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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:
Playoff TournamentA 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:
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:
*Last updated October 24, 2022. When does the Women's World Cup start?
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. Author(s) Josh is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia. Who will host the 2023 World Cup?2023 Cricket World Cup. Which countries will play World Cup 2023?Which teams will play in the 2023 Cricket World Cup? There are 8 teams (England, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, India (host), and Australia) are qualified teams. 2 more teams will be qualified in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Why is World Cup every 4 years?The World Cup happens every four years in order to have enough time for the qualification tournaments and playoffs among national teams to take place. Additionally, four years provides the host country adequate time to plan the logistics of the tournament and how to best accommodate an influx of millions of fans.
Which country will host 2024 World Cup?It is scheduled to be played in June 2024 in the West Indies and the United States, with 20 teams taking part. It will be the first ICC World Cup tournament to feature matches played in the United States.
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