FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Everything You Need To Know

Australia and New Zealand are all geared up to be co-hosting the ninth edition of FIFA Women's World Cup 2023  scheduled to commence from July 20 and will be held for a month long to August 20 this year. Here's all you need to know about. 

The championship will commence on July 20 and the tournaments will be held in 10 stadiums across nine different cities of the two countries. The finals will be held at Sydney's Olympic Stadium on August 20, 2023.

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 

Like the men's FIFA World Cup, the Women's tournament is held once in 4 years, and this is the ninth edition of the FIFA championship for women. 

This is the first time Australia and New Zealand jointly host the tournament with 32 nations participating which is an increased number from the previous 24 participating nations. 

A total prize money of $110M is kept for all the 32 participating nations which is tripled the prize money from the previous edition of the championship. At the same time, the total prize money for Men's tournament held in Qatar was $440M. The winning team will get $10.5 million with $6.21 million going to the players and $4.29 million to the federation. At the same time, the second and third winning teams will get prize money of $7.5 million and $6.25 million respectively.

In India, you can watch the match on the Fancode Android app or website or AirtelXstream or OTT Play. 

What To Look Forward 

While the USA is looking forward to its three-peat as the USA team had already won the title in 2019 in France and 2015 in Canada. The USA team is known to be the powerhouse of women's football but this time there are many changes in the playing formations with some amateur players added to the team which might give a chance to other nations to shine in the tournament.

England's lioness Sarah Weigman will be a prime attraction as the England team has recently made their name with a famous win in the Euros held at Wembley last year. England's team has also made it to the semi-finals twice. 

The Australian team are also among the strong teams in the tournament with its Chelsea star striker Sam Kerr and a team with some strong players to be winning the cup in their home. 

While other countries like France, Germany, and Spain are believed to be other strong contenders, last edition's finalists Netherlands will this time be hoping to take the revenge win over the USA as they will be playing in the same group as well.

To know more about schedules, groups, teams, and venues visit here. 

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