The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will start on July 20, and conclude on August 20. The ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. 

It will be for the first time that the FIFA Women’s World Cup will be hosted in more than one country, and also the first senior World Cup to be staged across multiple confederations, as Australia is in the Asian Confederation, while New Zealand is in the Oceania Confederation.

Furthermore, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will see 32 teams compete in the quadrennial event for the first time since its inception in 1991. FIFA decided to expand the marquee women’s tournament from the previous 24 teams to 32 nations.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup will replicate the same format used for the men’s event from 1998 to 2022.

As per the format, 32 teams have been divided into eight groups of four teams each. Each team will play the other side in their group once in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Round of 16.

The knockout rounds also include four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 final to be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney on August 20.

A total of 64 matches will be played across 10 venues in Australia and New Zealand.

Eden Park, Stadium Australia, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Wellington Regional Stadium, FMG Stadium Waikato, Brisbane Football Stadium, Perth Rectangular Stadium, Sydney Football Stadium and Hindmarsh Stadium are the selected venues to host FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 matches.

The United States are the defending champions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, having defeated Netherlands 2-0 in the 2019 final. They are also the most successful team in the tournament’s history with four titles.

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 groups and teams

Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland

Group B: Australia, Canada, Nigeria, Republic of Ireland

Group C: Costa Rica, Japan, Spain, Zambia 

Group D: China, Denmark, England, Haiti

Group E: Netherlands, Portugal, United States, Vietnam

Group F: Brazil, France, Jamaica, Panama

Group G: Argentina, Italy, South Africa, Sweden

Group H: Colombia, Germany, South Korea, Morocco

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 schedule and India match times

All times are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date

Match

Time (IST)

Venue

Thursday, July 20

New Zealand vs Norway

12:30 PM

Eden Park, Auckland

Thursday, July 20

Australia vs Republic of Ireland 

3:30 PM

Stadium Australia, Sydney

Friday, July 21

Nigeria vs Canada

8:00 AM

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Friday, July 21

Philippines vs Switzerland

10:30 AM

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Friday, July 21

Spain vs Costa Rica

1:00 PM

Wellington Regional Stadium

Saturday, July 22

United States vs Vietnam

6:30 AM

Eden Park, Auckland

Saturday, July 22

Zambia vs Japan

12:30 PM

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Saturday, July 22

England vs Haiti

3:00 PM

Brisbane Football Stadium 

Saturday, July 22

Denmark vs China

5:30 PM

Perth Rectangular Stadium

Sunday, July 23

Sweden vs South Africa

10:30 AM

Wellington Regional Stadium

Sunday, July 23

Netherlands vs Portugal

1:00 PM

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Sunday, July 23

France vs Jamaica

3:30 PM

Sydney Football Stadium

Monday, July 24

Italy vs Argentina 

11:30 AM

Eden Park, Auckland

Monday, July 24

Germany vs Morocco

2:00 PM

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Monday, July 24

Brazil vs Panama

4:30 PM

Hindmarsh Stadium

Tuesday, July 25

Columbia vs South Korea

7:30 AM

Sydney Football Stadium

Tuesday, July 25

New Zealand vs Philippines

11:00 AM

Wellington Regional Stadium

Tuesday, July 25

Switzerland vs Norway

1:30 PM

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Wednesday, July 26

Japan vs Costa Rica

10:30 AM

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Wednesday, July 26

Spain vs Zambia

1:00 PM

Eden Park, Auckland

Wednesday, July 26

Canada vs Republic of Ireland

5:30 PM

Perth Rectangular Stadium

Thursday, July 27

United States vs Netherlands

6:30 AM

Wellington Regional Stadium

Thursday, July 27

Portugal vs Vietnam

1:00 PM

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Thursday, July 27

Australia vs Nigeria

3:00 PM

Brisbane Football Stadium

Friday, July 28

Argentina vs South Africa

5:30 AM

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Friday, July 28

England vs Denmark 

2:00 PM

Sydney Football Stadium

Friday, July 28

China vs Haiti

4:30 PM

Hindmarsh Stadium

Saturday, July 29

Sweden vs Italy

1:00 PM

Wellington Regional Stadium

Saturday, July 29

France vs Brazil

3:30 PM

Brisbane Football Stadium

Saturday, July 29

Panama vs Jamaica

6:00 PM

Perth Rectangular Stadium

Sunday, July 30

South Korea vs Morocco

10:00 AM

Hindmarsh Stadium

Sunday, July 30

Norway vs Philippines

12:30 PM

Eden Park, Auckland

Sunday, July 30

Switzerland vs New Zealand

12:30 PM

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Sunday, July 30

Germany vs Colombia

3:00 PM

Sydney Football Stadium

Monday, July 31

Japan vs Spain

12:30 PM

Wellington Regional Stadium

Monday, July 31

Costa Rica vs Zambia

12:30 PM

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Monday, July 31

Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria

3:30 PM

Brisbane Football Stadium

Monday, July 31

Canada vs Australia

3:30 PM

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Tuesday, August 1

Vietnam vs Netherlands

12:30 PM

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Tuesday, August 1

Portugal vs United States

12:30 PM

Eden Park, Auckland

Tuesday, August 1

China vs England

4:30 PM

Hindmarsh Stadium

Tuesday, August 1

Haiti vs Denmark

4:30 PM

Perth Rectangular Stadium

Wednesday, August 2

Argentina vs Sweden

12:30 PM

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Wednesday, August 2

South Africa vs Italy

12:30 PM

Wellington Regional Stadium

Wednesday, August 2

Panama vs France

3:30 PM

Sydney Football Stadium

Wednesday, August 2

Jamaica vs Brazil

3:30 PM

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Thursday, August 3

Morocco vs Colombia

3:30 PM

Perth Rectangular Stadium

Thursday, August 3

South Korea vs Germany

3:30 PM

Brisbane Football Stadium

Saturday, August 5

Group A Winner v Group C Runner-up

10:30 AM

Eden Park, Auckland

Saturday, August 5

Group C Winner v Group A Runner-up

1:30 PM

Wellington Regional Stadium

Sunday, August 6

Group E Winner v Group G Runner-up

7:30 AM

Sydney Football Stadium

Sunday, August 6

Group G Winner v Group E Runner-up

2:30 PM

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Monday, August 7

Group D Winner v Group B Runner-up

1:00 PM

Brisbane Football Stadium

Monday, August 7

Group B Winner v Group D Runner-up

4:00 PM

Stadium Australia, Sydney

Tuesday, August 8

Group H Winner v Group F Runner-up

1:30 PM

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Tuesday, August 8

Group F Winner v Group H Runner-up

4:30 PM

Hindmarsh Stadium

Friday, August 11

Quarter-final 1

6:30 AM

Wellington Regional Stadium

Friday, August 11

Quarter-final 2

1:00 PM

Eden Park, Auckland

Saturday, August 12

Quarter-final 3

12:30 PM

Brisbane Football Stadium

Saturday, August 12

Quarter-final 4

4:00 PM

Stadium Australia

Tuesday, August 15

Semi-final 1

1:30 PM

Eden Park, Auckland

Wednesday, August 16

Semi-final 2

3:30 PM

Stadium Australia, Sydney

Saturday, August 19

Third-place playoff

1:30 PM

Brisbane Football Stadium

Sunday, August 20

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 final

3:30 PM

Stadium Australia, Sydney

Where to watch FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 live in India?

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 will be telecast live on DD Sports TV channel in India.

Live streaming of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.

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