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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup — the ninth edition of the international soccer tournament — will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
The group stage kicks off on July 20 and will run through Aug. 3. The Round of 16 will be held Aug. 5-8, quarterfinals on Aug. 11-12, semifinals on Aug. 15-16, third-place game on Aug. 19 and the final on Aug. 20.
The United States enters the tournament as two-time defending champions and looking to become the first team — men’s or women’s — to win three consecutive World Cups. The U.S. owns four women’s World Cup titles; Germany is the next-closest team with two tournament wins.
Where will the Women’s World Cup be held?
Australia and New Zealand are hosting a World Cup — men’s or women’s — for the first time. In Australia, Adelaide (Hindmarsh Stadium), Brisbane (Lang Park), Melbourne (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), Perth (Perth Rectangular Stadium) and Sydney (Stadium Australia and Sydney Football Stadium) will host games. In New Zealand, Auckland (Eden Park), Dunedin (Forsyth Barr Stadium), Hamilton (Waikato Stadium) and Wellington (Wellington Regional Stadium) will host games. The final will be held in Sydney at Stadium Australia.
How many teams are in the Women’s World Cup?
A total of 32 teams will compete in the 2023 World Cup. This is the first time the women’s tournament will feature 32 teams, with the field increasing from the 24 that competed at the 2019 Women’s World Cup.
How to watch the 2023 Women’s World Cup
FOX Sports will air all 64 games, with 29 matches set for FOX’s main broadcast network and 35 on FS1. Streaming will be available on the FOX Sports app. Spanish-language broadcasts will be available on Telemundo.
What teams are in the Women’s World Cup? What are the groups?
Group A
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Philippines
- Switzerland
Group B
- Australia
- Canada
- Republic of Ireland
- Nigeria
Group C
- Costa Rica
- Japan
- Spain
- Zambia
Group D
Group E
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- United States
- Vietnam
Group F
- Brazil
- France
- Jamaica
- Panama
Group G
- Argentina
- Italy
- South Africa
- Sweden
Group H
- Colombia
- Germany
- Morocco
- South Korea
What is the FIFA World Cup 2023 schedule?
GROUP PLAY
Thursday, July 20
Group A: New Zealand vs. Norway (Eden Park), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group B: Australia vs. Republic of Ireland (Sydney Football Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group B: Nigeria vs. Canada (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 10:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
Friday, July 21
Group A: Philippines vs. Switzerland (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 1 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group C: Spain vs. Costa Rica (Wellington Regional Stadium), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group E: United States vs. Vietnam (Eden Park), 9 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, July 22
Group C: Zambia vs. Japan (Waikato Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: England vs. Haiti (Lang Park), 5:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group D: Denmark vs. China (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 8 a.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, July 23
Group G: Sweden vs. South Africa (Wellington Regional Stadium), 1 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group E: Netherlands vs. Portugal (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group F: France vs. Jamaica (Sydney Football Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Monday, July 24
Group G: Italy vs. Argentina (Eden Park), 2 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group H: Germany vs. Morocco (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 4:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group F: Brazil vs. Panama (Hindmarsh Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group H: Colombia vs. South Korea (Sydney Football Stadium), 10 p.m. ET (FS1)
Tuesday, July 25
Group A: New Zealand vs. Philippines (Wellington Regional Stadium), 1:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group A: Switzerland vs. Norway (Waikato Stadium), 4 a.m. ET (FS1)
Wednesday, July 26
Group C: Japan vs. Costa Rica (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 1 .m. ET (FS1)
Group C: Spain vs. Zambia (Eden Park), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group B: Canada vs. Republic of Ireland (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 8 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group E: United States vs. Netherlands (Wellington Regional Stadium), 9 p.m. ET (FOX)
Thursday, July 27
Group E: Portugal vs. Vietnam (Waikato Stadium), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group B: Australia vs. Nigeria (Lang Park), 6 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: Argentina vs. South Africa (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 8 p.m. ET (FS1)
Friday, July 28
Group D: England vs. Denmark (Sydney Football Stadium), 4:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: China vs. Haiti (Hindmarsh Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FS1)
Saturday, July 29
Group G: Sweden vs. Italy (Wellington Regional Stadium), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group F: France vs. Brazil (Lang Park), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group F: Panama vs. Jamaica (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 8:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, July 30
Group H: South Korea vs. Morocco (Hindmarsh Stadium), 12:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group A: Switzerland vs. New Zealand (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group A: Norway vs. Philippines (Eden Park), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group H: Germany vs. Colombia (Sydney Football Stadium), 5:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Monday, July 31
Group C: Japan vs. Spain (Wellington Regional Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group C: Costa Rica vs. Zambia (Waikato Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group B: Canada vs. Australia (Lang Park), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group B: Republic of Ireland vs. Nigeria (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FS1)
Tuesday, Aug. 1
Group E: Portugal vs. United States (Eden Park), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group E: Vietnam vs. Netherlands (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: Haiti vs. Denmark (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: China vs. England (Hindmarsh Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FOX)
Wednesday, Aug. 2
Group G: Argentina vs. Sweden (Waikato Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group G: South Africa, Italy (Wellington Regional Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group F: Panama vs. France (Sydney Football Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group F: Jamaica vs. Brazil (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FS1)
Thursday, Aug. 3
Group H: South Korea vs. Germany (Lang Park), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group H: Morocco vs. Colombia (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FS1)
ROUND OF 16
Friday, Aug. 5
Match 49: Group A winner vs. Group C runner-up (Eden Park), 1 a.m. ET (FS1)
Match 50: Group C winner vs. Group A runner-up (Wellington Regional Stadium), 4 a.m. ET (FS1)
Match 51: Group E winner vs. Group G runner-up (Sydney Football Stadium), 10 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, Aug. 6
Match 52: Group G winner vs. Group E runner-up (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 5 a.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, Aug. 7
Match 53: Group B winner vs. Group D runner-up (Stadium Australia), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Match 54: Group D winner vs. Group B runner-up (Lang Park), 6:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Monday, Aug. 8
Match 55: Group F winner vs. Group H runner-up (Hindmarsh Stadium), 4 a.m. ET (FS1)
Match 56: Group H winner vs. Group F runner-up (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FS1)
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday, Aug. 10
Match 57: Winner of Match 49 vs. Winner of Match 51 (Wellington Regional Stadium), 9 p.m. ET (FOX)
Thursday, Aug. 11
Match 58: Winner of Match 50 vs. Winner of Match 52 (Eden Park), 3:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
Friday, Aug. 12
Match 59: Winner of Match 53 vs. Winner of Match 55 (Lang Park), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Match 60: Winner of Match 54 vs. Winner of Match 56 (Stadium Australia), 6:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
SEMIFINALS
Monday. Aug. 15
Match 61: Winner of Match 57 vs. Winner of Match 58 (Eden Park), 4 a.m. ET (FOX)
Tuesday, Aug. 16
Match 62: Winner of Match 59 vs. Winner of Match 60 (Stadium Australia), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
THIRD-PLACE MATCH
Friday, Aug. 19
Semifinal losers (Lang Park), 4 a.m. ET (FOX)
FINAL
Saturday, Aug. 20
Semifinal winners (Stadium Australia), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
