All of the Women’s World Cup info here in one place for you
The Women’s World Cup is just days away and excitement is building ahead of the biggest tournament in football. From the sides competing, to where and when the tournament is taking place, we, the good people of JOE, have got it all covered for you so you don’t miss a beat.Where is the women’s World Cup being held?
The tournament will be shared between Australia and New Zealand.When will the tournament take place?
The World Cup will begin on Thursday, July 20 and ends on Sunday, August 20.
Venues being used
- Adelaide, Australia – Hindmarsh Stadium
- Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Stadium
- Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
- Perth, Australia – Perth Rectangular Stadium
- Sydney, Australia – Stadium Australia and Sydney Football Stadium
- Auckland, New Zealand – Eden Park
- Dunedin, New Zealand – Dunedin Stadium
- Hamilton, New Zealand – Waikato Stadium
- Wellington, New Zealand – Wellington Regional Stadium
Who is competing?
For the first time, there will be 32 nations competing in the women’s World Cup. After initially starting out as a 12-team tournament in 1991, it was eventually expanded to 16 in 1999 before becoming a 24-team competition in 2015. There are eight nations competing in the World Cup for the first time. Haiti, Republic of Ireland, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Vietnam and Zambia will all make their debuts on the global stage.- Australia (co-hosts)
- New Zealand (co-hosts)
- China (AFC)
- Japan (AFC)
- Philippines (AFC)
- South Korea (AFC)
- Vietnam (AFC)
- Morocco (CAF)
- Nigeria (CAF)
- South Africa (CAF)
- Zambia (CAF)
- Canada (CONCACAF)
- Costa Rica (CONCACAF)
- Haiti (CONCACAF)
- Jamaica (CONCACAF)
- Panama (CONCACAF)
- United States (CONCACAF)
- Argentina (CONMEBOL)
- Brazil (CONMEBOL)
- Colombia (CONMEBOL)
- Denmark (UEFA)
- England (UEFA)
- France (UEFA)
- Germany (UEFA)
- Italy (UEFA)
- Netherlands (UEFA)
- Norway (UEFA)
- Portugal (UEFA)
- Republic of Ireland (UEFA)
- Spain (UEFA)
- Sweden (UEFA)
- Switzerland (UEFA)
What do the groups look like?
Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland Group B: Australia, Republic of Ireland, Nigeria, Canada Group C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, Japan Group D: England, Haiti, China, Denmark Group E: USA, Vietnam, Netherlands, Portugal Group F: France, Jamaica, Brazil, Panama Group G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, South KoreaKey Dates
Group stages: Thursday, July 20 – Thursday, August 3 Round of sixteen: Saturday, August 5 – Tuesday, August 8 Quarter finals: Friday, August 11 – Saturday, August 12 Semi finals: Tuesday, August 15 – Wednesday, August 16 Third place play off: Saturday, August 19 Final: Sunday, August 20 [caption id="attachment_290466" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]
Republic of Ireland's Denise O'Sullivan is seen behind the scenes of a FIFA filming shoot at the Emporium Hotel South Bank in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile)[/caption]
Kick off times
* All kick off times are based on UK time Group stages Thursday, July 20- New Zealand vs Norway – 8am
- Australia vs Republic of Ireland – 11am
- Nigeria v Canada – 3.30am
- Philippines v Switzerland – 6am
- Spain v Costa Rica – 8:30am
- USA v Vietnam – 2am
- Zambia v Japan – 8am
- England v Haiti – 10:30am
- Denmark v China – 1pm
- Sweden v South Africa – 6am
- Netherlands v Portugal – 8:30am
- France v Jamaica – 11am
- Italy v Argentina – 7am
- Germany v Morocco – 9:30am
- Brazil v Panama – 12pm
- Colombia v Korea Republic – 3am
- New Zealand v Philippines – 6:30am
- Switzerland v Norway – 9am
- Japan v Costa Rica – 6am
- Spain v Zambia – 8:30am
- Canada v Republic of Ireland – 1pm
- USA v Netherlands – 2am
- Portugal v Vietnam – 8:30am
- Australia v Nigeria – 11am
- Argentina v South Africa – 1am
- England v Denmark – 9:30am
- China PR v Haiti – 12pm
- Sweden v Italy – 8:30am
- France v Brazil – 11am
- Panama v Jamaica – 1:30pm
- Korea Republic v Morocco – 5:30am
- Norway v Philippines – 8am
- Switzerland v New Zealand – 8am
- Germany v Colombia – 10:30am
- Japan v Spain – 8am
- Costa Rica v Zambia – 8am
- Canada v Australia – 11am
- Republic of Ireland v Nigeria – 11am
- Portugal v USA – 8am
- Vietnam v Netherlands – 8am
- Haiti v Denmark – 12pm
- China PR v England – 12pm
- South Africa v Italy – 8am
- Argentina v Sweden – 8am
- Panama v France – 11am
- Jamaica v Brazil – 11am
- Korea Republic v Germany – 11am
- Morocco v Colombia – 11am
- Group A winners v Group C Runners-up – 6am
- Group C winners v Group A Runners-up – 9am
- Group E winners v 2nd Group G Runners-up – 3am
- Group G winners v Group E Runners-up – 10am
- Group B winners v 2nd Group D Runners-up – 11:30am
- Group D winners v Group B Runners-up – 8:30am
- Group F winners v Group H Runners-up – 8:30am
- Group H winners v Group F Runners-up – 11:30am
- Round of 16 one winner vs Round of sixteen three winner – 2am
- Round of 16 two winner vs Round of 16 four winner – 8:30am
- Round of 16 five winner vs Round of 16 seven – 8am
- Round of 16 six winner vs Round of 16 eight winner – 11:30am
- Winner of Quarter Final 1 vs Winner of Quarter Final 2 (Eden Park) at 9am
- Winner of Quarter Final 3 vs Winner of Quarter Final 4 – 11am
- Third place play-off – Loser of Semi-final 1 vs Loser of Semi-final 2 – 9am
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