Women"s World Cup 2023 takes place in nước australia and New Zealand from July trăng tròn to August 20; first Women’s World Cup to feature 32 teams competing in eight groups; England drawn in Group D; Republic of Ireland placed in Group B alongside hosts Australia



England và the Republic of Ireland have learned their group opponents for the 2023 Women"s World Cup. Here"s all you need to know ahead of the tournament.

When & where is the 2023 Women"s World Cup?

Next year"s tournament will be held in Australia and New Zealand making it the first ever co-hosted Women"s World Cup.

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The tournament starts on July 20 with the final taking place on August 20 in Sydney at the Accor Stadium.


The USA are the defending champions và are looking to become the first team in the competition"s history lớn win the tournament three times in a row.

Who has qualified so far?



Image: England are aiming khổng lồ become world champions after winning the European Championships this summer

This Women"s World Cup is the first khổng lồ feature 32 teams, after the previous edition in 2019 saw 24 countries compete.


England & the Republic of Ireland are two of 29 teams to have qualified for the tournament so far:


Australia (co-hosts)New Zealand (co-hosts)China (AFC)Japan (AFC)Philippines (AFC)South Korea (AFC)Vietnam (AFC)Morocco (CAF)Nigeria (CAF)South Africa (CAF)Zambia (CAF)Canada (CONCACAF)Costa Rica (CONCACAF)Jamaica (CONCACAF)United States (CONCACAF)Argentina (CONMEBOL)Brazil (CONMEBOL)Colombia (CONMEBOL)Denmark (UEFA)England (UEFA)France (UEFA)Germany (UEFA)Italy (UEFA)Netherlands (UEFA)Norway (UEFA)Republic of Ireland (UEFA)Spain (UEFA)Sweden (UEFA)Switzerland (UEFA)

Ten teams will compete for the final three places at the inter-confederation play-off tournament in February, which will be held in New Zealand:


Also See:


Chinese Taipei (AFC)Thailand (AFC)Cameroon (CAF)Senegal (CAF)Haiti (CONCACAF)Panama (CONCACAF)Paraguay (CONMEBOL)Chile (CONMEBOL)Papua New Guinea (OFC)Portugal (UEFA)

Draw confirmation



Image: The United States are the defending Women's World Cup champions

The 32 teams were divided into four pots based on the FIFA Women"s World Rankings as of October 13.

Pot One contained both co-hosts Australia & New Zealand along with the six highest-ranked teams, including England and defending champions USA, while the Republic of Ireland were in Pot Three.

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With the exception of UEFA, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn in the same group.

Group ANew ZealandNorwayPhilippinesSwitzerland

Group BAustraliaRepublic of Ireland NigeriaCanada

Group CSpainCosta RicaZambiaJapan

Group DEnglandGroup B play-off winnerDenmarkChina

Group EUSAVietnamThe NetherlandsGroup A play-off winner

Group FFranceJamaicaBrazilGroup C play-off winner

Group GSwedenSouth AfricaItalyArgentina

Group HGermanyMoroccoColumbiaKorea Republic

What is the schedule?

The group stage will begin on July 20 & run over a two-week period finishing on August 3 and see group winners và runners-up progress khổng lồ the round of 16, which takes place from August 5 khổng lồ August 8.

The quarter-finals, which will be held in Wellington, Auckland, Brisbane và Sydney, are scheduled for August 11 và 12.

The first semi-final will then be played on August 15 in Auckland, with the other semi-final taking place on August 16 at the Accor Stadium in Sydney, which will then host the final on August 20.

A third-place play-off will be played the day before the final on August 19 in Brisbane.

What are the venues?



Image: Sydney's Accor Stadium will host the Women's World Cup 2023 final

There are nine host cities, five in australia and four in New Zealand:

Australia

Sydney - Accor Stadium & Allianz StadiumBrisbane - Suncorp StadiumMelbourne - AAMI ParkPerth - HBF ParkAdelaide - Hindmarsh Stadium

New Zealand

Auckland - Eden ParkWellington - Sky StadiumDunedin - Forsyth Barr StadiumHamilton - Waikato Stadium