIFA has hosted a Women’s World Cup in two nations and the first time any major FIFA competition will be held between two confederations.
In total, 32 teams will compete, with the tournament expanding from 24 teams to replicate the format of the men’s World Cup .
The Lionesses will enter the competition as European champions , having stormed to victory on home soil at Euro 2022 .
Scroll down to find out everything you need to know about the 2023 Women’s World Cup .
When is the Women’s World Cup 2023? The tournament will start on July 20th, 2023, as hosts New Zealand take on Norway in Auckland.
Sydney has been chosen as the location for the final, which takes place on August 20th, 2023.
Who has qualified for the Women’s World Cup 2023? So far 29 teams have qualified for the tournament, with three more to be decided.
Check out the groups below:
The Play-offs are as follows:
Group A Playoff path: Cameroon, Portugal, Thailand Group B Playoff path: Chile, Haiti, Senegal Group C Playoff path: Chinese Taipei, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay
Results Keep up to date with all of the tournament’s results here.
What venues are being used at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup? In total, there are 10 venues being used –– six of which are in Australia, with four in New Zealand.
The complete list of stadiums are as follows:
Stadium Australia - Sydney - Capacity : 83,500 Sydney Football Stadium - Sydney - Capacity : 42,500 Suncorp Stadium/Lang Park - Brisbane - Capacity : 52,500 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium - Melbourne - Capacity : 30,050 Perth Rectangular Stadium - Perth - Capacity : 22,500 Hindmarsh Stadium - Adelaide - Capacity : 16,500 (expanding to 22,000) Eden Park - Auckland - Capacity : 50,000 Wellington Regional Stadium - Wellington - Capacity : 34,500 Forsyth Barr Stadium - Dunedin - Capacity : 30,748 Waikato Stadium- Hamilton - Capacity : 25,800
Fixtures Group A: New Zealand vs. Norway - (Eden Park, Auckland) Group B: Australia vs. Republic of Ireland - (Sydney Football Stadium) Group A: Philippines vs. Switzerland - (Forsyth Barr, Dunedin) Group B: Nigeria vs. Canada - (Melbourne Rectangular) Group C: Spain vs. Costa Rica - (Wellington Regional) Group C: Zambia vs. Japan - (Waikato, Hamilton) Group D: England vs. Group B playoff winners - (Lang Park, Brisbane) Group D: Denmark vs. China - (Perth Rectangular) Group E: United States vs. Vietnam - (Eden Park, Auckland) Group E: Netherlands vs. Group A playoff winners - (Forsyth Barr, Dunedin) Group F: France vs. Jamaica - (Sydney Football Stadium) Group G: Sweden vs. South Africa - (Wellington Regional) Group F: Brazil vs. Group C playoff winners - (Hindmarsh, Adelaide) Group G: Italy vs. Argentina - (Eden Park, Auckland) Group A: New Zealand vs. Philippines - (Wellington Regional) Group A: Switzerland vs. Norway - (Waikato, Hamilton) Group H: Colombia vs. South Korea - (Sydney Football Stadium) Group B: Canada vs. Republic of Ireland - (Perth Rectangular) Group C: Spain vs. Zambia - (Eden Park, Auckland) Group C: Japan vs. Costa Rica - (Forsyth Barr, Dunedin) Group B: Australia vs. Nigeria - (Lang Park, Brisbane) Group E: United States vs. Netherlands - (Wellington Regional) Group E: Group A playoff winners vs. Vietnam - (Waikato, Hamilton) Group D: England vs. Denmark - (Sydney Football Stadium) Group D: China vs. Group B playoff winners - (Hindmarsh, Adelaide) Group G: Argentina vs. South Africa - (Forsyth Barr, Dunedin) Group F: France vs. Brazil - (Lang Park, Brisbane) Group F: Group C playoff winners vs. Jamaica - (Perth Rectangular) Group G: Sweden vs. Italy - (Wellington Regional) Group A: Switzerland vs. New Zealand - (Forsyth Barr, Dunedin) Group A: Norway vs. Philippines - (Eden Park, Auckland) Group H: Germany vs. Colombia - (Sydney Football Stadium) Group H: South Korea vs. Morocco - (Hindmarsh, Adelaide) Group B: Canada vs. Australia - (Lang Park, Brisbane) Group B: Republic of Ireland vs. Nigeria - (Melbourne Rectangular) Group C: Japan vs. Spain - (Wellington Regional) Group C: Costa Rica vs. Zambia - (Waikato, Hamilton) Group D: China vs. England - (Hindmarsh, Adelaide) Group D: Group B playoff winners vs. Denmark - (Perth Rectangular) Group E: Group A playoff winners vs. United States - (Eden Park, Auckland) Group E: Vietnam vs. Netherlands - (Forsyth Barr, Dunedin) Group F: Group C playoff winners vs. France - (Sydney Football Stadium) Group F: Jamaica vs. Brazil - (Melbourne Rectangular) Group G: Argentina vs. Sweden - (Waikato, Hamilton) Group G: South Africa vs. Italy - (Wellington Regional) Group H: South Korea vs. Germany - (Lang Park, Brisbane) Group H: Morocco vs. Colombia - (Perth Rectangular) 49 - Winners of Group A vs. Runners-up of Group C - (Eden Park, Auckland) 50 - Winners of Group C vs. Runners-up of Group A - (Wellington Regional) 51 - Winners of Group E vs. Runners-up of Group G - (Sydney Football Stadium) 52 - Winners of Group G vs. Runners-up of Group E - (Melbourne Rectangular) 53 - Winners of Group B vs. Runners-up of Group D - (Stadium Australia, Sydney) 54 - Winners of Group D vs. Runners-up of Group B - (Lang Park, Brisbane) 55 - Winners of Group F vs. Runners-up of Group H - (Hindmarsh, Adelaide) 56 - Winners of Group H vs. Runners-up of Group F - (Melbourne Rectangular) 57 - Winners of 49 vs. Winners of 51 - (Wellington Regional) 58 - Winners of 50 vs. Winners of 52 - (Eden Park, Auckland) 59 - Winners of 53 vs. Winners of 55 - (Lang Park, Brisbane) 60 - Winners of 54 vs. Winners of 56 - (Stadium Australia, Sydney) 61 - Winners of 57 vs. Winners of 58 - (Eden Park, Auckland) 62 - Winners of 59 vs. Winners of 60 - (Stadium Australia, Sydney) 63 - Losers of 61 vs. Losers of 62 - (Lang Park, Brisbane) 64 - Winners of 61 vs. Winners of 62 - (Stadium Australia, Sydney) How can I buy tickets for the Women’s World Cup 2023? Authorised tickets for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup can only be purchased via the FIFA ticketing portal.
To purchase match tickets, fans must create a FIFA ticketing account.
The first sales phase for tickets has already opened, while the second phase will open on October 25th, 2022, for Visa cardholders.
On November 2nd, 2022, all other cardholders will have the option of purchasing tickets.
How to watch the Women’s World Cup 2023? Matches will be streamed on FIFA .com.
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