The upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be played between 20th July 2023 to 20th August 2023. Defending champions United States of America (USA) will be trying to defend their title and win their 5th title.
Australia and New Zealand will be jointly hosting this tournament and this promises to be an absolute crackerjack of a tournament. The biggest footballing event for women’s football, the entire world will be glued to their television sets during the course of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
In the previous edition that took place in France, USA beat Netherlands in the finals, 2-0. Sweden had beaten England in the 3rd-4th place match and bagged the bronze medal. They would be looking to better the colour of their medal when they play in Australia and New Zealand.
A total of 9 cities have been chosen for this event and 10 venues have been shortlisted for this prestigious global event. 8 groups will be there with 4 teams in them. The table-toppers and the 2nd placed team in the group will proceed to the Round of 16.
In this article, we take a look at the history, previous winners, venues and live streaming dates of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023:
History
Though formally, the FIFA Women’s World Cup started from 1991, the first unofficial World Cup dates back to 1970, when the tournament was held in 1970. Back in the 20th century, several countries had bans on women’s football.
But gradually as the world started progressing towards a better and brighter future, the bans were lifted and women’s football started gaining foothold.
1increased from the earlier number of 24 teams.
Previous winners of the FIFA Women’s World Cup
USA are the most successful team. They have won 4 FIFA Women’s World Cup titles and are also the defending champions.
| Year | Winner |
| 1991 | USA |
| 1995 | Norway |
| 1999 | USA |
| 2003 | Germany |
| 2007 | Germany |
| 2011 | Japan |
| 2015 | USA |
| 2019 | USA |
Venues of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
Australia and New Zealand will be jointly hosting the tournament. A total of 9 cities and 10 venues will be witnessing the action from ground-zero.
- Brisbane Stadium, Australia
- Hindmarsh Stadium, Australia
- Perth Rectangular Stadium, Australia
- Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Australia
- Stadium Australia, Australia
- Sydney Football Stadium, Australia
- Dunedin Stadium, New Zealand
- Waikato Stadium, New Zealand
- Eden Park, New Zealand
- Wellington Regional Stadium, New Zealand
Dates
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be played from 20th July 2023 to 20th August 2023.
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