All you need to know about the 2023 Women's World Cup

The 2023 Women's World Cup is now less than five months away as the best teams on the planet fine-tune their preparations.

Euro 2022 champions England are in great form, having defended their Arnold Clark Cup title with a 6-1 thumping of Belgium.

World champions USA sealed their fourth-straight SheBelieves Cup win meanwhile to show they will be the side to beat once again.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

When is the 2023 Women’s World Cup?

The 2023 Women’s World Cup will kick off on July 20 when co-hosts New Zealand and Australia will play their opening games.

And the final will be held exactly one month later on August 20 after four weeks of scintillating action.

Where is the 2023 Women's World Cup being played?

For the first time in the women’s game, the tournament is being held across two nations.

Both Australia and New Zealand are hosting group stage and knockout games, with Sydney’s Stadium Australia the venue for the final.

The new Sydney Football Stadium will also host matches, along with Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane.

In New Zealand, Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Dunedin are the lucky cities selected to be venues for games.

What is the format of the 2023 Women’s World Cup?

The tournament has been expanded from 24 teams to 32, so will follow the same format as recent editions of the men’s World Cup.

There are eight groups of four, with each side playing each other once in the group stage.

The top two from each group will progress to the knockout stages, where there will be eight round of 16 ties, four quarter-finals and two semi-finals, before the big final in Sydney on August 20.

Who has qualified for the 2023 Women's World Cup?

Following this month's inter-confederation play-offs we now know all 32 teams that have qualified for the tournament.

They are: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Sweden, Spain, France, Denmark, USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Zambia, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Norway, Germany, England, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Haiti, Portugal and Panama.

When are the 2023 Women's World Cup fixtures?

Here is a full breakdown of the 2023 Women's World Cup group stage and knockout fixtures.

Group A

Qualified teams: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland

July 20: New Zealand vs Norway

July 21: Philippines vs Switzerland

July 25: New Zealand vs Philippines, Switzerland vs Norway

July 30: Switzerland vs New Zealand, Norway vs Philippines

Group B

Qualified teams: Australia, Republic of Ireland, Nigeria, Canada

July 20: Australia vs Republic of Ireland

July 21: Nigeria vs Canada

July 26: Canada vs Republic of Ireland

July 27: Australia vs Nigeria

July 31: Canada vs Australia, Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria

Group C

Qualified teams: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, Japan

July 21: Spain vs Costa Rica

July 22: Zambia vs Japan

July 26: Japan vs Costa Rica, Spain vs Zambia

July 31: Japan vs Spain, Costa Rica vs Zambia

Group D

Qualified teams: England, Haiti, Denmark, China

July 22: England vs Haiti, Denmark vs China

July 28: England vs Denmark, China vs Haiti

August 1: China vs England, Haiti vs Denmark

Group E

Qualified teams: USA, Vietnam, Netherlands, Portugal

July 22: USA vs Vietnam

July 23: Netherlands vs Portugal

July 27: USA vs Netherlands, Portugal vs Vietnam

August 1: Portugal vs USA, Vietnam vs Netherlands

Group F

Qualified teams: France, Jamaica, Brazil, Panama

July 23: France vs Jamaica

July 24: Brazil vs Panama

July 29: France vs Brazil, Panama vs Jamaica

August 2: Panama vs France, Jamaica vs Brazil

Group G

Qualified teams: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina

July 23: Sweden vs South Africa

July 24: Italy vs Argentina

July 28: Argentina vs South Africa

July 29: Sweden vs Italy

August 2: Argentina vs Sweden, South Africa vs Italy

Group H

Qualified teams: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, South Korea

July 24: Germany vs Morocco

July 25: Colombia vs South Korea

July 30: South Korea vs Morocco, Germany vs Colombia

August 3: South Korea vs Germany, Morocco vs Colombia

Round of 16: August 5-8

Quarter-finals: August 11-12

Semi-finals: August 15-16

Third place play-off: August 19

Final: August 20

How can I get tickets for the 2023 Women's World Cup?

Tickets for the global showpiece are on sale until March 3, 2023.

How can I watch the 2023 Women's World Cup?

For the first time, there will be a competitive auction for the rights to show games at the World Cup, rather than FIFA giving away the rights for free.

England games and the final are ring-fenced by the UK government and must be shown on free-to-air TV — meaning the BBC and ITV will both likely bid for that package.

But FIFA have also created options for paid-for channels to potentially show other games, leaving the likes of Sky Sports and BT Sport able to try and win those packages if they wanted.

A decision is expected in the coming weeks.

Who are the holders of the Women's World Cup?

USA are the perennial powerhouses of women's football after lifting the trophy in each of the past two editions.

They defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in France three years ago to defend the trophy they won with a 5-2 victory over Japan in Canada back in 2015.