The 2023 FIFA Girls’s World Cup is formally underway, with the host nations New Zealand and Australia each in motion on the primary day of the match.
That is the primary Girls’s World Cup performed with the expanded 32-team discipline, and this yr’s version options eight groups making their World Cup debut: Haiti, Republic of Eire, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Vietnam and Zambia are all making their first look within the Girls’s World Cup.
Australia is among the favorites on this match, however they drew a tough place within the match, as many think about Group B to be this yr’s “Group of Demise.” They’ll need to deal with Canada, Eire, and Nigeria simply to advance. making issues worse, Australia bought some powerful information because the match started, as prime scorer Sam Kerr suffered a calf harm throughout coaching and shall be sidelined for not less than their first two matches.
England is one other favourite, however The Lionesses are with out a number of key gamers on account of accidents. Leah Williamson and Fran Kirby are each out with knee accidents, as is Beth Mead, who received the Golden Boot on the 2022 Euros.
Group F must be fascinating to observe, given the presence of France and Brazil. Marta is enjoying in her closing World Cup, and the 2 sides performed a memorable match within the Spherical of 16 again in 2019, with France popping out on prime 2-1.
Then there may be america. The US is taken into account the general favorites for the match, however they’re present process one thing of a altering of the guard. The USWMT is one other staff lacking some key gamers on account of accidents, together with Mallory Swanson, Becky Sauerbrunn, Catarina Macario, Sam Mewis, and Christen Press. That has opened the door for rising abilities akin to Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman who alongside mainstays akin to Julie Ertz, Rose Lavelle, and Alex Morgan will try to ship Megan Rapinoe off a winner in her closing World Cup.
Here’s a take a look at the complete schedule, together with tv info for every match.
Group Stage
All Occasions Japanese
Thursday, July 20
Group A: New Zealand 1, Norway 0
Group B: Australia 1, Republic of Eire 0
Group B: Nigeria vs. Canada, 10:30 p.m. ET, FOX
Friday, July 21
Group A: Philippines vs. Switzerland, 1:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group C: Spain vs. Costa Rica, 3:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Group E: United States vs. Vietnam, 9:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Saturday, July 22
Group C: Zambia vs. Japan, 3:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group D: England vs. Haiti, 5:30 a.m. ET, FOX
Group D: Denmark vs. Individuals’s Republic of China, 8:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, July 23
Group G: Sweden vs. South Africa, 1:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group E: Netherlands vs. Portugal, 3:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Group F: France vs. Jamaica, 6:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Monday, July 24
Group G: Italy vs. Argentina, 2:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group H: Germany vs. Morocco, 4:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Group F: Brazil vs. Panama, 7:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group H: Columbia vs. Republic of Korea, 10:00 p.m. ET, FS1
Tuesday, July 25
Group A: New Zealand vs. Philippines, 1:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Group A: Switzerland vs. Norway, 4:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Wednesday, July 26
Group C: Japan vs. Costa Rica, 1:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group C: Spain vs. Zambia, 3:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Group B: Canada vs. Republic of Eire, 8:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group E: United States vs. Netherlands, 9:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Thursday, July 27
Group E: Portugal vs. Vietnam, 3:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Group B: Australia vs. Nigeria, 6:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group G: Argentina vs. South Africa, 8:00 p.m. ET, FS1
Friday, July 28
Group D: England vs. Denmark, 4:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Group D: Individuals’s Republic of China vs. Haiti, 7:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Saturday, July 29
Group G: Sweden vs. Italy, 3:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Group F: France vs. Brazil, 6:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group F: Panama vs. Jamaica, 8:30 a.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, July 30
Group H: Republic of Korea vs. Morocco, 12:30 a.m. ET, FOX
Group A: Norway vs. Philippines, 3:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group A: Switzerland vs. New Zealand, 3:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group H: Germany vs. Colombia, 5:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Monday, July 31
Group C: Costa Rica vs. Zambia, 3:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group C: Japan vs. Spain, 3:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group B: Republic of Eire vs. Nigeria, 6:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group B, Canada vs. Australia, 6:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Tuesday, August 1
Group E: Vietnam vs. Netherlands, 3:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group E: Portugal vs. United States, 3:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group D: Haiti vs. Denmark, 7:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group D: Individuals’s Republic of China vs. England, 7:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Wednesday, August 2
Group G: South Africa vs. Italy, 3:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group G: Argentina vs. Sweden, 3:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group F: Jamaica vs. Brazil, 6:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group F: Panama vs. France, 6:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Thursday, August 3
Group H: Republic of Korea vs. Germany, 6:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group H: Morocco vs. Colombia, 6:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Spherical of 16
The highest two groups from every group will advance to the Spherical of 16, with video games scheduled as follows:
Saturday, August 5
1A vs. 2C, 1:00 a.m. ET, FS1
1C vs. 2A, 4:00 a.m. ET, FS1
1E vs. 2G, 10:00 p.m. ET, FOX*
*Notice: Ought to america win Group E, they’d play on this match
Sunday, August 6
1G vs. 2E, 5:00 a.m. ET, FOX*
*Notice: Ought to america end second in Group E, they’d play on this match
Monday, August 7
1D vs. 2B, 3:30 a.m. ET, FS1
1B vs. 2D, 6:30 a.m. ET, FS1
Tuesday, August 8
1F vs 2E, 10:00 a.m. ET, FOX
1H vs 2G, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
For instance, as famous above with america in Group E, ought to they win the group they’d play the second-place finisher out of Group G at 10:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 5. If america advances out of Group E having completed in second place, they’d play the winner of Group G at 5:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, August 6.
Quarter-finals
Thursday, August 10
1A/2C Winner vs 1E/2G Winner, 9:00 p.m. ET, FOX (Match 57)
Friday, August 11
1C/2A Winner vs 1G/2E Winner, 3:30 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 58)
Saturday, August 12
1B/2D Winner vs 1F/2H Winner, 3:00 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 59)
1D/2B Winner vs 1H/2F Winner, 6:30 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 60)
Semi-finals
Tuesday, August 15
Match 57 Winner vs Match 58 Winner, 4:00 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 61)
Wednesday, August 16
Match 59 Winner vs Match 60 Winner, 6:00 a.m. ET, FOX (Match 62)
Third Place Match
Saturday, August 19
Match 61 Loser vs Match 62 Loser, 4:00 a.m. ET, FOX
World Cup Ultimate
Sunday, August 20
Match 61 Winner vs Match 62 Winner, 6:00 a.m. ET, FOX