Beginning on July 20, Australia and New Zealand will serve as joint-hosts of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. While this is the first Women’s World Cup to have two host nations, it will also be the first Women’s World Cup to feature 32 teams. The previous two editions of the tournament featured 24 teams but this year will have an expanded field of 32 teams, divided into eight groups of four.
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Each team will play a minimum of three matches, all against the other three teams in their group. After all 32 teams have completed group play, the top-two teams from each group will advance to the knockout rounds, which features a single-eliminated bracket.
How did teams qualify 2023 Women’s World Cup?
FIFA is divided into six confederations based on each nation’s geographic location, with each confederation allotted a certain number of qualifying spots for the World Cup. While both Australia and New Zealand automatically qualified as the host nations, the 30 other countries had to earn qualification through tournaments played within each confederation.
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How many teams from each confederation qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup?
- Europe (UEFA): 12 teams
- North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): Six teams (including the United States)
- Asia (AFC): Six teams (including co-host Australia)
- Africa (CAF): Four teams
- South America (CONMEBOL): Three teams
- Oceania (OFC): One team (co-host New Zealand)
2023 Women’s World Cup: Complete field
Group A
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Philippines
- Switzerland
Group B
- Australia
- Republic of Ireland
- Nigeria
- Canada
Group C
- Spain
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
- Japan
Group D
- England
- Haiti
- Denmark
- China
Group E
- United States
- Vietnam
- Netherlands
- Portugal
Group F
- France
- Jamaica
- Brazil
- Panama
Group G
- Sweden
- South Africa
- Italy
- Argentina
Group H
- Germany
- Morocco
- Colombia
- South Korea
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup schedule, start time, dates, how to watch live
- When: July 20 to August 20
- Location: Australia and New Zealand
- TV channels en Español: Telemundo, Universo, Peacock
- Streaming en Español: Peacock (all 64 matches)
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