FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
JULY 20 - AUGUST 20

Australia and New Zealand host the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup as the women’s game continues to go from strength to strength. The world’s best players are set for battle, with Eden Park in Auckland staging the opening match on July 20

Sam Kerr
Australia captain scored for Chelsea in FA Cup final at Wembley – 77,390- strong crowd was world record for women’s domestic match

GLOBAL BRAND: Eight teams make World Cup debut in expanded 32-team tournament. European teams dominated 2019 knockout stage with seven quarter-finalists, but lost out to eventual winners Team USA

Appearances by confederation
Total 44 nations
Europe 14
Asia 9
Oceania 1
Africa 8
North America 7
South America 5

ON TARGET: Canada captain Christine Sinclair (inset), leading international goalscorer in women’s game, is set to play in her sixth World Cup
Most international goals: Women
Christine Sinclair CAN 2000- 190
Abby Wambach USA 2001-15 184
Mia Hamm USA 1987-2004 158
Carli Lloyd USA 2005-21 134
Kristine Lilly USA 1987-2010 130
Birgit Prinz GER 1994-2011 128
Alex Morgan USA 2010-   121

Venues
NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA
Rectangular Stadium, Perth
HBF Park 22,225
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Coopers Stadium 18,435
Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
AAMI Park, 30,05 
Lang Park, Brisbane
Suncorp Stadium 52,260
Sydney: Stadium Australia
Accor Stadium  83,500
Sydney Football Stadium
Allianz Stadium 42,500
Dunedin Stadium Forsyth Barr
Stadium 28,740
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 25,100
Eden Park, Auckland Capacity: 48,270
Wellington Regional Stadium
Sky Stadium 39,000

NEW ZEALAND: WORLD CUP RECORD W0 D3 L12
Football Ferns aiming to use home advantage to secure first World Cup match wins

Sophia Smith Rising star of Team USA 

Roll Call of Champions
Fifth crown for USA would equal record of Brazil’s men’s team
1991 USA
1995 Norway
1999 USA
2003 Germany
2007 Germany
2011 Japan
2015 USA
2019 USA

Competition schedule
32 teams contest total of 64 matches, played at 10 venues, over four weeks

A 25 12 49 20 30
Jul 20 21 25 30 
N. Zealand 
Philippines 
N. Zealand 
Switzerland 
Norway 
Switzerland 
Norway
Switzerland
Philippines
Norway
Philippines
N. Zealand
Auckland
Dunedin 
Wellington
Hamilton
Auckland
Dunedin
1 2 3 4
P W D L F Pts


B 10 22 42 6
Jul 20 21 26 27 31
Australia
Nigeria
Canada
Australia
Canada
Ireland
Ireland
Canada
Ireland
Nigeria
Australia
Nigeria
Sydney (FS)
Melbourne
Perth
Brisbane
Melbourne
Brisbane
1 2 3 4
P W D L F A Pts

C  7 36 77 11
Jul 21 22 26 31
Spain
Zambia
Japan
Spain
Japan
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Japan
Costa Rica
Zambia
Spain
Zambia
Wellington
Hamilton
Dunedin
Auckland
Wellington
Hamilton
1 2 3 4
P W D L F A Pts

D 4 53 15 13
Jul / Aug 22 28 1
England
Denmark
England
China
Haiti
China
Haiti
China
Denmark
Haiti
Denmark
England
Brisbane
Perth
Sydney (FS)
Adelaide
Perth
Adelaide
1 2 3 4
P W D L F A Pts
 
E 1 33 8 21
Jul / Aug  22 23 27 1
USA
Netherlands
USA
Portugal
Portugal
Vietnam
Vietnam
Portugal
Netherlands
Vietnam
USA
Netherlands
Auckland
Dunedin
Wellington
Hamilton
Auckland
Dunedin
1 2 3 4
P W D L F A Pts

F 5 43 9 52
Jul / Aug 23 24 29 2
France
Brazil
France
Panama
Panama
Jamaica
Jamaica
Panama
Brazil
Jamaica
France
Brazil
Sydney (FS)
Adelaide
Brisbane
Perth
Sydney (FS)
Melbourne
1 2 3 4
P W D L F A Pts

G 3 54 16 28
Jul / Aug 23 24 28 29 2
Sweden
Italy
Argentina
Sweden
South Africa
Argentina
Wellington
Auckland
Dunedin
Wellington
Wellington
Hamilton
South Africa
Argentina
South Africa
Italy
Italy
Sweden
1 2 3 4
P W D L F A Pts

H 2 73 26 17
Jul / Aug 24 25 30 3
Germany
Colombia
South Korea
Germany
South Korea
Morocco
Melbourne
Sydney (FS)
Adelaide
Sydney (FS)
Brisbane
Perth
Morocco
S. Korea
Morocco
Colombia
Germany
Colombia
1 2 3 4
P W D L F A Pts

8
11


FIFA rank (Mar 2023)


Top two from each group progress to knockout stage
If scores level after 90 minutes, knockout stage matches go into extra-time. Matches remaining level decided on penalties

Second stage
Aug
5 A1 C2
6 E1 G2
5 C1 A2
6 G1 E2

Quarter-finals
Aug 11 Wellington
Semi-final
Aug 15 Auckland

Second stage
Aug 
7 B1 D2 Sydney (SA)
8 F1 H2 Adelaide
7 D1 B2 Brisbane
7 H1 F2 Melbourne

Quarter-finals
Aug 12 Brisbane
Aug 12 Sydney (SA)
Semi-final
Aug 16 Sydney (SA)

FINAL
Aug 20 Sydney, Stadium Australia

Third-place play-off
Aug 19 Brisbane, Lang Park


AUSTRALIA: WORLD CUP RECORD W7 D6 L13
The Matildas harbour title ambitions after beating European champions England in April

Source: FIFA
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