Where is the Womens World Cup 2024?

The roads to the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics will go through Monterrey, Mexico as the qualification for both tournaments has been set for south of the border this summer. The US Women’s National Team will start the journey to their World Cup title defense in the event that will be held from July 4-18 according to Caitlin Murray of ESPN. The article notes that the USA and Canada are automatically qualified for the tournament, but six additional slots will be determined by play-in matches featuring 30 teams from Concacaf.

This is the first time that both the Olympic and World Cup qualification will be held at the same time in a tournament dubbed the Concacaf W Championship. The top four teams automatically go to the World Cup while the 5th and 6th place teams will go to a play-in tournament for a chance to qualify. The overall winner of the W Championship will qualify for the Olympics while the second and third place teams will battle it out for the second and final Concacaf slot to go to Paris in 2024.

Clearly there’s a lot on the line this summer and the US Women will no doubt be looking to take the top spot and perhaps put some heat on Canada after falling to their northern rivals last summer in Tokyo.

Where is the Womens World Cup 2024?

Where is the Womens World Cup 2024?

While most eyes will be on the 2022 FIFA men's World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year, the 2023 Women's World Cup is also fast approaching.

The ninth edition of the tournament will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand with a record-high 64 matches to be played across 10 different stadiums.

Teams across the globe have begun to book their tickets, with Asia, Europe, and North America all confirming places at next year's event.

The Sporting News brings you the latest information on who has qualified for the 2023 Women's World Cup, as the United States looks to defend its titles from the last two events. Canada, defending Olympic champions, HAVE also qualified for the tournament.

MORE: Ticket details for the 2023 Women's World Cup

How many teams are in the 2023 Women's World Cup?

In 2019, FIFA unanimously voted to expand the Women's World Cup from 24 to 32 teams from the 2023 tournament onwards. 

This brings it temporarily in line with the men's version — but that is expanding from 32 to 48 teams in 2026. 

The 2023 Women's World Cup will consist of a certain number of sides from each confederation which is as follows:  

  • Asia (AFC): 5 slots + 1 host slot (Australia)
  • Africa (CAF): 4 slots
  • North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF): 4 slots
  • CONMEBOL (South America): 3 slots
  • Oceania (OFC): 0 slots + 1 host slot (New Zealand)
  • Europe (UEFA): 11 slots
  • Playoff tournament: 3 slots

Playoff Tournament

A playoff tournament consisting of 10 teams will see the last three nations book their place at the 2023 Women's World Cup. 

The playoff tournament will be played from February 17-23, 2023 in New Zealand and will involve three groups with the winner of each group advancing to the World Cup.

Here are the teams set to participate in the playoffs: 

  • Asia (AFC): Chinese Taipei, Thailand 
  • Africa (CAF): Cameroon, Senegal
  • North America (CONCACAF): Haiti, Panama
  • South America (CONMEBOL): Chile, Paraguay
  • Oceania (OFC): Papua New Guinea
  • Europe (UEFA): Portugal

Which teams have qualified for the 2023 Women's World Cup?

The full qualification picture won't be known until February 2023 when the playoff tournament is played.

The table below will be updated as nations secure qualification: 

No. Nation (FIFA Ranking) Region Date qualified How they qualified World Cup apps Titles (Last)
1 Australia (13) AFC Jun. 25, 2020 Co-hosts 8 of 9  —
2 New Zealand (22) OFC Jun. 25, 2020 Co-hosts 6 of 9  —
3 Japan (11) AFC Jan. 30, 2022 Asian Cup semi-finalists 9 of 9 1 (2011)
4 South Korea (17) AFC Jan. 30, 2022 Asian Cup semi-finalists 4 of 9  —
5 China (15) AFC Jan. 30, 2022 Asian Cup semi-finalists 8 of 9  —
6 Philippines (53) AFC Jan. 30, 2022 Asian Cup semi-finalists 1 of 9  —
7 Vietnam (34) AFC Feb. 6, 2022 Asian Cup play-offs 1 of 9  —
8 Sweden (2) UEFA Apr. 12, 2022 Group winners 9 of 9  —
9 Spain (6) UEFA Apr. 12, 2022 Group winners 3 of 9  —
10 France (5) UEFA Apr. 12, 2022 Group winners 5 of 9  —
11 Denmark (18) UEFA Apr. 12, 2022 Group winners 5 of 9  —
12 United States (1) CONCACAF Jul. 6, 2022 Group winners 9 of 9 4 (2019)
13 Canada (7) CONCACAF Jul. 8, 2022 Group winners 8 of 9  —
14 Costa Rica (37) CONCACAF Jul. 8, 2022 Group runners-up 2 of 9  —
15 Jamaica (43) CONCACAF Jul. 11, 2022 Group runners-up 2 of 9  —
16 Zambia (81) CAF Jul. 13, 2022 WAFCON semi-finalists 1 of 9  —
17 Morocco (76) CAF Jul. 13, 2022 WAFCON semi-finalists 1 of 9  —
18 Nigeria (45) CAF Jul. 14, 2022 WAFCON semi-finalists 9 of 9  —
19 South Africa (54) CAF Jul. 14, 2022 WAFCON semi-finalists 2 of 9  —
20 Colombia (27) CONMEBOL Jul. 26, 2022 Copa America Fem. finalists 3 of 9  —
21 Brazil (9) CONMEBOL Jul. 26, 2022 Copa America Fem. finalists 9 of 9  —
22 Argentina (29) CONMEBOL Jul. 29, 2022 Copa America Fem. 3rd place 4 of 9  —
23 Norway (12) UEFA Sep. 2, 2022 Group winners 9 of 9 1 (1995)
24 Germany (3) UEFA Sep. 3, 2022 Group winners 9 of 9 2 (2007)
25 England (4) UEFA Sep. 3, 2022 Group winners 6 of 9  —
26 Italy (14) UEFA Sep. 6, 2022 Group winners 4 of 9  —
27 Netherlands (8) UEFA Sep. 6, 2022 Group winners 3 of 9  —
28 Switzerland (21) UEFA Oct. 11, 2022 UEFA playoff winners 2 of 9  —
29 Republic of Ireland (24) UEFA Oct. 11, 2022 UEFA playoff winners 1 of 9  —
30 TBD   Feb. 2023 World Cup playoff    
31 TBD   Feb. 2023 World Cup playoff    
32 TBD   Feb. 2023 World Cup playoff    

*Last updated October 24, 2022.

When does the Women's World Cup start?

  • Opening group stage matches: July 20, 2023
  • Final group stage matches: August 3, 2023
  • Round of 16: August 5-8, 2023
  • Quarter-finals: August 11-12, 2023
  • Semi-finals: August 15-16, 2023
  • Third-place match: August 19, 2023
  • Women's World Cup final: August 20, 2023

The 2023 Women's World Cup will begin on July 20, 2023 (local time) with both Australia and New Zealand to play their first group matches. The host traditionally opens the tournament, and New Zealand has been proactively assigned to Group A, while Australia is slotted into Group B.

Exactly one month later, the 2023 Women's World Cup final will then be played on August 20, 2023 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

The draw for the 2023 Women's World Cup will take place on October 22, 2022 from Auckland, New Zealand. The three intercontinental playoff participants will not have been determined by that time.

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Where is the Womens World Cup 2024?

Josh is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia.

Where will the next Women's World Cup be played?

The tournament will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the first time that the FIFA Women's World Cup will have two host nations and is scheduled to take place from 20 July to 20 August 2023.

When and where is the next Women's Soccer World Cup?

The ninth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup will take place from July 20 – Aug. 20, 2023 across 10 stadiums in Australia and New Zealand, six in Australia and four in New Zealand.

How many teams will be in the 2023 Women's World Cup?

32 nations will compete in the Women's World Cup for the first time.

How do I get tickets to the Women's World Cup 2023?

All passes can be purchased via FIFA.com/tickets (https://fifa.fans/3NlQc0u). Visa is the preferred payment solution for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.