All You Need To Know About FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Live Streaming, Schedule, Prize Money, Dates, and Venues
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 to be held in Australia and New Zealand, featuring 32 teams and increased prize money.
The highly anticipated FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 is just around the corner, set to take place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. This ninth edition of the tournament is particularly exciting as it will be the first time it is co-hosted and will feature an expanded format with 32 teams, promising a month of thrilling international football.
The matches of the Women's World Cup will be spread across 10 different stadiums in Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, the host cities include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth, while New Zealand will host matches in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, and Hamilton. The grand finale will be held at the iconic Stadium Australia in Sydney.
A total of 32 teams from various regions have qualified for the tournament. The United States of America, four-time winners of the Women's World Cup, will be aiming for a historic "three-peat." While they are considered favorites, they will face tough competition from strong teams like England, Australia, Germany, France, and the Netherlands.
The group stage of the tournament will commence on July 20, with New Zealand taking on Norway at Eden Park in Auckland, and Australia facing the Republic of Ireland at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Over the next two weeks, football enthusiasts can look forward to a daily feast of three to four matches each day.
Here are the groups:
Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland
Group E: Netherlands, Portugal, United States, Vietnam
Following the group stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the round of 16, where single-elimination matches will be held from August 5 to August 8. The quarterfinals, featuring the top eight teams from the round of 16, will take place on August 11 and 12. The semifinals are scheduled for August 15 and 16, with the winners earning a spot in the final on August 20.
Indian football fans can catch all the thrilling action of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 on FanCode's mobile app, available on Android, iOS, and TV, as well as on TV apps for Android TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Jio STB, Samsung TV, and Airtel XStream. The tournament will kick off on July 20 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, and culminate with the final match at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has also announced a significant increase in prize money for the 2023 Women's World Cup, with the total pool now amounting to $110 million. This represents a substantial rise from the $30 million awarded in the previous edition. While it is a step forward, the prize money for the women's tournament still remains lower than that of the men's 2022 World Cup, which was set at $440 million.
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