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England and Republic of Ireland are in action at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Here’s all you need to know as the tournament progresses.

When and where is the 2023 Women’s World Cup?

This year’s tournament is taking place in Australia and New Zealand, making it the first-ever co-hosted Women’s World Cup.

The tournament began on July 20, with the final taking place on August 20 in Sydney at the Accor Stadium.

The USA are the defending champions and are looking to become the first team in the competition’s history to win the tournament three times in a row.

Who qualified?

Image: 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.

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Australia (co-hosts)
New Zealand (co-hosts)
China (AFC)
Japan (AFC)
Philippines (AFC)
South Korea (AFC)
Vietnam (AFC)
Morocco (CAF)
Nigeria (CAF)
South Africa (CAF)
Zambia (CAF)
Canada (CONCACAF)
Costa Rica (CONCACAF)
Haiti (CONCACAF)
Jamaica (CONCACAF)
Panama (CONCACAF)
United States (CONCACAF)
Argentina (CONMEBOL)
Brazil (CONMEBOL)
Colombia (CONMEBOL)
Denmark (UEFA)
England (UEFA)
France (UEFA)
Germany (UEFA)
Italy (UEFA)
Netherlands (UEFA)
Norway (UEFA)
Portugal (UEFA)
Republic of Ireland (UEFA)
Spain (UEFA)
Sweden (UEFA)
Switzerland (UEFA)

Haiti, Portugal and Panama qualified for the final three places after winning their respective groups at the inter-confederation play-off tournament in February.

Draw confirmation

Image: The United States are the defending Women's World Cup champions

The 32 teams are 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

Group F
France
Jamaica
Brazil
Panama

Group G
Sweden
South Africa
Italy
Argentina

Group H
Germany
Morocco
Columbia
Korea Republic

What is the schedule?

The group stages began on July 20, 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 August 5 to 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 semi-final 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.

World Cup fixtures and schedule

All times UK BST

July 20

Group A: New Zealand 1-0 Norway
Group B: Australia 1-0 Republic of Ireland

July 21

Group B: Nigeria vs Canada (3.30am)
Group A: Philippines vs Switzlerland (6am)
Group C: Spain vs Costa Rica (8.30am)

July 22

Group E: USA vs Vietnam (2am)
Group C: Zambia vs Japan (8am)
Group D: England vs Haiti (10.30am)
Group D: Denmark vs China (1pm)

July 23

Group G: Sweden vs South Africa (6am)
Group E: Netherlands vs Portugal (8.30am)
Group F: France vs Jamaica (11am)

July 24

Group G: Italy vs Argentina (7am)
Group H: Germany vs Morocco (9.30am)
Group F: Brazil vs Panama (12pm)

July 25

Group H: Colombia vs South Korea (3am)
Group A: New Zealand vs Philippines (6.30am)
Group A: Switzerland vs Norway (9am)

July 26

Group C: Japan vs Costa Rica (6am)
Group C: Spain vs Zambia (8.30am)
Group B: Canada vs Republic of Ireland (1pm)

July 27

Group E: USA vs Netherlands (2am)
Group E: Portugal vs Vietnam (8.30am)
Group B: Australia vs Nigeria (11am)

July 28

Group G: Argentina vs South Africa (1am)
Group D: England vs Denmark (9.30am)
Group D: China vs Haiti (12pm)

July 29

Group G: Sweden vs Italy (8.30am)
Group F: France vs Brazil (11am)
Group F: Panama vs Jamaica (1.30pm)

July 30

Group H: South Korea vs Morocco (5.30am)
Group H: Germany vs Colombia (10.30am)
Group A: Norway vs Philippines (8am)
Group A: Switzerland vs New Zealand (8am)

July 31

Group C: Japan vs Spain (8am)
Group C: Costa Rica vs Zambia (8am)
Group B: Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria (11am)
Group B: Canada vs Australia (11am)

August 1

Group E: Vietnam vs Netherlands (8am)
Group E: Portugal vs USA (8am)
Group D: China vs England (12pm)
Group D: Haiti vs Denmark (12pm)

August 2

Group G: Argentina vs Sweden (8am)
Group G: South Africa vs Italy (8am)
Group F: Panama vs France (11am)
Group F: Jamaica vs Brazil (11am)

August 3

Group H: Morocco vs Colombia (11am)
Group H: South Korea vs Germany (11am)

Round of 16

August 5

Group A winner vs Group C runner-up (5am)
Group C winner vs Group A runner-up (8am)

August 6

Group E winner vs Group G runner-up (3am)
Group G winner vs Group E runner-up (10am)

August 7

Group B winner vs Group D runner-up (11.30am)
Group D winner vs Group B runner-up (8.30am)

August 8

Group H winner vs Group F runner-up (9am)
Group F winner vs Group H runner-up (12pm)

Quarter-finals

August 11

QF1: Group A winner/Group C runner-up vs Group E winner/Group G runner-up (2am)
QF2: Group C winner/Group A runner-up vs Group G winner/Group E runner-up (8.30am)

August 12

QF3: Group B winner/Group D runner-up vs Group F winner/Group H runner-up (8am)
QF4: Group D winner/Group B runner-up vs Group H winner/Group F runner-up (11.30am)

Semi-finals

August 15

SF1: Winner of Quarter Final 1 vs Winner of Quarter Final 2 (8am)

August 16

SF2: Winner of Quarter Final 3 vs Winner of Quarter Final 4 (11am)

Third Place Match

August 19

Loser of Semi-final 1 vs Loser of Semi-final 2 (9am)

Final

August 20

Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2 (11am)

What are the venues?

Image: Sydney's Accor Stadium will host the Women's World Cup 2023 final

There are nine host cities, five in Australia and four in New Zealand:

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Australia

Sydney – Accor Stadium and Allianz Stadium
Brisbane – Suncorp Stadium
Melbourne – AAMI Park
Perth – HBF Park
Adelaide – Hindmarsh Stadium

New Zealand

Auckland – Eden Park
Wellington – Sky Stadium
Dunedin – Forsyth Barr Stadium
Hamilton – Waikato Stadium

Women’s World Cup kits: England, ROI and USA among released kits

Image: Women's World Cup 2023 kits (credits: Nike/adidas)

With less than 100 days until the start of the Women’s World Cup, teams including England, the Republic of Ireland and the USA have all revealed their new kits.

There are also eye-catching away kits for the likes of Japan, Spain and Colombia, with more still to come as we draw closer to the start of the tournament.