2023 FIFA Women Cup

2023 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 women's football championship contested
by women's national teams and organised by FIFA. The tournament, which is taking
place from 20 July to 20 August 2023, is jointly hosted by Australia and New
Zealand.[1][2]
It is the first FIFA Women's World Cup with more than one host nation, as well as 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. In addition, this
tournament is the first to feature the expanded format of 32 teams from the previous
24, replicating the same format used for the men's World Cup from 1998 to 2022.[1]
The opening match was contested between New Zealand and Norway at Eden
Park in Auckland on 20 July 2023. The final will take place on 20 August 2023
at Stadium Australia in Sydney.[3] The United States are the two-time defending
champions, having won the previous editions in 2015 and 2019.[4]
Of the eight debutants, Morocco became the sole debutant to advance to the Round
of 16 for the first time.
Overview[edit]
The FIFA Women's World Cup is a professional association football tournament
contested by senior women's national football teams, organised by FIFA.[5] The
tournament, held every four years and one year after the men's World Cup, was first
played in 1991 in China, and has since been expanded to 32 teams following the
2023 edition. The tournament is contested with eight round-robin groups followed by
a knockout round for 16 teams. The defending champions are the United States,
who defeated the Netherlands 2–0 in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
final.[6][7] The event is scheduled to take place over a period of a month, from 20 July
to 20 August in Australia and New Zealand. This Women's World Cup is the first co-
hosted tournament, and also the first seniors World Cup to be held across multiple
confederations. In addition, it is the first seniors tournament to be held in Oceania,
the first Women's World Cup in the Southern Hemisphere, and the third to be held in
the Asia-Pacific region.
Schedule[edit]
The match schedule was announced by FIFA on 1 December 2021,[8][9] with kick-off
times confirmed on 24 October 2022, two days after the final draw.[10][11]
The opening match of the tournament, with co-hosts New Zealand vs. Norway,
was played on 20 July at Eden Park. The inaugural match in Australia, with co-hosts
Australia vs. Republic of Ireland, took place on the same day at Stadium Australia,
after a venue change due to strong ticketing demand.[12]
The group stage fixtures are split between the co-hosts, with New Zealand hosting
Groups A, C, E and G, and Australia for Groups B, D, F and H.[13] The third-place
match will be played at Lang Park on 19 August, with the final to be played at
Stadium Australia on 20 August.[13]
Prize money[edit]
In June 2023, FIFA announced the prizes for all participating nations. This edition's
total prize pool is US$110 million, US$80 million greater than the prize pool of
the previous tournament.[14]
At previous tournaments, as well as in the men's competition, FIFA have paid total
prize money to the national associations, but for the 2023 Women's World Cup will
give prize payments directly to players as well as the associations. This came as a
result of reports in the women's game that a number of national associations were
withholding competition prize money from players and/or not paying them at all. [14] In
March 2023, global player union FIFPRO sent a letter signed by players from around
the world to FIFA, challenging FIFA to make prize money in the men's and women's
tournaments equal and to ensure at least 30% of prize money in the women's
tournament made it to the players. While FIFA did not match the prize money of the
men's tournament, it did significantly increase it, with more than half set to be paid to
players directly.[15]
Just before the tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced that the
player payments would still be paid to the associations, and that FIFA planned to
audit the associations to make sure the money got to the players. Football
administrator Lise Klaveness expressed concern over what she felt sounded like
reneging on the promise, both for the players and for FIFA's credibility. [16]
Amount (USD)
Place Teams
Per association Per player Total
Champions 1 $4,290,000 $270,000 $10,500,000
Runners-up 1 $3,015,000 $195,000 $7,500,000
Third place 1 $2,610,000 $180,000 $6,750,000
Fourth place 1 $2,455,000 $165,000 $6,250,000
5th–8th place (quarter-finals) 4 $2,180,000 $90,000 $17,000,000
9th–16th place (round of 16) 8 $1,870,000 $60,000 $26,000,000
17th–32nd place (group stage) 16 $1,560,000 $30,000 $36,000,000

Amount (USD)
Place Teams
Per association Per player Total
Total 32 $110,000,000
Host selection[edit]
Main articles: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bids and Australia–New Zealand 2023
FIFA Women's World Cup bid
Bidding began for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup on 19 February
2019.[17] Member associations interested in hosting the tournament had to submit a
declaration of interest by 15 March, and provide the completed bidding registration
by 16 April. However, FIFA revised the bidding timeline as the tournament expanded
to 32 teams on 31 July.[18] Other member associations interested in hosting the
tournament then had until 16 August to submit a declaration of interest, while the
completed bidding registration of new member associations and re-confirmation of
prior bidders was due by 2 September.[19]
Nine countries initially indicated interest in hosting the events: Argentina, Australia,
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, South Korea (with interest in a joint bid with North
Korea), New Zealand and South Africa.[20] Belgium expressed interest in hosting the
tournament following the new deadline but later dropped out, as did Bolivia, in
September 2019.[21][22] Australia and New Zealand later announced they would merge
their bids in a joint submission.[23] Brazil, Colombia, and Japan joined them in
submitting their bid books to FIFA by 13 December.[24] However, both Brazil and
Japan later withdrew their bids in June 2020 before the final voting.[25][26]
On 25 June 2020, Australia and New Zealand won the bid to host the Women's
World Cup.[27] The decision came after a vote by the FIFA Council, with the winning
bid earning 22 votes, while Colombia earned 13.[28] Neither country had previously
hosted a senior FIFA tournament. This will be the first Women's World Cup to be
hosted in multiple countries, and only the second World Cup tournament to do so,
following the 2002 FIFA World Cup, held in Japan and South Korea. It is also the first
FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first senior
FIFA tournament to be held in Oceania, and the first FIFA tournament to be hosted
across multiple confederations (with Australia in the AFC and New Zealand in
the OFC). Australia is the second association from the AFC to host the Women's
World Cup, after China in both 1991 and 2007.[29]
2023 FIFA WWC bidding
Bidding nation(s) Votes

Round 1
Australia & New Zealand 22
Colombia 13
Recused 2
Total votes 35
Majority required 18
Format[edit]
In July 2019, FIFA President Gianni Infantino proposed an expansion of the
Women's World Cup from 24 to 32 teams, starting with the 2023 edition, and
doubling the tournament's prize money.[30] The proposal came following the success
of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the prior edition of the tournament in
2015, which after increasing from 16 to 24 teams set an attendance record for all
FIFA competitions besides the men's FIFA World Cup.[31] Expanding the tournament
to allow eight additional participating teams gave more member associations a
greater opportunity to qualify for the final tournament. This fostered the growing
reach and professionalisation of the women's game.[32]
On 31 July, the FIFA Council unanimously decided to expand the tournament to 32
teams, featuring eight groups of four.[18]
The astounding success of this year's FIFA Women's World Cup in France made it
very clear that this is the time to keep the momentum going and take concrete steps
to foster the growth of women's football. I am glad to see this proposal becoming a
reality.
— FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.[18]

The tournament opens with a group stage consisting of eight groups of four teams,
with the top two teams progressing from each group to a knockout
tournament starting with a round of 16 teams. The number of games played overall
increases from 52 to 64. The tournament replicates the format of the men's FIFA
World Cup used between 1998 and 2022.[33]
Venues[edit]
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[Interactive fullscreen map]
Host cities and venues of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
• Australia • New Zealand

• 1 • 6
Adelaide Auckland
• 2 • 7
Brisbane Dunedin
• 3 • 8
Melbourne Hamilton
• 4 • 9
Perth Wellington
• 5
Sydney
Australia and New Zealand proposed 13 possible venues across 12 host cities for
the tournament in the bid book submitted to FIFA, suggesting a minimum of 10
stadiums be used—5 in each country.[34] The original proposal of the joint bid would
have seen the venues divided into three main travel hubs: South Hub, containing
Perth, Adelaide, Launceston and Melbourne; East Hub, containing Brisbane,
Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Launceston; and New Zealand Hub, containing
Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The Sydney Football
Stadium was the only new stadium, undergoing a major renovation during the bid
period, replacing the old football stadium on the same site and opening on 28 August
2022.[35]
The bid evaluation was released on 10 June 2020 by FIFA, which noted that the
majority of the stadiums listed in the bid meet FIFA's hosting requirements with
capacity, aside from Adelaide and Auckland, which did not meet the minimum
requirements capacity wise for stages of the competition proposed for.[36] Most
stadiums featured in the bid are planned to have minor renovations with new
floodlighting, pitch renovations,[37] in addition to gender-neutral changing rooms in
time for the tournament.[38]
On 31 March 2021, FIFA announced the final host city and venue selections. Five
cities and six stadiums are used in Australia, along with four cities and stadiums in
New Zealand. From the proposed venues, Newcastle and Launceston were not
selected in Australia and Christchurch was omitted in New Zealand. Eden
Park in Auckland hosted the opening game, with Stadium Australia in Sydney to host
the final match.[39][40] As a part of the branding, all cities will use native names
(Indigenous Australian and Māori in New Zealand) alongside their English names in
an effort to "reconcile and respect the original owners of the land".[41] They are:
Tarntanya (Adelaide), Meanjin (written as Meaanjin; Brisbane), Naarm (Melbourne),
Boorloo (Perth), Gadigal (Eastern Sydney; for Sydney Football Stadium), Wangal
(Western Sydney; for Stadium Australia), Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Ōtepoti
(Dunedin), Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), and Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington).[42]
Eden Park, Auckland hosted New Zealand's opening match; Stadium Australia,
Sydney hosted Australia's opening match (both group stages). Lang Park, Brisbane
will host the 3rd place match on 19 August; Stadium Australia will host the final
which will be held on 20 August.[43]
Australia New Zealand
Sydney Brisbane Auckland Wellington
Sydney Football Lang Wellington

Stadium Australia Park (Brisbane Eden Park
Stadium Regional Stadium
Stadium)
Capacity: 75,784[44 Capacity: 40,583[45 Capacity: 49,461[46 Capacity: 43,217[47 Capacity: 33,132[48
] ] ] ] ]
Melbourne Perth Adelaide Dunedin Hamilton

Melbourne Forsyth Barr
Perth Rectangular Hindmarsh
Rectangular Stadium (Dunedin Waikato Stadium
Stadium Stadium
Stadium Stadium)
Capacity: 27,706[49 Capacity: 18,727[50 Capacity: 13,557[51 Capacity: 25,947[52 Capacity: 18,009[53
] ] ] ] ]
Team base camps

Base camps will be used by the 32 national squads to stay and train before and
during the Women's World Cup tournament. FIFA announced the hotels and training
sites for the 29 qualified participating nations on 11 December 2022, with the
remaining 3 qualified teams selecting their base camps after the Play-off
Tournament.[54] FIFA later confirmed the last remaining three base camps for the
Play-off Tournament winners on 21 March 2023.[55] It will be the first Cup to have
dedicated base camps for the 32 participating nations.[56]
Team Hotel showTraining site
Teams[edit]
Qualification[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
FIFA's confederations organised their qualifications through continental
championships, with the exception of UEFA which organised its own qualifying
competition. Australia and New Zealand, as co-hosts, qualified automatically for the
tournament, leaving the remaining 207 FIFA member associations eligible to enter
qualification if they chose to do so. Australia competed at the 2022 AFC Women's
Asian Cup, whilst New Zealand did not enter the OFC Women's Nations Cup the
same year. The reigning Women's World Cup champions United States competed in
qualification through the CONCACAF W Championship.[57][58]
The Chadian and Pakistani football associations were suspended by FIFA, thus
excluding them from entering qualifications.[59] Rwanda, Sudan, DR Congo and São
Tomé and Príncipe entered qualification but withdrew later.[60][61][62][63] Kenya withdrew
before the second round of qualifiers.[64] North Korea and Turkmenistan withdrew
from the Women's Asian Cup qualifiers due to safety concerns and travel restrictions
related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[65] Iraq withdrew after the AFC draw.[66] Due to the
uncertainty of women's sport after the Taliban takeover of the
country, Afghanistan withdrew from qualification.[67] Due to COVID-19
pandemic outbreaks in their squads, Women's Asian Cup hosts India withdrew from
qualification.[68] American Samoa withdrew due to continuing difficulties related to the
pandemic.[69] Russia were disqualified from competing due to the Russian invasion of
Ukraine.[70]
The allocation of slots for each confederation was confirmed by the FIFA Council on
25 December 2020. The slots for the two host nations were taken directly from the
quotas allocated to their confederations.[71]
• AFC (Asia): 6 slots (including co-hosts Australia)

• CAF (Africa): 4 slots
• CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 4 slots
• CONMEBOL (South America): 3 slots
• OFC (Oceania): 1 slot (including co-hosts New Zealand)
• UEFA (Europe): 11 slots
• Inter-confederation play-off tournament: 3 slots
A ten-team play-off tournament decided the final three spots at the Women's World
Cup. The play-off slot allocation was as follows:[72][73]
• AFC (Asia): 2 slots

• CAF (Africa): 2 slots
• CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 2 slots
• CONMEBOL (South America): 2 slots
• OFC (Oceania): 1 slot
• UEFA (Europe): 1 slot
Of the 32 nations qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 20 countries
competed at the previous tournament in 2019. Haiti, Morocco, Panama,
the Philippines, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Vietnam and Zambia made their
debuts at the FIFA Women's World Cup. This World Cup is the first ever FIFA
tournament the Philippines play in. This is Panama's, Portugal's and Vietnam's first
ever FIFA women's competition, having only taken part in various FIFA men's
tournaments. Zambia made history as the first landlocked country in Africa to qualify
for a World Cup for either sex. Morocco became the first-ever Arab country to qualify
for the Women's World Cup, while the Republic of Ireland marked their first-ever
debut at any senior women's tournament. Denmark made their first appearance in 16
years after missing three consecutive tournaments, their last appearance being
in 2007. Costa Rica, Colombia and Switzerland returned to the tournament after
missing the previous one in 2019. Italy qualified for two consecutive women's World
Cups for the first time in their history, after three sporadic appearances in 1991, 1999
and 2019.[74][73] Africa will have four representatives for the first time in the
competition's history.[75]
Thailand, Cameroon, Chile, and Scotland, all of whom qualified for the 2019
Women’s World Cup, did not qualify for the 2023 tournament. Iceland was the
highest ranked team in the FIFA Women's World Rankings that failed to qualify,
ranked 16th at the time.[A] Zambia were the lowest ranked team to qualify, ranked
81st at the time.[76]
The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final
positions in the FIFA Women's World Ranking before the tournament were:[77]
AFC (6)
• Australia (10) (co-hosts)

• China (14)
• Japan (11)
• Philippines (46) (debut)
• South Korea (17)
• Vietnam (32) (debut)
CAF (4)
• Morocco (72) (debut)

• Nigeria (40)
• South Africa (54)
• Zambia (77) (debut)
CONCACAF (6)
• Canada (7)
• Costa Rica (36)
• Haiti (53) (debut)
• Jamaica (43)
• Panama (52) (debut)
• United States (1)
CONMEBOL (3)
• Argentina (28)
• Brazil (8)
• Colombia (25)
OFC (1)
• New Zealand (26) (co-hosts)

UEFA (12)
• Denmark (13)
• England (4)
• France (5)
• Germany (2)
• Italy (16)
• Netherlands (9)
• Norway (12)
• Portugal (21) (debut)
• Republic of Ireland (22) (debut)
• Spain (6)
• Sweden (3)
• Switzerland (20)
Team qualified
Team failed to qualify
Team withdrew or suspended
Did not enter
1. ^ North Korea, ranked 10th, withdrew from qualifications.
Squads[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squads
Each team had to provide to FIFA a preliminary squad of between 35 and 55
players, which FIFA did not publish. From the preliminary squad, each team had to
name a final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by 9 July
2023. Players in the final squad could be replaced by a player from the preliminary
squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first
match.[78]
Draw[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup seeding
The final draw took place at the Aotea Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, on 22
October 2022 at 19:30 NZDT (UTC+13), prior to the completion
of qualification.[79][80] The three winners of the inter-confederation play-off were not
known at the time of the draw.[81]
Retired American international and 2-time Women's World Cup champion Carli
Lloyd and CNN International sports presenter Amanda Davies conducted the draw.
Each confederation had a retired international representing them as a draw
assistant: Maia Jackman of New Zealand for the OFC and Julie Dolan of Australia
for the AFC alongside men's internationals Ian Wright of England for UEFA, Alexi
Lalas of the United States for CONCACAF, Geremi of Cameroon for the CAF and
2002 World Cup winner Gilberto Silva of Brazil for CONMEBOL. Snowboarding
Olympic gold medalist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand and 4-time swimming
Olympic gold medalist Cate Campbell of Australia also assisted the draw.[82]
For the draw, the 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on the FIFA
Women's World Rankings of 13 October 2022. Pot one contained both co-hosts New
Zealand and Australia (both automatically placed in positions A1 and B1,
respectively) along with the best six teams. Pot two contained the next best eight
teams, with the next best eight teams being allocated into the following pot (pot
three). Pot four contained the lowest ranked teams, along with the placeholders for
the three inter-confederation play-off winners. With the exception of UEFA, teams
from the same confederation could not be drawn in the same group. However, since
each inter-confederation play-off group contained multiple confederations, the
placeholders were identified by the seeded teams in their respective play-off
pathways to avoid any draw constraints. The draw started with pot one and ended
with pot four, with the team selected being allocated to the first available group
alphabetically. Pot 1 teams were automatically drawn to position 1 of each group,
with the following positions drawn for the remaining pots. The pots for the draws are
shown below.[83]
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Nigeria (45)
New Philippines (53)
Canada (7) Denmark (18)
Zealand (22) (co-hosts) South Africa (54)
Australia (13) (co- Netherlands (8) Switzerland (21)
hosts) Brazil (9) Republic of Morocco (76)
United States (1) Ireland (24) Zambia (81)
Japan (11)
Sweden (2) Colombia (27) Winner of Play-off
Norway (12)
Germany (3) Argentina (29) Group A[a]
Italy (14)
England (4) Vietnam (34) Winner of Play-off
China (15) Group B[b]
France (5) Costa Rica (37)
South Korea (17) Jamaica (43) Winner of Play-off
Spain (6)
Group C[c]
1. ^ The placeholder for the play-off Group A winners adhered to the geographical
constraints of a European team in the draw (based on the seeded team in the
group, Portugal). The Group A winner that eventually qualified was Portugal.
2. ^ The placeholder for the play-off Group B winners adhered to the geographical
constraints of a South American team in the draw (based on the seeded team in the
group, Chile). The Group B winner that eventually qualified was Haiti.
3. ^ The placeholder for the play-off Group C winners adhered to the geographical
constraints of an Asian and Oceanian team in the draw (based on the seeded teams in
the group, Chinese Taipei and Papua New Guinea, respectively). The Group C
winner that eventually qualified was Panama.
Officiating[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup officials
In January 2023, the FIFA Referees Committee announced the list of 33 referees, 55
assistant referees, and 19 video assistant referees (VAR) for the tournament. Of the
33 referees, FIFA included 2 each from Australia, Canada, South Korea, and the
United States.[84]
France's Stéphanie Frappart, Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda, and Yoshimi
Yamashita from Japan who became the first female referees to officiate the 2022
FIFA World Cup were among those selected for the Women's World Cup. They are
also joined by female assistant referees Neuza Back, Kathryn Nesbitt, and Karen
Díaz Medina, who also participated at the men's tournament. [84]
Heba Saadieh will become the first Palestinian and Arab female referee to officiate at
a World Cup of either gender. Firas Abu Hilal, secretary general of the Palestinian
Football Association labelled Saadia as "a role model for Palestinian women who
aspire to achieve success and greatness" and that she "has proven the ability of
Palestinian women to excel in any field".[85][86]
The VAR at the tournament will have the spoken explanations broadcast in the
stadium and on television as part of a year-long trial of the technique intended to
give more transparency to often-controversial decisions. Other sports with video
referees already use the measure, with FIFA also having implemented it at the 2022
FIFA Club World Cup and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[87]
Opening ceremonies[edit]
There were two opening ceremonies, one before each kick-off game in the two host
nations on 20 July 2023.[88] The first took place at Eden Park, Auckland, ahead of the
opening game of the competition between New Zealand and Norway. [89] The
ceremonies both featured indigenous welcomes, fireworks, dancing and live music,
before a moment of silence.[88] A few hours before the opening ceremony, a shooting
occurred in downtown Auckland during which three people, including the assailant,
were killed. A moment of silence was held for the attack victims.[90]
The Eden Park ceremony was noted to be very brief.[89] It began
with Māori and indigenous Australian artists;[89] colour and culture representing the
indigenous people featured in the ceremony, with a haka being performed as
well.[91] There was a dance with groups of dancers representing each nation
competing at the tournament, and a montage of star players from all the
participants.[89] To close the ceremony,[89] New Zealand singer Benee and Australian
singer Mallrat performed the tournament's official song, "Do It Again".[91]
At Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australian First Nations artists performed.[88]
Closing ceremonies[edit]
The tournament's closing ceremony will take place at Stadium Australia, Sydney, on
20 August 2023, ahead of the Final. The ceremony will feature Australian
singers Jessica Mauboy, Tones and I, Havana Brown, Bernard
Fanning, Gurrumul, Delta Goodrem and Baker Boy, the Australian Girls Choir,
the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, New Zealand
singer Kimbra, American rapper BIA and French-Senegalese singer-
songwriter Diarra Sylla.[citation needed]
Group stage[edit]
Competing countries were divided into eight groups of four teams (groups A to H).
Teams in each group play one another in a round-robin, with the top two teams
advancing to the knockout stage.[92]
showTie-breaking criteria for group play
Group A[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Team
Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
• v
• t
• e
1 Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5 Advance
2 Norway 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4 to knockout stage
3 New Zealand (H) 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4

4 Philippines 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
Source: FIFA
(H) Host
20 July 2023
19:00 UTC+12
New Zealand 1–0 Norway
Wilkinson 48' Report
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 42,137
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
21 July 2023
17:00 UTC+12
Philippines 0–2 Switzerland
Report • Bachmann 45' (pen.)
• Piubel 64'
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 13,711
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
25 July 2023
17:30 UTC+12
New Zealand 0–1 Philippines
Report • Bolden 24'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 32,357
Referee: Katia Itzel Garcia (Mexico)
25 July 2023
20:00 UTC+12
Switzerland 0–0 Norway
Report
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 10,769
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
30 July 2023
19:00 UTC+12
Switzerland 0–0 New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 25,947
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
30 July 2023
19:00 UTC+12
Norway 6–0 Philippines
• Román Haug 6', 17', 90+5' Report
• Graham Hansen 31'
• Barker 48' (o.g.)
• Reiten 53' (pen.)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 34,697
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
Group B[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Team
• v
• t
• e
1 Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance
2 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 to knockout stage
3 Canada 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4 Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Host
20 July 2023
20:00 UTC+10
Australia 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Catley 52' (pen.) Report
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
21 July 2023
12:30 UTC+10
Nigeria 0–0 Canada
Report
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 21,410
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
26 July 2023
20:00 UTC+8
Canada 2–1 Republic of Ireland
• Connolly 45+5' (o.g.) Report McCabe 4'
• Leon 53'
Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 17,065
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
27 July 2023
20:00 UTC+10
Australia 2–3 Nigeria
• Van Egmond 45+1' Report • Kanu 45+6'
• Kennedy 90+10' • Ohale 65'
• Oshoala 72'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 49,156
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
31 July 2023
20:00 UTC+10
Canada 0–4 Australia
Report • Raso 9', 39'
• Fowler 58'
• Catley 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 27,706
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
31 July 2023
20:00 UTC+10
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 24,884
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Group C[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Team
• v
• t
• e
1 Japan 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Advance

2 Spain 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 to knockout stage
3 Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4 Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
21 July 2023
19:30 UTC+12
Spain 3–0 Costa Rica
• Del Campo 21' (o.g.) Report
• Bonmatí 23'
• González 27'
Attendance: 22,966
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
22 July 2023
19:00 UTC+12
Zambia 0–5 Japan
Report • Miyazawa 43', 62'
• Mi. Tanaka 55'
• Endō 71'
• Ueki 90+11' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,111
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
26 July 2023
17:00 UTC+12
Japan 2–0 Costa Rica
• Naomoto 25' Report
• Fujino 27'
Attendance: 6,992
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
26 July 2023
19:30 UTC+12
Spain 5–0 Zambia
• Abelleira 9' Report
• Hermoso 13', 70'
• Redondo 69', 85'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
31 July 2023
19:00 UTC+12
Japan 4–0 Spain
• Miyazawa 12', 40' Report
• Ueki 29'
• Mi. Tanaka 82'
Attendance: 20,957
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
31 July 2023
19:00 UTC+12
Costa Rica 1–3 Zambia
Herrera 47' Report • Mweemba 3'
• B. Banda 31' (pen.)
• Kundananji 90+3'
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Group D[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Team
• v
• t
• e
1 England 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance
2 Denmark 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6 to knockout stage
3 China 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4 Haiti 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Source: FIFA
22 July 2023
19:30 UTC+10
England 1–0 Haiti
Stanway 29' (pen.) Report
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 44,369
Referee: Emikar Calderas Barrera (Venezuela)
22 July 2023
20:00 UTC+8
Denmark 1–0 China
Vangsgaard 90' Report
Attendance: 16,989
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
28 July 2023
18:30 UTC+10
England 1–0 Denmark
James 6' Report
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 40,439
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
28 July 2023
20:30 UTC+9:30
China 1–0 Haiti
Wang Shuang 74' (pen.) Report
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 12,675
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
1 August 2023
20:30 UTC+9:30
China 1–6 England
Wang Shuang 57' (pen.) Report • Russo 4'
• Hemp 26'
• James 41', 65'
• Kelly 77'
• Daly 84'
Attendance: 13,497
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
1 August 2023
19:00 UTC+8
Haiti 0–2 Denmark
Report • Harder 21' (pen.)
• Troelsgaard 90+10'
Attendance: 17,897
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Group E[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E
Team
• v
• t
• e
1 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Advance
2 United States 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 to knockout stage
3 Portugal 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
4 Vietnam 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source: FIFA
22 July 2023
13:00 UTC+12
United States 3–0 Vietnam
• Smith 14', 45+7' Report
• Horan 77'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 41,107
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
23 July 2023
19:30 UTC+12
Netherlands 1–0 Portugal
Van der Gragt 13' Report
Attendance: 11,991
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
27 July 2023
13:00 UTC+12
United States 1–1 Netherlands
Horan 62' Report Roord 17'
Attendance: 27,312
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
27 July 2023
19:30 UTC+12
Portugal 2–0 Vietnam
• Encarnação 7' Report
• Kika 21'
Attendance: 6,645
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
1 August 2023
19:00 UTC+12
Portugal 0–0 United States
Report
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 42,958
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
1 August 2023
19:00 UTC+12
Vietnam 0–7 Netherlands
Report • Martens 8'
• Snoeijs 11'
• Brugts 18', 57'
• Roord 23', 83'
• Van de Donk 45'
Attendance: 8,215
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Group F[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F
Team
• v
• t
• e
1 France 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Advance
2 Jamaica 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5 to knockout stage
3 Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4 Panama 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: FIFA
23 July 2023
20:00 UTC+10
France 0–0 Jamaica
Report
Attendance: 39,045
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
24 July 2023
20:30 UTC+9:30
Brazil 4–0 Panama
• Ary Borges 19', 39', 70' Report
• Bia Zaneratto 48'
Attendance: 13,142
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
29 July 2023
20:00 UTC+10
France 2–1 Brazil
• Le Sommer 17' Report Debinha 58'
• Renard 83'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 49,378
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
29 July 2023
20:30 UTC+8
Panama 0–1 Jamaica
Report A. Swaby 56'
Attendance: 15,987
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
2 August 2023
20:00 UTC+10
Panama 3–6 France
• Cox 2' Report • Lakrar 21'
• Pinzón 64' (pen.) • Diani 28', 37' (pen.), 52' (pen.)
• L. Cedeño 87' • Le Garrec 45+5'
• Bècho 90+10'
Attendance: 40,498
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
2 August 2023
20:00 UTC+10
Jamaica 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 27,638
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Group G[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group G
Team
• v
• t
• e
1 Sweden 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance
2 South Africa 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 to knockout stage
3 Italy 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4 Argentina 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
23 July 2023
17:00 UTC+12
Sweden 2–1 South Africa
•Rolfö 65' Report Magaia 48'
• Ilestedt 90'
Attendance: 18,317
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
24 July 2023
18:00 UTC+12
Italy 1–0 Argentina
Girelli 87' Report
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 30,889
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
28 July 2023
12:00 UTC+12
Argentina 2–2 South Africa
• Braun 74' Report • Motlhalo 30'
• Núñez 79' • Kgatlana 66'
Attendance: 8,834
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
29 July 2023
19:30 UTC+12
Sweden 5–0 Italy
•Ilestedt 39', 50' Report
• Rolfö 44'
• Blackstenius 45+1'
• Blomqvist 90+5'
Attendance: 29,143
2 August 2023
19:00 UTC+12
Argentina 0–2 Sweden
Report • Blomqvist 66'
• Rubensson 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,907
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
2 August 2023
19:00 UTC+12
South Africa 3–2 Italy
• Orsi 32' (o.g.) Report Caruso 11' (pen.), 74'
• Magaia 67'
• Kgatlana 90+2'
Attendance: 14,967
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
Group H[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group H
Team
• v
• t
• e
1 Colombia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance
2 Morocco 3 2 0 1 2 6 −4 6 to knockout stage
3 Germany 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4
4 South Korea 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
24 July 2023
18:30 UTC+10
Germany 6–0 Morocco
• Popp 11', 39' Report
•
Bühl 46'
• Aït El Haj 54' (o.g.)
• Redouani 79' (o.g.)
• Schüller 90'
Attendance: 27,256
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
25 July 2023
12:00 UTC+10
Colombia 2–0 South Korea
• Usme 30' (pen.) Report
• Caicedo 39'
Attendance: 24,323
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
30 July 2023
14:00 UTC+9:30
South Korea 0–1 Morocco
Report Jraïdi 6'
Attendance: 12,886
30 July 2023
19:30 UTC+10
Germany 1–2 Colombia
Popp 89' (pen.) Report • Caicedo 52'
• Vanegas 90+7'
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
3 August 2023
20:00 UTC+10
South Korea 1–1 Germany
Cho So-hyun 6' Report Popp 42'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 38,945
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
3 August 2023
18:00 UTC+8
Morocco 1–0 Colombia
Lahmari 45+4' Report
Attendance: 17,342
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
Knockout stage[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing
time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If the score is still
level after extra time, the winners will be determined by a penalty shoot-out.[92]
Bracket[edit]
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
5 August – Auckland
Switzerland
11 August – Wellington
Spain
Winner Match 49
6 August – Sydney
(Football)
Winner Match 51
Netherlands
South Africa
Winner Match 57
5 August – Wellington
Winner Match 58
Japan
Norway
Winner Match 50
6 August – Melbourne
Winner Match 52
Sweden
20 August – Sydney
(Australia)
United States
Winner Match 61
7 August – Sydney
(Australia)
Winner Match 62
Australia
12 August – Brisbane
Denmark
Winner Match 53
8 August – Adelaide
Winner Match 55
France
(Australia)
Morocco
Winner Match 59
Winner Match 60 Third place play-off
England
(Australia)
Nigeria
Winner Match 54 Loser Match 61
8 August – Melbourne
Winner Match 56 Loser Match 62
Colombia
Jamaica
Round of 16[edit]
5 August 2023
17:00 UTC+12
Switzerland Match 49 Spain
Report
Eden Park, Auckland
5 August 2023
20:00 UTC+12
Japan Match 50 Norway
Report
6 August 2023
12:00 UTC+10
Netherlands Match 51 South Africa
Report
6 August 2023
19:00 UTC+10
Sweden Match 52 United States
Report
7 August 2023
17:30 UTC+10
England Match 54 Nigeria
Report
Lang Park, Brisbane
7 August 2023
20:30 UTC+10
Australia Match 53 Denmark
Report
8 August 2023
18:00 UTC+10
Colombia Match 56 Jamaica
Report
8 August 2023
20:30 UTC+9:30
France Match 55 Morocco
Report
Quarter-finals[edit]
11 August 2023
13:00 UTC+12
Winner Match 49 Match 57 Winner Match 51
Report
11 August 2023
19:30 UTC+12
Report
Eden Park, Auckland
12 August 2023
17:00 UTC+10
Report
Lang Park, Brisbane
12 August 2023
20:30 UTC+10
Report
Semi-finals[edit]
15 August 2023
20:00 UTC+12
Report
Eden Park, Auckland
16 August 2023
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Third-place play-off[edit]
19 August 2023
18:00 UTC+10
Loser Match 61 Match 63 Loser Match 62
Report
Lang Park, Brisbane
Final[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final
20 August 2023
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Statistics[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
There have been 126 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per
match (as of 3 August 2023). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the
competition.
4 goals
• Alexandra Popp
• Hinata Miyazawa
3 goals
• Ary Borges
• Lauren James
• Kadidiatou Diani
• Jill Roord
• Sophie Román Haug
• Amanda Ilestedt
2 goals
• Steph Catley
• Hayley Raso
• Wang Shuang
• Linda Caicedo
• Arianna Caruso
• Mina Tanaka
• Riko Ueki
• Esmee Brugts
• Thembi Kgatlana
• Hildah Magaia
• Jennifer Hermoso
• Alba Redondo
• Rebecka Blomqvist
• Fridolina Rolfö
• Lindsey Horan
• Sophia Smith
1 goal
• Sophia Braun
• Romina Núñez
• Mary Fowler
• Alanna Kennedy
• Emily van Egmond
• Bia Zaneratto
• Debinha
• Adriana Leon
• Catalina Usme
• Manuela Vanegas
• Melissa Herrera
• Pernille Harder
• Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
• Amalie Vangsgaard
• Rachel Daly
• Lauren Hemp
• Chloe Kelly
• Alessia Russo
• Georgia Stanway
• Vicki Bècho
• Maëlle Lakrar
• Léa Le Garrec
• Eugénie Le Sommer
• Wendie Renard
• Klara Bühl
• Lea Schüller
• Cristiana Girelli
• Allyson Swaby
• Jun Endō
• Aoba Fujino
• Hikaru Naomoto
• Cho So-hyun
• Ibtissam Jraïdi
• Anissa Lahmari
• Daniëlle van de Donk
• Stefanie van der Gragt
• Lieke Martens
• Katja Snoeijs
• Hannah Wilkinson
• Uchenna Kanu
• Osinachi Ohale
• Asisat Oshoala
• Caroline Graham Hansen
• Guro Reiten
• Lineth Cedeño
• Marta Cox
• Yomira Pinzón
• Sarina Bolden
• Telma Encarnação
• Kika Nazareth
• Katie McCabe
• Linda Motlhalo
• Teresa Abelleira
• Aitana Bonmatí
• Esther González
• Stina Blackstenius
• Elin Rubensson
• Ramona Bachmann
• Seraina Piubel
• Barbra Banda
• Racheal Kundananji
• Lushomo Mweemba
1 own goal
• Valeria del Campo (against Spain)

• Benedetta Orsi (against South Africa)
• Hanane Aït El Haj (against Germany)
• Zineb Redouani (against Germany)
• Alicia Barker (against Norway)
• Megan Connolly (against Canada)
Source: ESPN
Assists[edit]
3 assists
• Lauren James
• Mina Tanaka
2 assists
• Caitlin Foord
• Jun Endō
• Stefanie van der Gragt
• Thembi Kgatlana
• Eva Navarro
• Jonna Andersson
• Sofia Jakobsson
1 assist
• Yamila Rodríguez
• Kyra Cooney-Cross
• Ary Borges
• Debinha
• Geyse
• Sophie Schmidt
• Jorelyn Carabalí
• Leicy Santos
• Valeria del Campo
• Mille Gejl
• Pernille Harder
• Jess Carter
• Laura Coombs
• Rachel Daly
• Alex Greenwood
• Selma Bacha
• Kadidiatou Diani
• Klara Bühl
• Kathrin Hendrich
• Svenja Huth
• Lisa Boattin
• Cristiana Girelli
• Trudi Carter
• Aoba Fujino
• Yui Hasegawa
• Hinata Miyazawa
• Miyabi Moriya
• Riko Ueki
• Lee Young-ju
• Hanane Aït El Haj
• Sakina Ouzraoui Diki
• Daniëlle van de Donk
• Dominique Janssen
• Lieke Martens
• Victoria Pelova
• Sherida Spitse
• Jacqui Hand
• Thea Bjelde
• Vilde Bøe Risa
• Guro Reiten
• Sara Eggesvik
• Lúcia Alves
• Telma Encarnação
• Hildah Magaia
• Jermaine Seoposenwe
• Ona Batlle
• Jennifer Hermoso
• Alexia Putellas
• Kosovare Asllani
• Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
• Rose Lavelle
• Alex Morgan
• Sophia Smith
• Barbra Banda
Source: ESPN
Discipline[edit]
A player will be automatically suspended for the next match for the following
offences:[92]
• Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious
offences)
• Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the
completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried
forward to any other future international matches)
The following suspensions will be served during the tournament:
Player Offence(s) Suspension
Deborah in Group B vs Canada (matchday 1; 21 Group B vs Australia (matchday 2;

Abiodun July) 27 July)
Catherine in Group C vs Japan (matchday 1; 22 Group C vs Spain (matchday 2; 26

Musonda July) July)
in Group F vs France (matchday 1; Group F vs Panama (matchday 2; 29

Khadija Shaw
23 July) July)
in Group G vs Italy (matchday 1; 24

Miriam July) Group G vs Sweden (matchday 3; 2
Mayorga in Group G vs South Africa (matchday August)
2; 28 July)
in Group G vs Sweden (matchday 1; 23

Kholosa July) Group G vs Italy (matchday 3; 2
Biyana in Group G vs Argentina (matchday 2; August)
28 July)
in Group D vs Haiti (matchday 2; 28 Group D vs England (matchday 3; 1

Zhang Rui August)
July)
in Group A vs Norway (matchday 3; 30 Suspension served outside

Sofia Harrison
July) tournament
in Group E vs Netherlands (matchday

2; 27 July)
Rose Lavelle Round of 16 vs Sweden (6 August)
in Group E vs Portugal (matchday 3; 1
August)
Player Offence(s) Suspension
in Group H vs South Korea (matchday

Manuela 2; 25 July)
Round of 16 vs Jamaica (8 August)
Vanegas in Group H vs Morocco (matchday 3; 3
August)
Marketing[edit]
Branding[edit]
The official emblem was jointly designed by Toronto-based studio Public Address
and Los Angeles-based Works Creative Agency and unveiled on 28 October 2021
during a live show. The emblem features a football encircled by 32 coloured squares,
reflecting the expanded field of the tournament, and the natural terrains of the two
host nations. The overall branding of the tournament will feature designs reflecting
the host nations' Indigenous peoples, created by Australian artist Chern'ee Sutton
and Maori artist Fiona Collis. Furthermore, the tournament's branding will also
incorporate the native names of all host cities. Alongside the emblem, the official
slogan of the tournament, "Beyond Greatness", reflects FIFA's goal for the event to
further expand the prominence of women's football, was also revealed. [93][94] The
names of the host cities in their native names (the local Indigenous
Australian languages and Māori in New Zealand) were used as part of the official
branding.[41]
Ticketing[edit]
Approximately 1.4 million tickets were sold or distributed by 19 July, setting a new
tournament record. Sluggish sales in New Zealand resulted in 20,000 free tickets
being issued by sponsor Xero.[95][96][97]
Merchandise[edit]
FIFA 23 features the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup mode; the video game update
was released on 27 June 2023, replicating the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
tournament and featuring the 32 qualified teams.[98][99]
Broadcasting rights[edit]
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasting rights
The 2023 Women's World Cup was the first Women's World Cup to have its
broadcasting rights sold as a standalone product rather than being packaged as a
bonus of purchasing broadcasting rights for the Men's World Cup. FIFA stated that
they saw "huge interest" in the separate bidding process and hoped for more
regional partners to sign on. FIFA set an aim to reach a global audience of 2 billion,
up from 1.12 billion at the previous edition in France.[100]
In October 2022, FIFA rejected multiple bids from various public and private
broadcasters for what it described as significantly under-priced bids, urging
broadcasters to bid more, saying it is what the women's game deserves.[101] Some
European broadcasters were concerned about the timezone difference affecting
viewership figures, something that was not an issue with the France-hosted 2019
Women's World Cup, while Gianni Infantino threatened a media blackout for
Europe's "big five" (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain) if they did not
offer more.[102] The issue was resolved by the middle of June, five weeks before the
tournament, with all territories having deals.[103] A deal between Japanese
broadcaster NHK and FIFA was announced for the last uncovered major market a
week before start of the tournament.[104]
Sponsorship[edit]
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Mascot[edit]
A mascot in Tazuni costume
The tournament's official mascot was unveiled on 19 October 2022. The mascot's
name is Tazuni, which is a portmanteau of the Tasman Sea and "Unity".[131] It
represents a little penguin (Eudyptula minor[131]), endemic to New Zealand — FIFA
incorrectly stated this penguin (E. minor) was endemic in Australia, where a closely
related species (Eudyptula novaehollandiae) was described as new and distinct in
2016.[132]
Match ball[edit]
Main article: Adidas OCEAUNZ
Adidas OCEAUNZ
On 24 January 2023, The word "OCEAUNZ" was unveiled as the official match
ball for the tournament by Adidas.[133]
OCEAUNZ's design is inspired by the unique natural landscapes of the two host
nations, with visuals nodding to the vast mountains of New Zealand and Australia's
connection with the Indian Ocean. Its name is a portmanteau based on the
tournament's geographical location: Oceania, Australia, and New
Zealand. OCEAUNZ features the same connected ball technology as was seen in
Qatar at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This provides precise ball data, which will be
made available to video assistant referees in real-time.[133] It was previously used at
the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Music[edit]
See also: List of FIFA Women's World Cup songs and anthems
There are several official songs for the 2023 Women's World Cup. The official theme
song, "Unity" by British DJ and music producer Kelly Lee Owens, was released on
28 October 2021 at the same time as the official emblem and slogan unveiling. [134] An
instrumental song with non-lyric vocals, it was played at halftime of every
match.[135] On 29 June 2023, the official song of the tournament, "Do It Again" by New
Zealand singer Benee and Australian singer Mallrat, and its lyric video were
released.[136][137] In July 2023, the "official walk-out track" for the matches at the
tournament was revealed to be "Bring It On" by Australian singer Tones and I,
American rapper BIA and French-Senegalese singer-songwriter Diarra Sylla.[138]
Other songs have been independently produced for the tournament. The Nike player
commercials "Let It Rip", depicting Megan Rapinoe as an All-American
Hero,[139][140][141] and "Like a Lioness", showcasing the England team, feature original
songs. The latter (also called "Like a Lioness") was performed by Ms Banks,[142] who
had previously performed the official anthem of the 2019 Women's World
Cup.[143] A supergroup of female artists, Hope FC, also released "Call Me a Lioness",
an anthemic song inspired by the England team (better known as the Lionesses).
Hope FC features British musicians including Melanie C, Self Esteem, Alex
Greenwood of Sports Team, Olivia Dean, Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice, and Shura (a
former youth player herself).[144][145][146]
Progressive actions[edit]
Indigenous flags and names[edit]
Football Australia CEO James Johnson indicated early on in planning that displaying
flags representing Indigenous Australians and Indigenous New Zealanders was
important to the host nations, and were discussing with FIFA whether this would be
permitted at the same time as they and others were discussing captain's
armbands.[147] A captain's armband highlighting rights for Indigenous peoples was
approved by FIFA in June 2023,[148] with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander flags (Australian Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Islander Flag), and New
Zealand Māori flag (Tino Rangatiratanga) approved in July 2023. The extended wait
for approval, especially after the armband decision had been announced, prompted
Football Australia to seek further clarification. FIFA permitted the relevant flags to be
flown alongside the national flags of Australia and New Zealand at all venues, giving
them the same prominent status upon recommendation from Indigenous consultants
and the governments of both host nations.[149][150] Previously, the Australia team
displaying the Aboriginal flag before matches had caused controversy. [151]
Australian Aboriginal Flag
Tino Rangatiratanga
In a sign of respect for the traditional custodians of the land, indigenous names for
the host cities were used alongside the English names in branding.[41]
Player advocacy[edit]
For advocacy related to controversial issues, see List of 2023 FIFA Women's World
Cup controversies.
Climate action[edit]
On 13 July 2023, a group of 44 players, led by Denmark's Sofie Junge Pedersen and
facilitated by Common Goal and Football for Future, announced that they would
combat the carbon footprint of the teams' flights to Australia and New Zealand by
donating to "climate resilience and carbon offsetting initiatives" organised by
the World Wildlife Fund and DanChurchAid.[152] Having donated to offset carbon
emissions every time her team required flights for five years before the 2023
Women's World Cup,[147] Junge Pedersen decided to reach out to her national and
club teammates to do the same when faced with the long flights to Australia and
New Zealand and the prominence of the tournament. Announcing the initiative, she
hoped other players would join them in donating before and during the World Cup.
She and Canada's Jessie Fleming discussed their hope to leave a positive
environmental impact, acknowledging that the donations were short-term fixes for
one issue, and their hope that there will be more climate-positive developments in
football.[152][147]
The group of players also petitioned football governing bodies to make carbon
concerns a more important factor in the bidding processes for future
tournaments.[153] The initiative was considered the biggest player-led climate
campaign in football, especially with the 44 players coming from a variety of nations
and working together. The player donations are also being matched by a third
party.[154]
Germany grassroots[edit]
Also facilitated by Common Goal, the Germany team announced before their
opening match that they would donate 1% of their FIFA-guaranteed earnings from
the tournament to Futbalo Girls and Girl Power, grassroots football programmes for
young girls and non-binary people.[155]
UN Women partnership[edit]
The day before the tournament began, UN Women announced that it had partnered
with FIFA for the Women's World Cup "to celebrate the skills and achievements of
the teams and players, to advance gender equality in football, and to prevent abuse
and discrimination on and off the field."[156] The initiative was also to highlight gender
inequality issues during the tournament, with a joint campaign for everyone to
recognise gender equality as a fundamental human right and to call for an end to
violence against women and girls.[156]
Issues[edit]
Controversies[edit]
Main article: List of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup controversies
There have been various controversies relating to the 2023 FIFA Women's World
Cup, with a main focus on players from a variety of teams going public about
disputes with their respective football associations over various elements
of professionalism, collective bargaining and development that they felt were not
being met.[157]
There were also controversies reacting to unpopular decisions made by FIFA: player
welfare was a concern;[158][159] the potential sponsorship of the tournament by Saudi
Arabia was criticised and eventually dropped;[160] the amount of money that the Big
Five bid for broadcasting rights was criticised by FIFA, which in turn was lambasted
for hypocrisy;[161] and the inconsistency of the qualification system, in particular
widespread condemnation by FIFPRO against confederations other than UEFA for
failure to organize separate qualification campaigns unrelated to continental
championships, was criticised.[162]
After FIFA experienced criticism for specifically banning OneLove captain's
armbands hours before the 2022 Men's World Cup, it spent months in discussion
with the women's teams to communicate on the matter. Both rainbow and OneLove
armbands were banned at the Women's World Cup, with a similar FIFA-designed
armband instead made available by the organisation.[163][164]
Auckland shooting[edit]
Main article: 2023 Auckland shooting
The opening match of the Women's World Cup took place in Auckland, New
Zealand, on 20 July; on the morning of the match, a gunman killed multiple people in
the Auckland CBD.[165] The fatal attack "cast a shadow" over the
tournament.[166][167][168][169] Football Australia said the shooting was not motivated by the
World Cup.[170] It took place near the hotel (M Social) where Norway, who played New
Zealand in the opening match, were staying.[165] The FIFA Fan Festival which was
scheduled to take place nearby to the shooting location was cancelled, while the Italy
team, who were also staying in a nearby hotel, could not leave to attend training due
to police cordons.[171][172] Moments of silence were observed on matchday one in
respect to the victims of the shooting;[173][90] security at and around Eden Park, the
location of the opening match in Auckland, was heightened, with a statement saying
this measure was taken for "reassurance".[174][175] The players also wore black
armbands[173] and stadium flags were flown at half mast for both opening
games.[176] After New Zealand won the opening match in a surprise victory, Ali
Riley paid tribute to the victims, saying that the team had "wanted to bring something
amazing" in response to the shooting.[177]
Pullman hotel fire[edit]
The New Zealand team's base camp is at the Pullman Auckland Hotel & Apartments.
At 7:48 pm on 22 July, the players and staff had to evacuate after fires broke out in
multiple locations around the hotel due to a suspected arson attack; they were later
allowed to return. Four people were treated for smoke inhalation, while Fire and
Emergency New Zealand deemed the incident suspicious.[178] New Zealand Football
said that the fire was not connected to the shooting two days earlier. The security
around the New Zealand team was increased,[179] with it reportedly being unclear
whether the fire was connected to the World Cup. A man was arrested on suspicion
of burglary and arson.[180][181]
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Champions 1 $4,290,000 $270,000 $10,500,000

Runners-up 1 $3,015,000 $195,000 $7,500,000

Third place 1 $2,610,000 $180,000 $6,750,000

Fourth place 1 $2,455,000 $165,000 $6,250,000

5th–8th place (quarter-finals) 4 $2,180,000 $90,000 $17,000,000

9th–16th place (round of 16) 8 $1,870,000 $60,000 $26,000,000

17th–32nd place (group stage) 16 $1,560,000 $30,000 $36,000,000

2023 FIFA WWC bidding

Bidding nation(s) Votes

Australia & New Zealand 22

— FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.[18]

[Interactive fullscreen map]

• Australia • New Zealand

Australia New Zealand

Sydney Brisbane Auckland Wellington

Sydney Football Lang Wellington

Melbourne Perth Adelaide Dunedin Hamilton

Team base camps

Team Hotel showTraining site

• AFC (Asia): 6 slots (including co-hosts Australia)

• AFC (Asia): 2 slots

• Australia (10) (co-hosts)

• Morocco (72) (debut)

• New Zealand (26) (co-hosts)

1. ^ North Korea, ranked 10th, withdrew from qualifications.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

showTie-breaking criteria for group play

3 New Zealand (H) 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4

1 Japan 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Advance

Winner Match 60 Third place play-off

Winner Match 54 Loser Match 61

Winner Match 56 Loser Match 62

• Valeria del Campo (against Spain)

Player Offence(s) Suspension

Deborah in Group B vs Canada (matchday 1; 21 Group B vs Australia (matchday 2;

Catherine in Group C vs Japan (matchday 1; 22 Group C vs Spain (matchday 2; 26

in Group F vs France (matchday 1; Group F vs Panama (matchday 2; 29

in Group G vs Italy (matchday 1; 24

in Group G vs Sweden (matchday 1; 23

in Group D vs Haiti (matchday 2; 28 Group D vs England (matchday 3; 1

in Group A vs Norway (matchday 3; 30 Suspension served outside

in Group E vs Netherlands (matchday

in Group H vs South Korea (matchday

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