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Complete guide to the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

The 2023 Women's World Cup is taking place in Australia and New Zealand this year.

Thirty-two teams headed Down Under for the tournament, with each team desperate to perform well and do their respective countries proud.

The United States women's national team are defending champions and are pursuing a third successive title, having won the 2019 and 2015 editions, but contenders such as England, the Netherlands, as well as the hosts Australia and New Zealand, are keen to stop that.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about the 2023 Women's World Cup, including group details, fixtures, results, squad information, plus TV, streaming and more.

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    Group A fixtures, results & table

    The Women's World Cup 2023 Group A was full of surprises. Norway, who are regarded as one of the pre-tournament favourites to go all the way, were rocked by co-hosts New Zealand, falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat on the opening day.

    After a frustrating 0-0 draw against Switzerland, they needed to win their final group game with a good margin. And boy, did they deliver! Sophie Roman Haug was on fire, bagging a well-taken hat-trick as Norway hammered the Philippines 6-0 in Auckland to leapfrog New Zealand into second on goal difference.

    It was a fantastic rout to put their rocky start to the World Cup behind them, and restore some vital confidence ahead of the knockout stages.

    Tournament debutants, the Philippines, finished bottom of the group despite recording a famous first World Cup win over New Zealand, who become the first hosts to exit the Women's World Cup at the group stage after being held to a draw by group winners Switzerland in their final game.

    Group A table

    # Team P W D L GD Pts
    1 Switzerland 3 1 2 0 +2 5
    2 Norway 3 1 1 1 +5 4
    3 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 0 4
    4 Philippines 3 1 0 2 -7 3

    Group A fixtures & results

    Date Fixture KO time (local) Venue
    Jul 20 New Zealand 1-0 Norway 7pm Eden Park, Auckland
    Jul 21 Philippines 0-2 Switzerland 5pm Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
    Jul 25 New Zealand 0-1 Philippines 5:30pm Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
    Jul 25 Switzerland 0-0 Norway 8pm Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
    Jul 30 Switzerland 0-0 New Zealand 7pm Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
    Jul 30 Norway 6-0 Philippines 7pm Eden Park Auckland

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    Group B fixtures, results & table

    Group B of the Women's World Cup shaped up to be one of the most intriguing groups of the tournament. Co-hosts Australia opened the group with a comfortable single-goal victory against World Cup debutants Republic of Ireland.

    History was made when Ireland captain Katie McCabe scored her country's first-ever Women's World Cup goal. The 27-year-old Arsenal midfielder's rare 'Olimpico' goal gave Ireland a surprising lead over the reigning Olympic gold medalists Canada, but the Maple Leafs came roaring back to win the game 2-1, shattering the underdogs hopes of making it through to the knockout stages.

    Regardless, there was all to play for in Group B on group stage matchday three as Nigeria booked their spot in the Round of 16 as runners-up after drawing 0-0 with the Republic of Ireland on July 31, while Australia also progressed to the knockout phase as group winners after thumping Canada 4-0 on the same day.

    Group B table

    # Team P W D L GD Pts
    1 Australia 3 2 0 1 +4 6
    2 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 +1 5
    3 Canada 3 1 1 1

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    4 Ireland 3 0 1 2 -2 1

    Group B fixtures & results

    Date Fixture KO time (local) Venue
    Jul 20 Australia 1-0 Ireland 8pm Stadium Australia, Sydney
    Jul 21 Nigeria 0-0 Canada 12:30pm Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
    Jul 26 Canada 2-1 Ireland 8pm Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
    Jul 27 Australia 2-3 Nigeria 8pm Lang Park, Brisbane
    Jul 31 Canada 0-4 Australia 8pm Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
    Jul 31 Ireland 0-0 Nigeria 8pm Lang Park, Brisbane
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    Group C fixtures, results & table

    The lop-sided Group C of the WWC 2023 has panned out as predicted.

    Despite the off-field drama a few months ago, when some of their star players rebelled against coach Jorge Vilda, Spain cruised into the last 16 of the Women's World Cup with a game to spare thanks to a 3-0 win over Costa Rica and 5-0 thrashing of Zambia.

    Current Ballon d'Or Feminin holder Alexia Putellas looks to be in fine form as Spain hopes to go the whole hog this time around. Funnily enough! La Roja left their training base in Palmerston North for Wellington a few days before the final group game against Japan due to boredom.

    Japan have made an auspicious start as they look to emulate their historic run from 2011 when they stunned the world and won the World Cup. They equalled Spain's result against Zambia, beat Costa Rica 2-1 to secure early qualification to the next round, before topping the group with a 4-0 victory over Spain in what was essentially a dead-rubber clash. Zambia beat Costa Rica 2-1 to record their first-ever win in the World Cup finals.

    Group C table

    # Team P W D L GD Pts
    1 Japan 3 3 0 0 +11 9
    2 Spain 3 2 0 1 +4 6
    3 Zambia 3 1 0 2 -8 3
    4 Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 -7 0

    Group C fixtures & results

    Date Fixture KO time (local) Venue
    Jul 21 Spain 3-0 Costa Rica 7:30pm Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
    Jul 22 Zambia 0-5 Japan 7pm Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
    Jul 26 Japan 2-0 Costa Rica 5pm Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
    Jul 26 Spain 5-0 Zambia 7:30pm Eden Park, Auckland
    Jul 31 Japan 4-0 Spain 7pm Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
    Jul 31 Costa Rica 1-3 Zambia 7pm Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

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    Group D fixtures, results & table

    Despite missing key players — including captain Leah Williamson — through injury ahead of the World Cup, pre-tournament favourites England have got the job done and secured their qualification to the next round with a group game left to play.

    The wins against Haiti and Denmark came by a narrow 1-0 scoreline, with Lauren James making the headlines for her winning goal against Denmark. However, Sarina Wiegman's side absolutely blew away China 6-1 in their final group game to prove their credentials.

    The Lionesses are looking recreate their Euro 2022 heroics and become champions of the world for the first time, but they were recently handed a big setback as midfield star Keira Walsh picked up a serious-looking knee injury last time out. There is still hope that the Barcelona midfielder will be able to recover for the knockout stages.

    Denmark also advanced for the last-16 with relative ease ultimately, edging out China for the second place, while Haiti finished rock-bottom with zero points.

    Group D table

    # Team P W D L GD Pts
    1 England 3 3 0 0 +7 9
    2 Denmark 3 2 0 1 +2 6
    3 China 3 1 0 2 -5 3
    4 Haiti 3 0 0 3 -4 0

    Group D fixtures & results

    Date Fixture KO time (local) Venue
    Jul 22 England 1-0 Haiti 7:30pm Lang Park, Brisbane
    Jul 22 Denmark 1-0 China 8pm Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
    Jul 28 England 1-0 Denmark 6:30pm Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
    Jul 28 China 1-0 Haiti 8:30pm Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
    Aug 1 China 1-6 England 8:30pm Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
    Aug 1 Haiti 0-2 Denmark 7pm Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
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