The FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand will see a total of 32 top national teams from five different confederations fight for the title of football world champions from July 20 to August 20.
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 follows a familiar format of 32 teams divided into eight groups - Group A to H - of four teams each. The teams in each group will compete in a single-headed round-robin format in the group stage of the competition.
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 teams and 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
After the group stage, the top two teams from each of the eight groups will move on to the knockout phase, which begins with the round of 16.
The final will be played on August 20 while the third-place match will be played August 19. All matches of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 will played across 10 venues in and around Australia and New Zealand.
Group A fixtures
20 July: New Zealand vs Norway 7:00pm
21 July: Philippines vs Switzerland 5:00pm
25 July: New Zealand vs Philippines 5:30pm (6:30pm NT)
25 July: Switzerland vs Norway 8:00pm (9:00am NT)
30 July: Norway vs Philippines 7pm (8:00am NT)
30 July: Switzerland vs New Zealand 7pm (8:00am NT)
Group B fixtures
20 July: Australia vs Republic of Ireland 8pm (11:00pm NT)
21 July: Nigeria vs Canada 12:30pm (3:30am NT)
26 July: Canada vs Republic of Ireland 8pm (1pm NT)
27 July: Australia vs Nigeria 8pm (11:00am NT)
31 July: Canada vs Australia 8pm (11:00am NT)
31 July: Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria 8pm (11:00am NT)
Group C fixtures
21 July: Spain vs Costa Rica 7:30pm (10:30am NT)
22 July: Zambia vs Japan 7pm (10:00am NT)
26 July: Japan vs Costa Rica 5pm (6:00am NT)
26 July: Spain vs Zambia 7:30pm (8:30am NT)
31 July: Japan vs Spain 7pm (8:00am NT)
31 July: Costa Rica vs Zambia 7pm (8:00am NT)
Group D fixtures
22 July: England vs Haiti 7:30pm (11:30am NT)
22 July: Denmark vs China 8pm (11:30am NT)
28 July: England vs Denmark 6:30pm (9:30am NT)
28 July: China vs Haiti 8:30pm (12:00 noon NT)
1 Aug: China vs England 8:30pm (12:00noon NT)
1 Aug: Haiti vs Denmark 7pm (12:00noon NT)
Group E fixtures
22 July: United States vs Vietnam 1pm (5:00am NT)
23 July: Netherlands vs Portugal 7:30pm (10:00am NT)
27 July: United States vs Netherlands 1pm (2:00am NT)
27 July: Portugal vs Vietnam 7:30pm (8:30am NT)
1 August: Portugal vs United States 7pm (8:00am NT)
1 August: Vietnam vs Netherlands 7pm (8:00am NT)
Group F fixtures
23 July: France 0-0 Jamaica 8pm (11:00am NT)
24 July: Brazil vs Panama 8:30pm (12:00 noon NT)
29 July: France vs Brazil 8pm (11:00am NT)
29 July: Panama vs Jamaica 8:30pm (1:30pm NT)
2 August: Panama vs France 8pm (11:00am NT)
2 August: Jamaica vs Brazil 8pm (11:00am NT)
Group G fixtures
23 July: Sweden vs South Africa 5pm, (6:00am Nigeria Time)
24 July: Italy vs Argentina 6pm (7:00am NT)
28 July: Argentina vs South Africa 12pm (1:00am NT)
29 July: Sweden vs Italy 7:30pm (8:30am NT)
2 August: Argentina vs Sweden 7pm (8:00am NT)
2 August: South Africa vs Italy 7pm (8:00am NT)
Group H fixtures
24 July: Germany vs Morocco 6:30pm (9:30am NT)
25 July: Colombia vs Republic of Korea 12pm (3:00am NT)
30 July: Republic of Korea vs Morocco 2pm (5:30am NT)
30 July: Germany vs Colombia 7:30pm (10:30am NT)
3 August: Republic of Korea vs Germany 8pm (11:00am NT)
3 August: Morocco vs Colombia 6pm (11:00am NT)
The knockout fixtures will take place from August 5 - August 20.
Round of 16 Fixtures
Group A Winner v Group C Runner-up
Group C Winner v Group A Runner-up
Group E Winner v Group G Runner-up
Group G Winner v Group E Runner-up
Group D Winner v Group B Runner-up
Group B Winner v Group D Runner-up
Group H Winner v Group F Runner-up
Group F Winner v Group H Runner-up
Quarter-finals Fixtures
RO16 2 v RO16 4
RO16 1 v RO16 3
RO16 5 v RO16 7
RO16 6 v RO16 8
Semi-finals Fixtures
QF A v QF B
QF C v QF D
Third-place playoff Fixtures
TBD vs TBD
Final Fixture
TBD vs TBD