It will be the first time that the Women's World Cup has been jointly hosted by two nations, and the first time that a senior World Cup for either gender will be held across multiple confederations, as Australia and New Zealand belong to different confederations. The tournament will feature an expanded format, with 32 teams participating instead of the previous 24, mirroring the format used in the men's World Cup from 1998 to 2022.
The opening match of the tournament will take place on July 20th, between New Zealand and Norway at Eden Park, Auckland. The final match will take place on August 20th at Sydney Olympic Stadium in Australia. The United States are the defending champions, having won the previous two tournaments.
This thread will cover everything about the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, from the opening ceremony to the final game and trophy presentation.
All The TEAMS
Out of the 32 nations that have qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 20 countries participated in the previous edition in 2019. The upcoming tournament will see eight teams making their debut, namely Haiti, Morocco, Panama, the Philippines, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Vietnam, and Zambia.The Philippines will be participating in their first-ever FIFA tournament, while Panama, Portugal, and Vietnam will be competing in their first-ever FIFA women's competition, having only participated in various FIFA men's tournaments in the past. Zambia created history by becoming the first landlocked African country to qualify for a World Cup in either gender. Similarly, Morocco became the first-ever Arab country to qualify for the Women's World Cup, while the Republic of Ireland will be making their first-ever appearance at any senior women's tournament.
Denmark will be returning to the tournament after 16 years, having missed the last three consecutive editions since 2007. Costa Rica, Colombia, and Switzerland will also be making a comeback after missing out on the previous edition in 2019.
Italy, on the other hand, has qualified for two consecutive women's World Cups for the first time in their history, after sporadic appearances in 1991, 1999, and 2019. However, Thailand, Cameroon, Chile, and Scotland, all of whom qualified for the 2019 Women's World Cup, failed to make the cut for the 2023 tournament.
Iceland was the highest-ranked team in the FIFA Women's World Rankings that failed to qualify, being ranked 16th at the time, while Zambia was the lowest-ranked team to have qualified, ranked 81st at the time.
GROUPS
| Group A | A1: New Zealand | A2: Norway | A3: Philippines | A4: Switzerland |
| Group B | B1: Australia | B2: Republic of Ireland | B3: Nigeria | B4: Canada |
| Group C | C1: Spain | C2: Costa Rica | C3: Zambia | C4: Japan |
| Group D | D1: England | D2: Haiti | D3: Denmark | D4: China |
| Group E | E1: USA | E2: Vietnam | E3: Netherlands | E4: Portugal |
| Group F | F1: France | F2: Jamaica | F3: Brazil | F4: Panama |
| Group G | G1: Sweden | G2: South Africa | G3: Italy | G4: Argentina |
| Group H | H1: Germany | H2: Morocco | H3: Colombia | H4: Korea Republic |
