FIFA Women’s World Cup schedule: Complete details of WWC 2023, teams, dates, timing, venue

The United States of America (USA) is the most successful team in this tournament, with four titles so far, having won the crown twice in a row, in 2015 and 2019.

Published : Jul 01, 2023 06:19 IST - 1 MIN READ

This is the ninth edition of the tournament and will have 32 teams for the first time in a format similar to the men’s World Cup. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is all set to be played between July 20 and August 20 in Australia and New Zealand. This is the ninth edition of the tournament and will have a format similar to the men’s World Cup.

The United States of America (USA) is the most successful team in this tournament, with four titles so far, having won the crown twice in a row, in 2015 and 2019.,and will look to complete a hat-trick of World Cups this time around.

How many teams are playing the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023?

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will have 32 teams. This is eight more than the previous edition of the tournament.

Which teams are playing in the FIFA Women’s World Cup?
Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland
Group B: Australia, Ireland, Nigeria, Canada
Group C: Costa Rica, Japan, Spain, Zambia
Group D: England, Haiti, Denmark, China
Group E: USA, Vietnam, Netherlands, Portugal
Group F: France, Jamaica, Brazil, Panama
Group G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina
Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, South Korea

The audience for women’s football has risen in the last few years, with huge interest seen in the UEFA Women’s Champions League and the Women’s Euros.

Finals of both tournaments were played in front of sold-out audiences and this tournament will look to take that spring further in the first-ever edition of the Women’s World Cup to be played in the Southern Hemisphere.

With just about 20 days left for the FIFA Women’s World Cup to start, here is the entire schedule for the tournament:

Match No. Date Time Teams Venue
1 July 20 12:30 pm New Zealand vs Norway Eden Park
2 July 20 3:30 pm Australia vs Ireland Allianz Stadium
3 July 21 8:00 am Nigeria vs Canada AAMI Park
4 July 21 10:30 am Philippines vs Switzerland Forsyth Barr Stadium
5 July 21 1:00 pm Spain vs Costa Rica Sky Stadium
6 July 22 6:30 am USA vs Vietnam Eden Park
7 July 22 12:30 pm Zambia vs Japan Waikato Stadium
8 July 22 3:00 pm England vs Haiti Suncorp Stadium
9 July 22 5:30 pm Denmark vs China HBF Park
10 July 23 10:30 am Sweden vs South Africa Sky Stadium
11 July 23 1:00 pm Netherlands vs Portugal Forsyth Barr Stadium
12 July 23 3:30 pm France vs Jamaica Eden Park
13 July 24 11:30 am Italy vs Argentina Eden Park
14 July 24 2:00 pm Germany vs Morocco AAMI Park
15 July 24 4:30 pm Brazil vs Panama Coopers Stadium
16 July 25 7:30 am Colombia vs South Korea Allianz Stadium
17 July 25 11:00 am New Zealand vs Philippines Sky Stadium
18 July 25 1:30 pm Switzerland vs Norway Waikato Stadium
19 July 26 10:30 am Japan vs Costa Rica Forsyth Barr Stadium
20 July 26 1:00 pm Spain vs Zambia Eden Park
21 July 26 5:30 pm Canada vs Ireland HBF Park
22 July 27 6:30 am USA vs Netherlands Sky Stadium
23 July 27 1:00 pm Portugal vs Vietnam Waikato Stadium
24 July 27 3:30 pm Australia vs Nigeria Suncorp Stadium
25 July 28 5:30 am Argentina vs South Africa Forsyth Barr Stadium
26 July 28 2:00 pm England vs Denmark Allianz Stadium
27 July 28 4:30 pm China vs Haiti Coopers Stadium
28 July 29 1:00 pm Sweden vs Italy Sky Stadium
29 July 29 3:30 pm France vs Brazil Suncorp Stadium
30 July 29 6:00 pm Panama vs Jamaica HBF Park
31 July 30 10:00 am South Korea vs Morocco Coopers Stadium
32 July 30 12:30 pm Norway vs Philippines Eden Park
33 July 30 12:30 pm Switzerland vs New Zealand Forsyth Barr Stadium
34 July 30 3:00 pm Germany vs Colombia Allianz Stadium
35 July 31 12:30 pm Costa Rica vs Zambia Waikato Stadium
36 July 31 12:30 pm Japan vs Spain Sky Stadium
37 July 31 3:30 pm Canada vs Australia AAMI Park
38 July 31 3:30 pm Ireland vs Nigeria Suncorp Stadium
39 August 1 12:30 pm Vietnam vs Netherlands Forsyth Barr Stadium
40 August 1 12:30 pm Portugal vs USA Eden Park
41 August 1 4:30 pm China vs England Coopers Stadium
42 August 1 4:30 pm Haiti vs Denmark HBF Park
43 August 2 12:30 pm Argentina vs Sweden Waikato Stadium
44 August 2 12:30 pm South Africa vs Italy Sky Stadium
45 August 2 3:30 pm Jamaica vs Brazil AAMI Park
46 August 2 3:30 pm Panama vs France Allianz Stadium
47 August 3 3:30 pm Morocco vs Colombia HBF Park
48 August 3 3:30 pm South Korea vs Germany Suncorp Stadium
Round of 16
49 August 5 10:30 am Winner of Group A vs Runner-up of Group C Eden Park
50 August 5 1:30 pm Winner of Group C vs Runner-up of Group A Sky Stadium
51 August 6 7:30 am Winner of Group E vs Runner-up of Group G Allianz Stadium
52 August 6 2:30 pm Winner of Group G vs Runner-up of Group E AAMI Park
53 August 7 1:00 pm Winner of Group D vs Runner-up of Group B Suncorp Stadium
54 August 7 4:00 pm Winner of Group B vs Runner-up of Group D Stadium Australia
55 August 8 1:30 pm Winner of Group H vs Runner-up of Group F AAMI Park
56 August 8 4:30 pm Winner of Group F vs Runner-up of Group H Coopers Stadium
Quarterfinals
57 August 11 6:30 am Winner of Match 49 vs Winner of Match 51 Sky Stadium
58 August 11 1:00 pm Winner of Match 50 vs Winner of Match 52 Eden Park
59 August 12 12:30 pm Winner of Match 54 vs Winner of Match 56 Suncorp Stadium
60 August 12 4:00 pm Winner of Match 53 vs Winner of Match 55 Stadium Australia
Semifinals
61 August 15 1:30 pm Winner of Match 57 vs Winner of Match 58 Eden Park
62 August 16 3:30 pm Winner of Match 59 vs Winner of Match 60 Stadium Australia
Third-place match
63 August 19 1:30 pm Loser of Match 61 vs Loser of Match 62 Suncorp Stadium
Final
64 August 20 3:30 pm Winner of Match 61 vs Winner of Match 62 Stadium Australia