Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, running from July 20 to August 20, in 10 venues across nine host cities. A total of 32 teams from all six football confederations will be participating in the tournament, making it the largest Women’s World Cup ever. 

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China PR, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea Republic, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Vietnam, Zambia are the Qualifiers for Australia & New Zealand 2023

The Play-off Tournament

Dates: 18-23 February 2023 Participating teams: 10 Tickets to Australia & New Zealand 2023: 3 Group A: Portugal, Cameroon, Thailand Group B: Chile, Haiti, Senegal Group C: Chinese Taipei, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Panama

Cameroon will face Thailand for the right to play Portugal in the Group A final, while Chile will await the winners of Senegal-Haiti in Group B. In Group C, Chinese Taipei-Paraguay and Papua New Guinea-Panama will square off for a ticket Down Under.

The first match will be between New Zealand and Norway at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand while the final will be held at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

The US, which has won the tournament four times and is ranked number one in the world, is the defending champion, while the Netherlands, Germany, England, Sweden, and France are among its strongest challengers. It will also be the first time that Ireland competes in the tournament. 

The player to watch will be Brazil’s forward and captain, Marta, who is her country’s all-time record scorer with 115 goals and is widely seen as the greatest female football player of all time, holding the record for most goals scored (17) at both male and female FIFA World Cup tournaments.

Women’s World Cup venues

Brisbane Stadium – Brisbane / Meaanjin, Australia

Dunedin Stadium – Dunedin / Ōtepoti, New Zealand

 Eden Park – Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand

Hindmarsh Stadium – Adelaide / Tarntanya, Australia

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium – Melbourne / Naarm, Australia

 Perth Rectangular Stadium – Perth / Boorloo, Australia

Stadium Australia – Adelaide / Tarntanya, Australia

Sydney Football Stadium – Sydney / Gadigal, Australia

Waikato Stadium – Hamilton / Kirikiriroa, New Zealand

 Wellington Regional Stadium – Wellington / Te Whanganui-a-Tara, New Zealand

Women’s World Cup titles

USA (4)

Germany (2)

Norway (1)

Japan (1)