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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the first to feature 32 teams, divided into eight groups to start the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

Only the top two teams advance from each group after round-robin play concludes, meaning the field will be halved, with 16 teams going home and the other half advancing to the Round of 16.

A handful of the group favorites have already won their first group match, though the likes of France and Norway were shocked in their respective openers and their chances to finish top of the group are now diminished.

The Sporting News has all the information on the makeup of all eight groups at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

MORE: Predictions for every Women’s World Cup group

2023 Women’s World Cup Groups

Here’s a quick snapshot of the composition of each of the World Cup groups.

Group B is considered the Group of Death since it’s expected to be evenly matched with any of the two teams capable of advancing to the knockouts.

Group A New Zealand Norway Philippines Switzerland
Group B Australia Canada Nigeria Republic of Ireland
Group C Spain Costa Rica Zambia Japan
Group D England Haiti Denmark China
Group E United States Vietnam Netherlands Portugal
Group F France Jamaica Brazil Panama
Group G Sweden South Africa Italy Argentina
Group H Germany Morocco Colombia South Korea

MORE: Host cities and stadiums for 2023 Women’s World Cup

Who will win Women’s World Cup groups?

The betting market pegged all the favourites to finish in first place at the start of the tournament, but that scenario has changed slightly for one group.

Norway (-303 or 1/3 pre-tournament) were the early favorites in Group A, but that has flipped after New Zealand’s Football Ferns handed them a 1-0 loss in the inaugural match of the tournament.

It’s interesting that despite its opening 0-0 draw against Jamaica, France is still installed as a favorite in Group F. Only USA sportsbook BetMGM has them level with Brazil before the South American side plays its first match.

MORE: FIFA Women’s World Cup rankings with best and worst teams

  BetMGM
(USA)
Sports
Interaction

(Canada)
SkyBet
(UK)
Dafabet
(India)
Unibet
(Australia)
Group A NZL (-125) NZL (1.79) NZL (4/6) NZL (1.80)
Group B AUS (-450) AUS (1.25) AUS (2/9) AUS (1.25) AUS (1.25)
Group C ESP (-350) ESP (1.21) ESP (4/11) ESP (1.21) ESP (1.16)
Group D ENG (-1400) ENG (1.04) ENG (1/25) ENG (1.04) ENG (1.04)
Group E USA (-300) USA (1.34) USA (4/11) USA (1.33) USA (1.30)
Group F FRA (-110)
BRA (-110)
FRA (1.67) FRA (4/5) FRA (1.67) FRA (1.65)
Group G SWE (-650) SWE (1.13) SWE (1/6) SWE (1.13) SWE (1.10)
Group H GER (-2000) GER (1.05) GER (1/10) GER (1.05) GER (1.05)

Odds correct as of Sunday, July 23.

How Women’s World Cup groups were formed

To determine the makeup of the Women’s World Cup groups, a draw took place on October 22, 2022 in Auckland New Zealand.

The 32 teams were divided into four pots based on their most recent FIFA Women’s World Ranking, meaning Pot 1 had the teams ranked No. 1-6 plus the two host nations, and Pot 2 featured the next best-ranked teams, and so on.

Since the intercontinental playoffs to decide the final three qualifiers had not been played at the time of the draw, those three spots were automatically placed in Pot 4.

MORE: How the Women’s World Cup Draw unfolded

Women’s World Cup standings, schedule

The Women’s World Cup began on July 20 with both co-hosts in action. The final will be held exactly a month later on August 20 in Sydney.

Women’s World Cup Group A table & fixtures

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Switzerland 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 +2
2. New Zealand 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
3. Philippines 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 -1
4. Norway 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1

Group A match schedule


Women’s World Cup Group B table & fixtures

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Nigeria 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
2. Canada 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
3. Australia 3 2 1 1 0 3 3 0
4. Rep. of Ireland 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 -2

Group B match schedule


Women’s World Cup Group C table & fixtures

  Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Spain 6 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
2. Japan 6 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
3. Costa Rica 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 -5
4. Zambia 0 2 0 2 0 0 10 -10

Group C match schedule

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Fri, July 21 Spain 3-0 Costa Rica Highlights   Wellington (NZL) 
Sat, July 22 Zambia 0-5 Japan Highlights   Hamilton (NZL)
Wed, July 26 Spain 5-0 Zambia Highlights   Auckland (NZL)
Wed, July 26 Japan 2-0 Costa Rica Highlights   Dunedin (NZL)
Mon, July 31 Japan vs. Spain 5 p.m. 3 a.m. Wellington (NZL)
Mon, July 31 Costa Rica vs. Zambia 5 p.m. 3 a.m. Hamilton (NZL)

Women’s World Cup Group D table & fixtures

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. England 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
2. Denmark 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
3. China 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 -1
4. Haiti 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 -1

Group D match schedule

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Sat, July 22 England 1-0 Haiti Highlights   Brisbane (AUS)
Sat, July 22 Denmark 1-0 China Highlights   Perth (AUS)
Fri, July 28 England vs. Denmark 6:30 p.m. 4:30 a.m. Sydney (AUS)
Fri, July 28 China vs. Haiti 8:30 p.m. 7 a.m. Adelaide (AUS)
Tue, Aug. 1 China vs. England 8:30 p.m. 7 a.m. Adelaide (AUS)
Tue, Aug. 1 Haiti vs. Denmark 7 p.m. 7 a.m. Perth (AUS)

Women’s World Cup Group E table & fixtures

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. USA 4 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3
2. Netherlands 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
3. Portugal 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
4. Vietnam 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 -5

Group E match schedule


Women’s World Cup Group F table & fixtures

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Brazil 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
2. France 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
3. Jamaica 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
4. Panama 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 -4

Group F match schedule

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Sun, July 23 France 0-0 Jamaica Highlights   Sydney (AUS)
Mon, July 24 Brazil 4-0 Panama Highlights   Adelaide (AUS)
Sat, July 29 France vs. Brazil 8 p.m. 6 a.m. Brisbane (AUS)
Sat, July 29 Panama vs. Jamaica 6:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. Perth (AUS)
Wed, Aug. 2 Panama vs. France 8 p.m. 6 a.m. Sydney (AUS)
Wed, Aug. 2 Jamaica vs. Brazil 8 p.m. 6 a.m. Melbourne (AUS)

Women’s World Cup Group G table & fixtures

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
1. Sweden 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
2. Italy 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
3. Argentina 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
4. South Africa 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1

Group G match schedule

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Sun, July 23 Sweden 2-1 South Africa Highlights   Wellington (NZL)
Mon, July 24 Italy 1-0 Argentina Highlights   Auckland (NZL)
Fri, July 28 Argentina 2-2 South Africa 10 a.m. 8 p.m.
(July 27)
Dunedin (NZL)
Sat, July 29 Sweden vs. Italy 5:30 p.m. 3:30 a.m. Wellington (NZL)
Wed, Aug. 2 Argentina vs. Sweden 5 p.m. 3 a.m. Hamilton (NZL)
Wed, Aug. 2 South Africa vs. Italy 5 p.m. 3 a.m. Wellington (NZL)

Women’s World Cup Group H table & fixtures

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
Germany 3 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
Colombia 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
South Korea 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -2
Morocco 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 -6

Group H match schedule

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Mon, July 24 Germany 6-0 Morocco Highlights   Melbourne (AUS)
Tue, July 25 Colombia 2-0 South Korea Highlights   Sydney (AUS)
Sun, July 30 Germany vs. Colombia 7:30 p.m. 5:30 a.m. Sydney (AUS)
Sun, July 30 South Korea vs. Morocco 2 p.m. 12:30 a.m. Adelaide (AUS)
Thu, Aug. 3 South Korea vs. Germany 8 p.m. 6 a.m. Brisbane (AUS)
Thu, Aug. 3 Morocco vs. Colombia 6 p.m. 6 a.m. Perth (AUS)

Women’s World Cup Round of 16

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Sat, Aug. 5 1A vs. 2C 3 p.m. 1 a.m. Auckland (NZL)
Sat, Aug. 5 1C vs. 2A 6 p.m. 4 a.m. Wellington (NZL)
Sun, Aug. 6 1E vs. 2G 12 p.m. 10 p.m.
(Aug. 5)
Sydney (AUS)
Sun, Aug. 6 1G vs. 2E 7 p.m. 5 a.m. Melbourne (AUS)
Mon, Aug. 7 1B vs. 2D 8:30 p.m. 6:30 a.m. Sydney (AUS)
Mon, Aug. 7 1D vs. 2B 5:30 p.m. 3:30 a.m. Brisbane (AUS)
Tue, Aug. 8 1F vs. 2H 8:30 p.m. 7 a.m. Adelaide (AUS)
Tue, Aug. 8 1H vs. 2F 6 p.m. 4 a.m. Melbourne (AUS)

Women’s World Cup Quarterfinals

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Fri, Aug. 11 QF1: 1A/2C vs. 1E/2G 11 a.m. 9 p.m.
(Aug. 10)
Wellington (NZL)
Fri, Aug. 11 QF2: 1C/2A vs. 1G/2E 5:30 p.m. 3:30 a.m. Auckland (NZL)
Sat, Aug. 12 QF3: 1B/2D vs. 1F/2H 5 p.m. 3 a.m. Brisbane (AUS)
Sat, Aug. 12 QF4: 1D/2B vs. 1H/2F 8:30 p.m. 6:30 a.m. Sydney (AUS)

Women’s World Cup Semifinals

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Tue, Aug. 15 QF1 vs. QF2 6 p.m. 4 a.m. Auckland (NZL)
Wed, Aug. 16 QF3 vs. QF4 8 p.m. 6 a.m. Sydney (AUS)

Women’s World Cup 3rd Place

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Sat, Aug. 19 Semifinal losers 6 p.m. 4 a.m. Brisbane (AUS)

Women’s World Cup Final

Date Match Time
(AEST)
Time
(ET)
City
Sun, Aug. 20 Semifinal winners 8 p.m. 6 a.m. Sydney (AUS)

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