Match schedule
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2c8301d5a ... d-2023.pdf
https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/new ... s-matches/
All times CET
Thursday 20 July
Group A: New Zealand vs Norway (Auckland, 09:00)
Group B: Australia vs Republic of Ireland (Sydney, Football Stadium, 12:00)
Friday 21 July
Group B: Nigeria vs Canada (Melbourne, 04:30)
Group A: Philippines v Switzerland (Dunedin, 07:00)
Group C: Spain vs Costa Rica (Wellington, 09:30)
Saturday 22 July
Group E: United States vs Vietnam (Auckland, 03:00)
Group C: Zambia vs Japan (Hamilton, 09:00)
Group D: England vs Chile/Senegal/Haiti (Brisbane, 11:30)
Group D: Denmark vs China PR (Perth, 14:00)
Sunday 23 July
Group G: Sweden vs South Africa (Wellington, 07:00)
Group E: Netherlands vs Portugal/Cameroon/Thailand (Dunedin, 09:30)
Group F: France vs Jamaica (Sydney, Football Stadium, 12:00)
Monday 24 July
Group G: Italy vs Argentina (Auckland, 08:00)
Group H: Germany vs Morocco (Melbourne, 10:30)
Group F: Brazil vs Chinese Taipei/Paraguay/Papua New Guinea/Panama (Adelaide, 13:00)
Tuesday 25 July
Group H: Colombia vs South Korea (Sydney, Football Stadium, 04:00)
Group A: New Zealand vs Philippines (Wellington, 07:30)
Group A: Switzerland vs Norway (Hamilton, 10:00)
Wednesday 26 July
Group C: Japan vs Costa Rica (Dunedin, 07:00)
Group C: Spain vs Zambia (Wellington, 09:30)
Group B: Canada vs Republic of Ireland (Perth, 14:00)
Thursday 27 July
Group E: United States vs Netherlands (Wellington, 03:00)
Group E: Portugal/Cameroon/Thailand vs Vietnam (Hamilton, 09:30)
Group B: Australia vs Nigeria (Brisbane, 12:00)
Friday 28 July
Group G: Argentina vs South Africa (02:00, Dunedin)
Group D: England vs Denmark (Sydney, Football Stadium, 10:30)
Group D: China PR vs Chile/Senegal/Haiti (Adelaide, 13:00)
Saturday 29 July
Group G: Sweden vs Italy (Wellington, 09:30)
Group F: France vs Brazil (Brisbane, 12:00)
Group F: Chinese Taipei/Paraguay/Papua New Guinea/Panama vs Jamaica (Perth, 14:30)
Sunday 30 July
Group H: South Korea vs Morocco (Adelaide, 06:30)
Group A: Switzerland vs New Zealand (Dunedin, 09:00)
Group A: Norway vs Philippines (Auckland, 09:00)
Group H: Germany vs Colombia (Sydney, Football Stadium, 11:30)
Monday 31 July
Group C: Japan vs Spain (Wellington, 09:00)
Group C: Costa Rica vs Zambia (Hamilton, 09:00)
Group B: Canada vs Australia (Melbourne, 12:00)
Group B: Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria (Brisbane, 12:00)
Tuesday 1 August
Group E: Portugal/Cameroon/Thailand vs United States (Auckland, 09:00)
Group E: Vietnam vs Netherlands (Dunedin, 09:00)
Group D: China PR vs England (Adelaide, 13:00)
Group D: Chile/Senegal/Haiti vs Denmark (Perth, 13:00)
Wednesday 2 August
Group G: Argentina vs Sweden (Hamlton, 09:00)
Group G: South Africa vs Italy (Wellington, 09:00)
Group F: Chinese Taipei/Paraguay/Papua New Guinea/Panama vs France (Sydney, Football Stadium, 12:00)
Group F: Jamaica vs Brazil (Melbourne, 12:00)
Thursday 3 August
Group H: South Korea vs Germany (Brisbane, 12:00)
Group H: Morocco vs Colombia (Perth, 12:00)
Knockout fixtures
Round of 16
Saturday 5 August
49: Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group C (Auckland, 07:00)
50: Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group A (Wellington, 10:00)
Sunday 6 August
51: Winner Group E vs Runner-up Group G (Sydney, Football Stadium, 04:00)
52: Winner Group G vs Runner-up Group E (Melbourne, 11:00)
Monday 7 August
54: Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group B (Brisbane, 09:30)
53: Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group D (Sydney, Stadium Australia, 12:30)
Tuesday 8 August
56: Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group F (Melbourne, 10:00)
55: Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group H (Adelaide, 13:00)
Quarter-finals
Friday 11 August
57: Winner 49 vs Winner 51 (Wellington, 03:00)
58: Winner 50 vs Winner 52 (Auckland, 09:30)
Saturday 12 August
59: Winner 53 vs Winner 55 (Brisbane, 09:00)
60: Winner 54 vs Winner 56 (Sydney, Stadium Australia, 12:30)
Semi-finals
Tuesday 15 August
61: Winner 57 vs Winner 58 (Auckland, 10:00)
Wednesday 16 August
62: Winner 59 vs Winner 60 (Sydney, Stadium Australia, 12:00)
Third-place play-off
Saturday 19 August
Loser 61 vs Loser 62 (Brisbane, 10:00)
Final
Sunday 20 August
Winner 61 vs Winner 62 (Sydney, Stadium Australia, 12:00)
2023 Women's World Cup
It's a very smart time allocation, European teams don't play in the super bad time slot (in the middle of the night) with the weird exception of USA-Netherlands (which is also a derby, so it should have been scheduled later).
The US matches are tuned for the evening time in the States (from 7 to 12 pm), including the Last 16 and Last 8 matches in case they win their group.
The USA-Netherlands match will be played at 9pm on the US East Coast, so that is prime time for the US audience, and the US TV market is obviously more important than the Dutch.
In fact, if you look at the Qatar World Cup schedule, USA is the only team where all three group matches are played at the late window (8pm CET or 2pm US East Coast), because FIFA wants the best time to ensure a larger US audience. Fox (the US TV station holding the rights for the men’s and women’s World Cup) paid big money, and FIFA certainly are catering to them, especially with the next World Cup in US.
And coincidentally, the England vs USA match will be played on 25 November, the day after Thanksgiving (called Black Friday), which is the best day to get a big audience with most people on holiday (even better than Thanksgiving day itself since there are NFL games on that day). One may even possibly suggest there may be a fix in the draw, but of course we know FIFA never fix draws.
The Finalissima will be played at Wembley in April!!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63402917
I had thought they might be tempted by the lure of a full Wembley for the inaugural Finalissima...
Let's GO!!! Let's win another trophy there!!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63402917
I had thought they might be tempted by the lure of a full Wembley for the inaugural Finalissima...
Let's GO!!! Let's win another trophy there!!!
it is not jus a derby. Its a replay of the previous WC final. Some people would say that these are the best teams of the world, as they were the last 2 to fight for the title last time. I know better. USA is not anymore what they used to be(unbeatable) and Netherlands isn't that step ahead anymore and just a team that belong on the WC, but has no real chance on winning the title
I guess it might be the match I will be staying up late for (or tape and watch at breafast, before reading the internet)
Playoff tournament schedule (with kickoff times): https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/151d8f429 ... nament.pdf
The Arnold Clark Cup is now fully pencilled in:
Thursday, 16 February
Italy v Belgium, Stadium MK
England v Korea Republic, Stadium MK
Sunday, 19 February
England v Italy, venue TBC
Belgium v Korea Republic, venue TBC
Wednesday, 22 February
Korea Republic v Italy, Ashton Gate
England v Belgium, Ashton Gate
These are good teams, but not the World class teams we had last time. I wonder if it's by design or a consequence of not being able to sort out the Arnold Clark Cup until we knew what was happening with the Finalissima.
Thursday, 16 February
Italy v Belgium, Stadium MK
England v Korea Republic, Stadium MK
Sunday, 19 February
England v Italy, venue TBC
Belgium v Korea Republic, venue TBC
Wednesday, 22 February
Korea Republic v Italy, Ashton Gate
England v Belgium, Ashton Gate
These are good teams, but not the World class teams we had last time. I wonder if it's by design or a consequence of not being able to sort out the Arnold Clark Cup until we knew what was happening with the Finalissima.
Germany continued the compounding of USA's misery, going there and winning 1-2. With a second friendly to come, can they do it again, and make it a 4 game losing streak for the US?
Russo hits the post in our friendly with Japan. We're on top mostly.
Daly slots in the opening goal after Japan screw up at the back under pressure and give it straight to her.
Chloe Kelly is really doing well on the left wing delivering dangerous crosses.
Chloe Kelly is really doing well on the left wing delivering dangerous crosses.
Kelly from the wing thunders the ball into the top corner, 2-0! 
She has the bit between her teeth today!
She has the bit between her teeth today!
@Lorric, please put these comments in a 'Friendlies' topic or so. I expect here news about the WorklCup, not about all the friendlies all teams will play until then.
Thanks
Thanks
England open up Japan on the left and Toone with the low shot bouncing off the far post and in, 3-0 to a dominant England!
But the World Cup is ages away. We've been posting stuff about friendlies in the topic about the upcoming tournament for a long time. No one ever puts female stuff in the friendlies thread.