2019 Women's World Cup: Match schedule, timings in IST
The 2019 Women's World Cup will start from June 7, with the final scheduled on July 7.
Published : May 24, 2019 17:26 IST
Twenty four nations will make a run for the Women's World Cup title in France with the first matches of the group stage beginning on June 7 and ending June 20 before going into the knockout rounds.
The first stage of the tournament will feature six different groups (A through F) with four teams in each, and will be played across nine different cities and venues in France.
Sweden, Thailand and Chile will face the defending champion United States in Group F. Sweden will likely be the biggest threat to the U.S. to start the tournament as the two nations will meet in the group stage for the fifth consecutive time. It will also serve as a rematch of the 2016 Olympics quarterfinal, which Sweden won.
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Group D also brings intriguing matchups with England, Scotland, Argentina and Japan. The England-Japan game will be a rematch of the 2015 Women's World Cup semifinal when Japan won late.
In the seven editions of the tournament, only four nations have won the World Cup- US (1991, 1999, 2015),Germany (2003, 2007), Norway (1995) and Japan (2011).
Here's a look at the group stage dates, times and locations:
Date/Day | Match | Time (in IST) | Group | Venue, City |
June 8, Saturday | France vs Korea Republic | 12:30 am | A | Parc Des Princes, Paris |
June 8, Saturday | Germany vs. China PR | 6:30 pm | B | Roazhon Park, Rennes |
June 8, Saturday | Spain vs South Africa | 9:30 pm | B | Stade Oceane, Le Havre |
June 9, Sunday | Norway vs Nigeria | 12:30 am | A | Stade Auguste Delaune, Reims |
June 9, Sunday | Australia vs Italy | 4:30 pm | C | Stade Du Hainaut, Valenciennes |
June 9, Sunday | Brazil vs Jamaica | 7 pm | C | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble |
June 9, Sunday | England vs Scotland | 9:30 pm | D | Allianz Riviera, Nice |
June 10, Monday | Argentina vs Japan | 9:30 pm | D | Parc Des Princes, Paris |
June 11, Tuesday | Canada vs Cameroon | 12:30 am | E | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
June 11, Tuesday | New Zealand vs Netherlands | 6:30 pm | E | Stade Oceane, Le Havre |
June 11, Tuesday | Chile vs Sweden | 9:30 pm | F | Roazhon Park, Rennes |
June 12, Wednesday | United States vs Thailand | 12:30 am | F | Stade Auguste Delaune, Reims |
June 12, Wednesday | Nigeria vs Korea Republic | 6:30 pm | A | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble |
June 12, Wednesday | Germany vs Spain | 9:30 pm | B | Stade Du Hainaut, Valenciennes |
June 13, Thursday | France vs. Norway | 12:30 am | A | Allianz Riviera, Nice |
June 13, Thursday | Australia vs. Brazil | 9:30 pm | C | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
June 14, Friday | South Africa vs. China PR | 12:30 am | B | Parc Des Princes, Paris |
June 14, Friday | Japan vs. Scotland | 6:30 pm | D | Roazhon Park, Rennes |
June 14, Friday | Jamaica vs. Italy | 9:30 pm | C | Stade Auguste Delaune, Reims |
June 15, Saturday | England vs. Argentina | 12:30 am | D | Stade Oceane, Le Havre |
June 15, Saturday | Netherlands vs. Cameroon | 6:30 pm | E | Stade Du Hainaut, Valenciennes |
June 16, Sunday | Canada vs. New Zealand | 12:30 am | E | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble |
June 16, Sunday | Sweden vs. Thailand | 6:30 pm | F | Allianz Riviera, Nice |
June 16, Sunday | United States vs. Chile | 9:30 pm | F | Parc Des Princes, Paris |
June 17, Monday | China PR vs. Spain | 9:30 pm | B | Stade Oceane, Le Havre |
June 17, Monday | South Africa vs. Germany | 9:30 pm | B | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
June 18, Tuesday | Korea Republic vs. Norway | 12:30 am | A | Stade Auguste Delaune, Reims |
June 18, Tuesday | Nigeria vs. France | 12:30 am | A | Roazhon Park, Rennes |
June 19, Wednesday | Italy vs. Brazil | 12:30 am | C | Stade Du Hainaut, Valenciennes |
June 19, Wednesday | Jamaica vs. Australia | 12:30 am | C | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble |
June 20, Thursday | Scotland vs. Argentina | 12:30 am | D | Parc Des Princes, Paris |
June 20, Thursday | Japan vs. England | 12:30 am | D | Allianz Riviera, Nice |
June 20, Thursday | Netherlands vs. Canada | 9:30 pm | E | Stade Auguste Delaune, Reims |
June 20, Thursday | Cameroon vs. New Zealand | 9:30 pm | E | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
June 21, Friday | Sweden vs. United States | 12:30 am | F | Stade Oceane, Le Havre |
June 21, Friday | Thailand vs. Chile | 12:30 am | F | Roazhon Park, Rennes |
The round of 16 fixtures will begin from June 22 and last until June 25. After a day's break, the quarterfinal will start on June 27; the semifinals will be held on July 2 and 3. The third place playoff will be played on July 6. The final will be played in Lyon on July 7 at the 59,186-seater Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium.