The Ultimate Guide to the Women's World Cup 2023: Unveiling Teams, Schedule, and Showdowns in the Australia and New Zealand Tournament

When and where is the 2023 Women's World Cup?

The Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has reached the quarter-final stage, with England securing their place among the last eight teams. Stay up-to-date with all the important information as the tournament continues.

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

The USA are the defending champions but were knocked out by Sweden in the round of 16.

Who qualified?

The number of teams participating in the Women's World Cup has increased to 32 for the first time, marking a significant growth from the previous edition in 2019 when only 24 countries took part.

In a thrilling inter-confederation play-off tournament held in February, Haiti, Portugal, and Panama emerged victorious in their respective groups, securing the final three spots in the competition.

What is the schedule?

The group stages kicked off on July 20 and spanned a duration of two weeks, culminating on August 3. During this period, the group winners and runners-up will advance to the round of 16, slated to take place from August 5 to August 8.

As for the quarter-finals, the matches are set to be held in Wellington, Auckland, Brisbane, and Sydney on August 11 and 12.

The first semi-final will be held in Auckland on August 15, while the other semi-final will take place on August 16 at the Accor Stadium in Sydney. The final will then be held at the Accor Stadium on August 20. Preceding the final, a third-place play-off is scheduled for August 19 in Brisbane.

Results, fixtures and tables

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

The 32 teams were divided into four pots, according to the October 13 FIFA Women's World Rankings.

Pot One included both co-hosts Australia and New Zealand, as well as the six top-ranked teams, including England and defending champions USA. The Republic of Ireland was placed in Pot Three.

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

Group A

Results

Table

Group B

Results

Table

Group C

Results

Table

Group D

Results

Table

Group E

Results

Table

Fixtures

Group F

Results

Table

Group G

Results

Table

Group H

Results

Table

Fixtures

World Cup schedule by day

All times UK BST

July 20

Group A: New Zealand 1-0 NorwayGroup B: Australia 1-0 Republic of Ireland

July 21

Group B: Nigeria 0-0 CanadaGroup A: Philippines 0-2 SwitzerlandGroup C: Spain 3-0 Costa Rica

July 22

Group E: USA 3-0 VietnamGroup C: Zambia 0-5 JapanGroup D: England 1-0 Haiti Group D: Denmark 1-0 China

July 23

Group G: Sweden 2-1 South AfricaGroup E: Netherlands 1-0 PortugalGroup F: France 0-0 Jamaica

July 24

Group G: Italy 1-0 ArgentinaGroup H: Germany 6-0 MoroccoGroup F: Brazil 4-0 Panama

July 25

Group H: Colombia 2-0 South KoreaGroup A: New Zealand 0-1 Philippines Group A: Switzerland 0-0 Norway

July 26

Group C: Japan 2-0 Costa RicaGroup C: Spain 5-0 ZambiaGroup B: Canada 2-1 Republic of Ireland

July 27

Group E: USA 1-1 NetherlandsGroup E: Portugal 2-0 VietnamGroup B: Australia 2-3 Nigeria

July 28

Group G: Argentina 2-2 South Africa Group D: England 1-0 DenmarkGroup D: China 1-0 Haiti

July 29

Group G: Sweden 5-0 ItalyGroup F: France 2-1 BrazilGroup F: Panama 0-1 Jamaica

July 30

Group H: South Korea 0-1 MoroccoGroup H: Germany 1-2 ColombiaGroup A: Norway 6-0 PhilippinesGroup A: Switzerland 0-0 New Zealand

July 31

Group C: Japan 4-0 SpainGroup C: Costa Rica 1-3 ZambiaGroup B: Republic of Ireland 0-0 NigeriaGroup B: Canada 0-4 Australia

August 1

Group E: Vietnam 0-7 NetherlandsGroup E: Portugal 0-0 USAGroup D: China 1-6 EnglandGroup D: Haiti 0-2 Denmark

August 2

Group G: Argentina 0-2 SwedenGroup G: South Africa 3-2 ItalyGroup F: Panama 3-6 FranceGroup F: Jamaica 0-0 Brazil

August 3

Group H: Morocco 1-0 ColombiaGroup H: South Korea 1-1 Germany

Round of 16

August 5

Switzerland 1-5 SpainJapan 3-1 Norway

August 6

Netherlands 2-0 South AfricaSweden 0-0 USA (5-4 on penalties)

August 7

England 0-0 Nigeria (4-2 on penalties)Australia 2-0 Denmark

August 8

Colombia 1-0 JamaicaFrance 4-0 Morocco

Quarter-finals

August 11

QF1: Spain vs Netherlands (2am)QF2: Japan vs Sweden (8.30am)

August 12

QF3: Australia vs France (8am)QF4: England vs Colombia (11.30am)

Semi-finals

August 15

SF1: Spain or Netherlands vs Japan vs Sweden (9am)

August 16

SF2: Australia vs France vs England or Colombia (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)

What are the venues?

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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:

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