Women’s World Cup 2023: Group stage schedule, knockout round schedule, and television information

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is officially underway, with the host nations New Zealand and Australia both in action on the first day of the tournament.

This is the first Women’s World Cup played with the expanded 32-team field, and this year’s edition features eight teams making their World Cup debut: Haiti, Republic of Ireland, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Vietnam and Zambia are all making their first appearance in the Women’s World Cup.

Australia is one of the favorites in this tournament, but they drew a difficult place in the tournament, as many consider Group B to be this year’s “Group of Death.” They’ll have to contend with Canada, Ireland, and Nigeria just to advance. making matters worse, Australia got some tough news as the tournament began, as top scorer Sam Kerr suffered a calf injury during training and will be sidelined for at least their first two matches.

England is another favorite, but The Lionesses are without several key players due to injuries. Leah Williamson and Fran Kirby are both out with knee injuries, as is Beth Mead, who won the Golden Boot at the 2022 Euros.

Group F should be fascinating to watch, given the presence of France and Brazil. Marta is playing in her final World Cup, and the two sides played a memorable match in the Round of 16 back in 2019, with France coming out on top 2-1.

Then there is the United States. The US is considered the overall favorites for the tournament, but they are undergoing something of a changing of the guard. The USWMT is another team missing some key players due to injuries, including Mallory Swanson, Becky Sauerbrunn, Catarina Macario, Sam Mewis, and Christen Press. That has opened the door for emerging talents such as Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman who alongside mainstays such as Julie Ertz, Rose Lavelle, and Alex Morgan will try and send Megan Rapinoe off a winner in her final World Cup.

Here is a look at the entire schedule, along with television information for each match.

Group Stage
All Times Eastern

Group A: New Zealand 1, Norway 0

Group B: Australia 1, Republic of Ireland 0

Group B: Nigeria 0, Canada 0

Group A: Switzerland 2, Philippines 0

Group C: Spain 3, Costa Rica, 0

Group E: United States 3, Vietnam 0

Group C: Japan 5, Zambia 0

Group D: England 1, Haiti 0

Group D: Denmark 1, People’s Republic of China 0

Group G: Sweden 2, South Africa 1

Group E: Netherlands 1, Portugal 0

Group F: France 0, Jamaica 0

Group G: Italy 1, Argentina 0

Group H: Germany 6, Morocco 0

Group F: Brazil 4, Panama 0

Group H: Columbia 2, Republic of Korea 0

Group A: Philippines 1, New Zealand 0

Group A: Switzerland 0, Norway 0

Group C: Japan 2, Costa Rica 0

Group C: Spain 5, Zambia 0

Group B: Canada 2, Republic of Ireland 1

Group E: United States 1, Netherlands 1

Group E: Portugal 2, Vietnam 0

Group B: Nigeria 3, Australia 2

Group G: Argentina 2, South Africa 2

Group D: England 1, Denmark 0

Group D: People’s Republic of China 1, Haiti 0

Group G: Sweden 5, Italy 0

Group F: France 2, Brazil 1

Group F: Jamaica 1, Panama 0

Group H: Morocco 1, Republic of Korea 0

Group A: Norway 6, Philippines 0

Group A: Switzerland 0, New Zealand 0

Group H: Colombia 2, Germany 1

Group C: Zambia 3, Costa Rica 1

Group C: Japan 4, Spain 0

Group B: Republic of Ireland 0, Nigeria 0

Group B, Australia 4, Canada 0

Group E: Netherlands 7, Vietnam 0

Group E: Portugal 0, United States 0

Group D: Denmark 2, Haiti 0

Group D: England 6, People’s Republic of China 1

Group G: South Africa 3, Italy 2

Group G: Sweden 2, Argentina 0

Group F: Jamaica 0, Brazil 0

Group F: France 6, Panama 3

Group H: Republic of Korea 1, Germany 1

Group H: Morocco 1, Colombia 0

The top two teams from each group will advance to the Round of 16, with games scheduled as follows:

Spain 5, Switzerland 1

Japan 3, Norway 1

Netherlands 2, South Africa 0

England 0, Nigeria
England wins 4-2 on penalties

Australia 2, Denmark 0

Colombia 1, Jamaica 0

France 3, Morocco 0 (In Progress)

Spain vs. Netherlands, 9:00 p.m. ET, FOX (Match 57)

Japan vs. Sweden, 3:30 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 58)

Australia vs. France/Morocco Winner, 3:00 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 59)

England vs. Colombia, 6:30 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 60)

Spain/Netherlands Winner vs. Japan/Sweden Winner, 4:00 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 61)

Match 59 Winner vs Match 60 Winner, 6:00 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 62)

Match 61 Loser vs Match 62 Loser, 4:00 a.m. ET, FOX

Match 61 Winner vs Match 62 Winner, 6:00 a.m. ET, FOX