What teams are in the Womens World Cup 2023?

England and the Republic of Ireland have learned their group opponents for the 2023 Women's World Cup. Here's all you need to know ahead of the tournament.

When and where is the 2023 Women's World Cup?

Next year's tournament will be held in Australia and New Zealand making it the first ever co-hosted Women's World Cup.

The tournament starts on July 20 with the final taking place on August 20 in Sydney at the Accor Stadium.

The USA are the defending champions and are looking to become the first team in the competition's history to win the tournament three times in a row.

Who has qualified so far?

What teams are in the Womens World Cup 2023?

Image: England are aiming to become world champions after winning the European Championships this summer

This Women's World Cup is the first to feature 32 teams, after the previous edition in 2019 saw 24 countries compete.

England and the Republic of Ireland are two of 29 teams to have qualified for the tournament so far:

  • 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)
  • Jamaica (CONCACAF)
  • United States (CONCACAF)
  • Argentina (CONMEBOL)
  • Brazil (CONMEBOL)
  • Colombia (CONMEBOL)
  • Denmark (UEFA)
  • England (UEFA)
  • France (UEFA)
  • Germany (UEFA)
  • Italy (UEFA)
  • Netherlands (UEFA)
  • Norway (UEFA)
  • Republic of Ireland (UEFA)
  • Spain (UEFA)
  • Sweden (UEFA)
  • Switzerland (UEFA)

Ten teams will compete for the final three places at the inter-confederation play-off tournament in February, which will be held in New Zealand:

Also See:

  • Barrett strikes as ROI beat Scotland to qualify for Women's World Cup

  • Wiegman: England in a very good place ahead of World Cup

  • England beat world champions USA in eventful Wembley friendly

  • Record-breaking 365m people watched Women's Euros

  • Chinese Taipei (AFC)
  • Thailand (AFC)
  • Cameroon (CAF)
  • Senegal (CAF)
  • Haiti (CONCACAF)
  • Panama (CONCACAF)
  • Paraguay (CONMEBOL)
  • Chile (CONMEBOL)
  • Papua New Guinea (OFC)
  • Portugal (UEFA)

Draw confirmation

What teams are in the Womens World Cup 2023?

Image: The United States are the defending Women's World Cup champions

The 32 teams were divided into four pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings as of October 13.

Pot One contained both co-hosts Australia and New Zealand along with the six highest-ranked teams, including England and defending champions USA, while the Republic of Ireland were in Pot Three.

With the exception of UEFA, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn in the same group.

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

Group B play-off winner
Denmark
China

Group E
USA
Vietnam
The Netherlands
Group A play-off winner

Group F
France
Jamaica
Brazil
Group C play-off winner

Group G
Sweden
South Africa
Italy
Argentina

Group H
Germany
Morocco
Columbia
Korea Republic

What is the schedule?

The group stage will begin on July 20 and run over a two-week period finishing on August 3 and see group winners and runners-up progress to the round of 16, which takes place from August 5 to August 8.

The quarter-finals, which will be held in Wellington, Auckland, Brisbane and Sydney, are scheduled for August 11 and 12.

The first semi-final will then be played on August 15 in Auckland, with the other semi-final taking place on August 16 at the Accor Stadium in Sydney, which will then host the final on August 20.

A third-place play-off will be played the day before the final on August 19 in Brisbane.

What are the venues?

What teams are in the Womens World Cup 2023?

Image: Sydney's Accor Stadium will host the Women's World Cup 2023 final

There are nine host cities, five in Australia and four in New Zealand:

Australia

  • Sydney - Accor Stadium and Allianz Stadium
  • Brisbane - Suncorp Stadium
  • Melbourne - AAMI Park
  • Perth - HBF Park
  • Adelaide - Hindmarsh Stadium

New Zealand

  • Auckland - Eden Park
  • Wellington - Sky Stadium
  • Dunedin - Forsyth Barr Stadium
  • Hamilton - Waikato Stadium

What teams are in Women's World Cup 2023?

Women's World Cup 2023: the complete group-by-group preview.
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, playoff B winner, Denmark, China..

Who qualified for the 2023 World Cup?

Qualified teams.

Is the US in the 2023 World Cup?

Seven teams in the 2023 field — Brazil, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden and the United States — have qualified for every Women's World Cup. Each will be making its ninth appearance in the tournament, which was first contested in 1991.

Which countries will host FIFA Women's World Cup 2023?

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is nine months away and the official draw is now complete. The tournament will have 32 teams participating in the event for the first time, and all nations have been divided into eight groups ahead of the tournament.