2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup; Things To Know
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The 2023 Women’s World Cup is an upcoming international soccer tournament organized by FIFA. Here are some things you may want to know about the tournament:
Hosts: The 2023 Women’s World Cup will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. This will be the first-ever FIFA World Cup to be hosted across two confederations.
Dates: The tournament is scheduled to be held from July 20 to August 20, 2023.
The quarter-finals are to be played on August 11-12.
While the semi-finals will be played on August 15-16. The third place is set for August 19th, while the grand finale will be the 20th.
Teams: 32 teams from around the world will compete in the tournament.
They are:
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)
Haiti (CONCACAF)
Jamaica (CONCACAF)
Panama (CONCACAF)
United States (CONCACAF)
Argentina (CONMEBOL)
Brazil (CONMEBOL)
Colombia (CONMEBOL)
Denmark (UEFA)
England (UEFA)
France (UEFA)
Germany (UEFA)
Italy (UEFA)
Netherlands (UEFA)
Norway (UEFA)
Portugal (UEFA)
Republic of Ireland (UEFA)
Spain (UEFA)
Sweden (UEFA)
Switzerland (UEFA)
Prize money: The prize money for the 2023 Women’s World Cup will be $60 million, which is double the amount offered in the previous edition in 2019.
Format: The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, which will consist of a round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final.
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
USA
Vietnam
The Netherlands
Portugal
Group F
France
Jamaica
Brazil
Panama
Group G
Sweden
South Africa
Italy
Argentina
Group H
Germany
Morocco
Columbia
Korea Republic
Venues: The tournament will be played across 12 cities in Australia and New Zealand. The stadiums that will host the matches include the Sydney Football Stadium, the EPark in Auckland, and the Adelaide Oval amongst others.