FIFA Womens World Cup 2023 draw date
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The 2023 Women’s World Cup will be taking place in Australia and New Zealand, with the draw for the tournament being held this weekend. Show
There are plenty of exciting possibilities surrounding potential match-ups in the group stages. Therefore, supporters from across the globe will be watching closely to discover who their team is up against. Uncertain about how the World Cup draw will work and which teams to look out for? Look no further, as The Athletic has compiled an explainer that provides all the essential information regarding Saturday’s event. We have also analysed the chances of England, Canada and the USWNT, who have all qualified for next summer’s tournament, which is shaping up to be another exciting competition. When is the draw?The draw for the 2023 Women’s World Cup will take place on Saturday, October 22 at the Aotea Centre in Auckland. It will begin at 7.30pm local time, which is 7.30am BST for UK viewers. In the US, the draw will be held at 11.30pm PT on October 21, and 2.30am ET on October 22. How can I watch the Women’s World Cup draw?The draw will be available to watch via FIFA’s YouTube channel around the world. Optus Sport will also be showing the draw live for free as they are the official broadcast rights holders of next year’s tournament. In the US, the draw will be streamed live on Fox Sports and fuboTV. How does the draw work?There will be 32 nations competing in the tournament and these teams will be drawn into eight groups of four, with the top two progressing into the knockout stages of the competition. Based on the latest FIFA world rankings, the top six ranked teams in the world will be placed into pot one alongside hosts Australia and New Zealand. The teams ranked from number seven to 14 will be in pot two. Pot three will have the teams ranked from 15 to 22. Finally, pot four will include nations ranked 23 to 27, plus the three winners of the play-off tournament matches. The four pots representing the nations will be labelled pots one to four. There will be eight balls in each pot containing the names of the countries which have qualified. Pot four will contain three places for the play-off tournament winners. There will also be eight separate pots which represent the eight groups, labelled A to H. In each of these pots, there will be four balls with the group position numbers — one, two, three and four. The draw will begin by drawing a team from pot one and end by drawing the last team from pot four. Each team pot will be completely emptied before moving on to each stage. A ball from a team pot will be drawn before a ball from one of the group pots. This is done in order to determine the position of where the team will be placed within their particular group. It must also be noted that, other than the exception of UEFA, FIFA’s ruling is that teams from the same confederation cannot be drawn into the same group. Who has qualified?Co-hosts
Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Confederation of African Football (CAF)
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
What are the pots for the draw?Pot One
Pot Two
Pot three
Pot Four
How have England been performing?England are European champions, undefeated for over a year under Sarina Wiegman and unbeaten in 24 games. It is an impressive record heading into the World Cup, which puts the Lionesses in a very strong position. The recent 2-1 friendly win over the world champions, the United States. showed where England are at and the 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic also indicated areas that need improvement. November fixtures against Norway and Japan will provide further tests against teams with different playing styles. With the exception of Ellen White and Jill Scott, who have retired, the quick turnaround from the Euros allows Wiegman to keep a foundation of players while adding new talent. – Charlotte Harpur What about the US?The United States looks shaky… for the United States. Which means they’re still capable of ripping a juicy 3-0 win over another global contender like a France or England, but the question is if they can do it for more than one random game. It almost seems like a mentality problem as much as anything else, a lack of sharpness that makes their current tactical setup come off as dull at times despite the sometimes electrifying play of Sophia Smith and Rose Lavelle. So right now the US feels like a collection of some of the most individually talented players in the world, a veritable Avengers assemble of players many other national teams would be delighted to have in their squads. Smith and Lavelle, Naomi Girma, Lindsey Horan, Mal Pugh, Ashley Sanchez, Crystal Dunn — the list goes on and on. There are even fringe players in the US pool that other countries would probably have no problem calling up or even turning into starters, players like A.D. Franch, Jaelin Howell, and Midge Purce. But this enormous wealth of talent doesn’t always feel like a singular unit, and while that’s to be expected from any national team, it won’t do for a World Cup. “Relatively vulnerable” might be the best overarching status for the US right now. Much will depend on injury management — this is a US team currently without Alex Morgan, Christen Press, Catarina Macario, and Tierna Davidson, all of them savvy game changers. And of course, head coach Vlatko Andonovski needs to get them all into a formation that maximises the squad he has. – Steph Yang And Canada?Canada have become who they were always meant to be. Since Carolina Morace’s (admittedly disastrous) tenure as head coach starting in 2009, there’s always been nebulous talk about turning Canada into more of a possession-oriented team, a team that looks more comfortable on the ball, more comfortable in the build up, creating more beautiful football. John Herdman tried it and so did Kenneth Heiner-Moller. Well, that hasn’t happened exactly and that’s absolutely fine for now. Canada are more comfortable on the ball through the injection of a new generation of veteran players like Ashley Lawrence, Quinn, and Jessie Fleming. And they have an intriguing future in younger players through Julia Grosso, Jordyn Huitema, Sarah Stratigakis, and Jayde Riviere, if they can get a handle on what sounds like a long-term injury. Honestly, they’re going to be fine without Christine Sinclair, as scary as that prospect might be after her final World Cup. But they’re not and they’re never going to be the tiki-taka 30-pass-build-up prior to a goal type of team. Right now, Canada are a brutally defensive team that will force you to grind yourself to a pulp to score on them. They will take their chances, asking Huitema and Janine Beckie to score the one or two goals they need to advance. They’ve also got pretty good goalkeepers in Kailen Sheridan and Sabrina D’Angelo. They are good enough to backstop that defensive churn and keep Canada in matches long enough to make other sides rue their missed chances. – Steph Yang What’s the toughest draw possible for England, the US and Canada?England – Canada, Denmark and NigeriaEngland have been placed in pot one of the draw, having been ranked No 4 in the FIFA world rankings. Although they will avoid the United States as they are also in pot one, they could face another CONCACAF giant who are in pot two – Canada. The two teams met in January this year and played out to a 1-1 draw at the Riverside Stadium, which ended Sarina Wiegman’s winning start as England manager. Denmark and Nigeria would then be the other toughest opponents based on the current FIFA world rankings. United States – Netherlands, Denmark and NigeriaThe United States go into World Cup as the reigning champions and will undoubtedly be the team to beat in the tournament. They could still face a tough test in the group stage, however, as they could potentially come up against The Netherlands, who they beat 2-0 in the 2019 final to lift the World Cup. Based on the current FIFA world rankings, their other toughest opponents would be Denmark and Nigeria. The United States will avoid Canada in pot two as they are part of the same confederation. Canada – Sweden, Denmark and NigeriaCanada go into the World Cup next year with a current FIFA world ranking of No 7, but still face some difficult scenarios going into the draw on Saturday. Beverly Priestman’s side could possibly face Sweden, who are currently ranked No 2 in the world, or current European champions England, who recently beat the United States at Wembley. Other difficult opposition once again includes Denmark and Nigeria, who are the highest-seeded teams in their respective pots. (Top image: Getty Images) Who qualified for the 2023 Women's World Cup?Dates: 18-23 February 2023 Participating teams: 10 Tickets to Australia & New Zealand 2023: 3 Group A: Portugal, Cameroon, Thailand Group B: Chile, Haiti, Senegal Group C: Chinese Taipei, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Panama How it works: Cameroon will face Thailand for the right to play Portugal in the Group A final, ...
Where is the next FIFA Women's World Cup 2023?The tournament will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the first time that the FIFA Women's World Cup will have two host nations and is scheduled to take place from 20 July to 20 August 2023. This will be the first seniors World Cup of either gender to be held between two confederations.
How many teams in the Women's World Cup 2023?There will be 32 teams in the 2023 Women's World Cup. This will be the first time the tournament has been played with 32 teams, up from 24 in 2019.
Where will the women's World Cup be in July and August 2023?Secure FIFA women's WORLD CUP 2023 Tickets
20, 2023 across 10 stadiums in Australia and New Zealand, six in Australia and four in New Zealand.
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