The 2023 World Cup is just around the corner, less than a month away. Games will kick off on July 20 as the co-host nations – New Zealand and Australia – open the tournament on the first matchday. New Zealand will face Norway in Auckland, and then Australia will take on Ireland in Sydney.
On July 22, the two-time reigning World Cup champs – the USWNT – will open its title defense with a game against Vietnam. The Americans, led by Alex Morgan, are favored to three-peat as champs.
The World Cup bracket features eight groups made up of four teams each, making it a complete 32-team tournament. In each group, the two teams with the best records advance to the survive-and-advance knockout stage.
Before the World Cup gets underway, here’s a closer look at each group.
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Group A
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Philippines
- Switzerland
Group B
- Australia
- Republic of Ireland
- Nigeria
- Canada
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
