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This summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup marks many firsts: it will be the first time the global soccer tournament will be hosted by two countries, and also the first time that it will be staged in the southern hemisphere—where it’s currently winter. Since the inaugural matches in 1991, when only 12 national teams competed, the Women’s World Cup has grown into one of the most anticipated sports events worldwide, with countries fielding their best female soccer athletes every four years. Thus far, teams from only four nations—Germany, Japan, Norway, and the U.S.—have emerged as champions. For the first time in its history, the FIFA Women’s World Cup will be co-hosted by two countries: Australia and New Zealand. Sixty-four matches will be staged across 10 stadiums over the course of 32 days. The tournament kicks off on July 20 at Eden Park in Auckland, with co-host New Zealand up against Norway in the opening match. The final is set to be played on Aug. 20 at Stadium Australia in Sydney. The top teams from every region—as determined by confederation tournaments and inter-continental qualifier playoffs, which ended in February—join the hosts (who qualified automatically) at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Haiti, Morocco, Panama, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Vietnam, and Zambia will be competing in the Women’s World Cup for the first time. This will be the Philippines’ first men’s or women’s FIFA World Cup tournament. Here is the full list of participants: • Argentina • Australi...

Five-time African player of the year Oshoala says the funds going straight to players rather than federations is a major step forward. "I'm happy things are beginning to change and players don't have to be dependent on their federations for income from World Cup appearances alone," she told BBC Sport Africa. "It really is interesting to see such development because it will serve as a motivation to the players." Reigning African champions South Africa are joined by Nigeria, who have been ever-presents at the event, plus Morocco and Zambia at this year's tournament co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The minimum $30,000 in direct prize money is more than twice the average salary of $14,000 for paid players surveyed in FIFA's 2022 benchmarking report. With a lack of sponsorship, investment and a growing number of struggling clubs on the continent, many Africa-based footballers often rely on earnings from the national teams. Africa's most successful national side, Nigeria's women's team - the Super Falcons - have been in the public eye previously after protests by players relating to unpaid bonuses and allowances at continental and global tournaments. At the 2019 Women's World Cup in France, the Nigeria players threatened a sit-in protest over unpaid salaries and bonuses after their last-16 elimination by Germany. But Oshoala, who made scoring appearances at the 2015 and 2019 World Cup tournaments, is confident the latest Fifa distribution model, which has been endorsed by...

USA TODAY The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup — the ninth edition of the international soccer tournament — will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The group stage kicks off on July 20 and will run through Aug. 3. The Round of 16 will be held Aug. 5-8, quarterfinals on Aug. 11-12, semifinals on Aug. 15-16, third-place game on Aug. 19 and the final on Aug. 20. The United States enters the tournament as two-time defending champions and looking to become the first team — men's or women's — to win three consecutive World Cups. The U.S. owns four women's World Cup titles; Germany is the next-closest team with two tournament wins. Where will the Women's World Cup be held? Australia and New Zealand are hosting a World Cup — men's or women's — for the first time. In Australia, Adelaide (Hindmarsh Stadium), Brisbane (Lang Park), Melbourne (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), Perth (Perth Rectangular Stadium) and Sydney (Stadium Australia and Sydney Football Stadium) will host games. In New Zealand, Auckland (Eden Park), Dunedin (Forsyth Barr Stadium), Hamilton (Waikato Stadium) and Wellington (Wellington Regional Stadium) will host games. The final will be held in Sydney at Stadium Australia. How many teams are in the Women's World Cup? A total of 32 teams will compete in the 2023 World Cup. This is the first time the women's tournament will feature 32 teams, with the field increasing from the 24 that competed at the 2019 Women's World Cup. How to watch the 2023 Women's World C...

Play-off draw Round 1 (6 October) Scotland vs Austria Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Portugal vs Belgium Round 2 (11 October) Portugal / Belgium vs Iceland Scotland / Austria vs Republic of Ireland Switzerland vs Wales / Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bosnia & Herzegovina and Wales are in their first play-off for a final tournament. • Austria, Belgium, Iceland, Ireland and Portugal are also aiming for World Cup debuts. • Scotland qualified in 2019; Switzerland in 2015. In the play-offs, the three best qualifying group stage runners-up (based on results against the sides ranked first, third, fourth and fifth in their section) have been seeded directly to round 2 of the play-offs (Switzerland, Iceland and Ireland). The six remaining runners-up contest three single-leg play-offs in round 1. The three winners from round 1 and the three teams entering directly in round 2 will then compete in single-leg play-offs. The two play-off winners with the highest ranking (based on results in the qualifying group stage against the sides ranked first, third, fourth and fifth in their section, and round 2 play-offs) will qualify for the finals from 20 July to 20 August 2023 in Australia and New Zealand. The remaining play-off winner will compete in the inter-confederation play-offs. All play-offs level after 90 minutes will go to extra time, and if necessary a penalty shoot-out. How the play-off winner ranking is decided To determine the ranking of the play-off winners, the results of the round...

The 2023 Women’s World Cup group stage will whittle the field for the tournament down from 32 teams to 16, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout phase. The co-hosts will take part in the first two games of the tournament, with New Zealand facing Norway and Australia taking on Ireland in the early-morning hours of July 20 in the United States. Those games will kick off a 15-day period during which there will be between two and four games every day. Kickoff times will vary depending where you are in the United States but in general, games will begin at various times between the late night and early morning. If teams are tied on points, goal difference is the first tiebreaker followed by goals scored. After that, it will go to head-to-head results between the teams that are tied, followed by goal difference between the teams that are tied and then total goals between the teams that are tied. If teams are still tied, then it will go to a tiebreaker based on the number of yellow and red cards each team received and then, finally, to drawing of lots. Here is how the 2023 World Cup group stage will shape up, with kickoff times and English-language TV information. Group A Team W D L GF GA GD Points New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group A schedule (all times ET) July 20: New Zealand vs Norway, 3 a.m. on Fox July 21: Philippines vs Switzerland, 1 a.m. on FS1 July 25: New Zealand vs Philippine...