- The 2023 Women’s World Cup is being held in Australia and New Zealand, start from July 20 and concluding on August 20.
- The 2023 Women’s World Cup will be the first to feature 32 teams competing in eight groups A to H.
Here’s all you need to know all about FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
Get ready for the highly anticipated FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, set to take place in Australia and New Zealand! This thrilling tournament will feature an impressive lineup of 32 top-notch national teams, representing five different confederations, all vying for the prestigious title of football world champions.
The United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT) enters the competition as the two-time defending champions, raising the stakes even higher. As the event unfolds from July 20 to August 20, the question on everyone’s mind is: Can any team stop the USA from achieving a remarkable hat-trick of title wins? The stage is set, and the excitement is building for a month of electrifying matches and unforgettable football moments!
In keeping with tradition, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 adopts a well-known format, welcoming 32 teams into the thrilling competition. These teams will be sorted into eight distinct groups, creatively named Group A to H, with each group accommodating four ambitious teams.
As the journey begins, the teams within each group will engage in intense battles, following a single-headed round-robin format during the exhilarating group stage. Let the games begin, as the world unites to witness these exceptional athletes vie for glory on the grandest stage of women’s football.
2023 Women’s World Cup: When and where?
Excitingly, this year’s competition is happening in Australia and New Zealand, marking the inaugural co-hosted Women’s World Cup. The action kicked off on July 20, and the thrilling finale is set for August 20 at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.
As the defending champions, the USA team aims to achieve a historic feat by securing their third consecutive tournament victory, a remarkable accomplishment in the history of the competition.
Who qualified 2023 Women’s World Cup?
In this Women’s World Cup, there are 32 teams participating, which is more than the last one in 2019 when 24 countries took part.
Australia (co-hosts)
New Zealand (co-hosts)
China
Japan
Philippines
South Korea
Vietnam
Morocco
Nigeria
South Africa
Zambia
Canada
Costa Rica
Haiti
Jamaica
Panama
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Match Schedule
The thrilling action kicked off with the group stages on July 20, running for two weeks until August 3. The top teams from each group and the runners-up will advance to the round of 16, taking place from August 5 to August 8.
As we move into the quarter-finals, they will be held in four cities: Wellington, Auckland, Brisbane, and Sydney on August 11 and 12.
The excitement keeps building as we head to the semi-finals. The first semi-final is set for August 15 in Auckland, while the other semi-final will take place on August 16 at the Accor Stadium in Sydney, which will also be the venue for the grand final on August 20.
Before the big finale, don’t miss the third-place play-off on August 19 in Brisbane. It’s going to be a captivating tournament from start to finish!
July 20
Group A: New Zealand 1-0 Norway
Group B: Australia 1-0 Republic of Ireland
July 21
Group B: Nigeria 0-0 Canada
Group A: Philippines 0-2 Switzerland
Group C: Spain 3-0 Costa Rica
July 22
Group E: USA 3-0 Vietnam
Group C: Zambia 0-5 Japan
Group D: England 1-0 Haiti
Group D: Denmark 1-0 China
July 23
Group G: Sweden 2-1 South Africa
Group E: Netherlands 1-0 Portugal
Group F: France 0-0 Jamaica
July 24
Group G: Italy 1-0 Argentina
Group H: Germany 6-0 Morocco
Group F: Brazil 4-0 Panama
July 25
Group H: Colombia 2-0 South Korea
Group A: New Zealand 0-1 Philippines
Group A: Switzerland 0-0 Norway
July 26
Group C: Japan 2-0 Costa Rica
Group C: Spain 5-0 Zambia
Group B: Canada 2-1 Republic of Ireland
July 27
Group E: USA 1-1 Netherlands
Group E: Portugal 2-0 Vietnam
Group B: Australia 2-3 Nigeria
July 28
Group G: Argentina 2-2 South Africa
Group D: England 1-0 Denmark
Group D: China 1-0 Haiti
July 29
Group G: Sweden vs Italy (8.30am)
Group F: France vs Brazil (11am)
Group F: Panama vs Jamaica (1.30pm)
July 30
Group H: South Korea vs Morocco (5.30am)
Group H: Germany vs Colombia (10.30am)
Group A: Norway vs Philippines (8am)
Group A: Switzerland vs New Zealand (8am)
July 31
Group C: Japan vs Spain (8am)
Group C: Costa Rica vs Zambia (8am)
Group B: Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria (11am)
Group B: Canada vs Australia (11am)
August 1
Group E: Vietnam vs Netherlands (8am)
Group E: Portugal vs USA (8am)
Group D: China vs England (12pm)
Group D: Haiti vs Denmark (12pm)
August 2
Group G: Argentina vs Sweden (8am)
Group G: South Africa vs Italy (8am)
Group F: Panama vs France (11am)
Group F: Jamaica vs Brazil (11am)
August 3
Group H: Morocco vs Colombia (11am)
Group H: South Korea vs Germany (11am)
Round of 16
August 5
Group A winner vs Group C runner-up (6am)
Group C winner vs Group A runner-up (9am)
August 6
Group E winner vs Group G runner-up (3am)
Group G winner vs Group E runner-up (10am)
August 7
Group B winner vs Group D runner-up (11.30am)
Group D winner vs Group B runner-up (8.30am)
August 8
Group H winner vs Group F runner-up (9am)
Group F winner vs Group H runner-up (12pm)
Quarter-finals
August 11
QF1: Group A winner/Group C runner-up vs Group E winner/Group G runner-up (2am)
QF2: Group C winner/Group A runner-up vs Group G winner/Group E runner-up (8.30am)
August 12
QF3: Group B winner/Group D runner-up vs Group F winner/Group H runner-up (8am)
QF4: Group D winner/Group B runner-up vs Group H winner/Group F runner-up (11.30am)
Semi-finals
August 15
SF1: Winner of Quarter Final 1 vs Winner of Quarter Final 2 (9am)
August 16
SF2: Winner of Quarter Final 3 vs Winner of Quarter Final 4 (11am)
Third Place Match
August 19
Loser of Semi-final 1 vs Loser of Semi-final 2 (9am)
Final
August 20
Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2 (11am)
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Stadium
A total of nine host cities have been selected for this event, with five located in Australia and four in the beautiful country of New Zealand. Get ready to experience the magic of the Women’s World Cup across these fantastic locations:
Australia
Sydney – Accor Stadium and Allianz Stadium
Brisbane – Suncorp Stadium
Melbourne – AAMI Park
Perth – HBF Park
Adelaide – Hindmarsh Stadium
New Zealand
Auckland – Eden Park
Wellington – Sky Stadium
Dunedin – Forsyth Barr Stadium
Hamilton – Waikato Stadium
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Teams & Groups
Group |
Teams |
| Group A |
New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland |
|
Group B |
Australia, Canada, Nigeria, Republic of Ireland |
|
Group C |
Costa Rica, Japan, Spain, Zambia |
|
Group D |
People’s Republic of China, Denmark, England, Haiti |
|
Group E |
Netherlands, Portugal, United States, Vietnam |
|
Group F |
Brazil, France, Jamaica, Panama |
|
Group G |
Argentina, Italy, South Africa, Sweden |
|
Group H |
Colombia, Germany, Republic of Korea, Morocco |
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Fixtures, Results, Points and Scorers
Group A
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Group A points table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Philippines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
- 20 July: New Zealand 1-0 Norway (Hannah Wilkinson 48′)
- 21 July: Philippines 0-2 Switzerland (Ramona Bachmann 45′ pen, Seraina Piubel 64′)
- 25 July: New Zealand 0-1 Philippines (Sarina Bolden 24′)
- 25 July: Switzerland 0-0 Norway
- 30 July: Norway vs Philippines
- 30 July: Switzerland vs New Zealand
Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
- 20 July: Australia 1-0 Republic of Ireland (Steph Catley 52′ pen)
- 21 July: Nigeria 0-0 Canada
- 26 July: Canada 2-1 Republic of Ireland (Megan Connolly own goal 45+5′, Adriana Leon 53′; Katie McCabe 4′)
- 27 July: Australia (Emily van Egmond 45+1′, Alanna Kennedy 90+10′) vs **Nigeria **(Uchenna Kanu 45+6′, Osinachi Ohale 65′, Asisat Oshoala 72′)
- 31 July: Canada vs Australia
- 31 July: Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria
Group C
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| 4 | Zambia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -10 |
- 21 July: Spain 3-0 Costa Rica (Valeria del Campo 21′ OG, Aitana Bonmati 23′, Esther Gonzalez 27′)
- 22 July: Zambia 0-5 Japan (Miyazawa Hinata 43′, 62′, Tanaka Mina 55′, Endo Jun 71′, Ueki Riko 90+11′ pen)
- 26 July: Japan 2-0 Costa Rica (Naomoto Hikaru 25′, Fujino Aoba 27′)
- 26 July: Spain 5-0 Zambia (Teresa Abelleira 9′, Jenni Hermoso 13′, 70′, Alba Redondo 69′, 85′)
- 31 July: Japan vs Spain
- 31 July: Costa Rica vs Zambia
Group D
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | People’s Republic of China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Haiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
- 22 July: England 1-0 Haiti (Stanway 29′ pen)
- 22 July: Denmark 1-0 People’s Republic of China (Vangsgaard 90+1′)
- 28 July: England 1-0 Denmark (James 6′)
- 28 July: People’s Republic of China 1-0 Haiti (Shuang 74′ P)
- 1 Aug: People’s Republic of China vs England
- 1 Aug: Haiti vs Denmark
Group E
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 3 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
- 22 July: United States 3-0 vs Vietnam (Sophia Smith 14′, 45+7′, Lindsey Horan 77′)
- 23 July: Netherlands 1-0 Portugal (Stefanie van der Gragt 13′)
- 27 July: United States (Lindsey Horan 62′) 1-1 Netherlands (Jill Roord 16′)
- 27 July: Portugal vs Vietnam
- 1 August: Portugal vs United States
- 1 August: Vietnam vs Netherlands
Group F
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
- 23 July: France 0-0 Jamaica
- 24 July: Brazil 4-0 Panama (Ary Borges 19′, 39′, 70′, Beatriz Zaneratto 48′)
- 29 July: France vs Brazil
- 29 July: Panama vs Jamaica
- 2 August: Panama vs France
- 2 August: Jamaica vs Brazil
Group G
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 4 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
- 23 July: Sweden 2-1 South Africa (Fridolina Rolfo 63′, Amanda Ilestedt 90′; Hildah Magaia 48′)
- 24 July: Italy 1-0 Argentina (Cristiana Girelli 87′)
- 28 July: Argentina (Sophia Braun 74′, Romina Nunez 79′) 2-2 South Africa (Linda Motlhalo 30′, Thimba Kgatlana 66′)
- 29 July: Sweden vs Italy
- 2 August: Argentina vs Sweden
- 2 August: South Africa vs Italy
Group H
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| 2 | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 4 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
- 24 July: Germany 6-0 Morocco (Alexandra Popp 11′, 39′, Klara Bühl 46′, Hanane Aït El Hag own-goal 54′, Yasmin Mrabet own-goal 79′, Lea Schüller 90′)
- 25 July: Colombia 2-0 Republic of Korea (Catalina Usme 30′ (p), Linda Caicedo 39′)
- 30 July: Republic of Korea vs Morocco
- 30 July: Germany vs Colombia
- 3 August: Republic of Korea vs Germany
- 3 August: Morocco vs Colombia
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