The FIFA Women’s World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the quadrennial international association football championship contested by women’s national teams and organised by FIFA.
The tournament is jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, and is taking place from 20 July to 20 August 2023.
It is the first FIFA Women’s World Cup to have more than one host nation, and also the first World Cup to be held across multiple confederations, as Australia is in the Asian confederation, while New Zealand is in the Oceanian confederation.
32 teams will compete in the tournament, which is an increase from the 24 teams that competed in the 2019 tournament.
The opening match will be contested between New Zealand and Norway at Eden Park, Auckland, on 20 July 2023. The final will take place on 20 August 2023 at Sydney Olympic Stadium in Australia.
The defending champions are the United States, who have won the previous two (2015 and 2019) tournaments.
Host cities for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup:
- Australia: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
- New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Wellington