Kicking off tomorrow in Australia & New Zealand, the 2023 Women's World Cup will feature 32 teams competing over the course of the next month with the final scheduled August 20th in Sydney, Australia. With 9 host sites stretching from Auckland, NZ to Perth, AU, this is a first time hosting the World Cup for both Australia & Oceania.
Haiti, Morocco, Panama, the Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Vietnam and Zambia will be making their World Cup debuts thanks in part to FIFA expanding the tournament from 24 to 32 teams.
Here is an interesting team-by-team preview courtesy of ESPN. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37899302/2023-womens-world-cup-32-team-preview-stats
The United States, back-to-back WC winners in 2015 & 2019 are seeking to become the first to achieve a 3-peat. Although ranked #1 by FIFA coming into the tournament, the U.S. are beset by key injuries and a side that has looked to be out of their best form as of late. At least a half dozen other quality teams, including England, Spain, France, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands will also have something to say.
Some matches will be kicking off at the wee hours of the morning here in North America.
WWC tv schedule: https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2023-07-19/womens-world-cup-2023-schedule-start-times-tv
Haiti, Morocco, Panama, the Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Vietnam and Zambia will be making their World Cup debuts thanks in part to FIFA expanding the tournament from 24 to 32 teams.
Here is an interesting team-by-team preview courtesy of ESPN. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37899302/2023-womens-world-cup-32-team-preview-stats
The United States, back-to-back WC winners in 2015 & 2019 are seeking to become the first to achieve a 3-peat. Although ranked #1 by FIFA coming into the tournament, the U.S. are beset by key injuries and a side that has looked to be out of their best form as of late. At least a half dozen other quality teams, including England, Spain, France, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands will also have something to say.
Some matches will be kicking off at the wee hours of the morning here in North America.
WWC tv schedule: https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2023-07-19/womens-world-cup-2023-schedule-start-times-tv