THE FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FOOTBALL COMPETITION COMMENCES TODAY.

By. Penninah Nalubega

The women’s world cup 2023 takes place today July 20 2023 in Australia and New Zealand. This year’s tournament is the first-ever to be co-hosted Women’s World Cup tournament. The finals will take place on August 20 in Sydney at the Accor Stadium.

The women’s World Cup will feature 32 teams competing in eight groups; England drawn in Group D; Republic of Ireland placed in Group B alongside hosts Australia
Jill Ellis coached team USA to victory at the 2019 tournament making them the defending champions. The USA team is looking to become the first team in the competition’s history to win the tournament three times in a row.

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. Australia, New Zealand , China, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Canada, Costa Rica ,Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, United States,
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Haiti, Portugal and Panama qualified for the final three places after winning in their respective groups at the inter-confederation play-off tournament in February.

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
Haiti
Denmark
China

Group E
USA
Vietnam
The Netherlands
Portugal

A
France
Jamaica
Brazil
Panama
Group G
Sweden
South Africa
Italy
Argentina

Group H
Germany
Morocco
Columbia
Korea Republic

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 5-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 semifinals 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.

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