The ninth edition of FIFA Women’s World Cup is just around the corner, with Australia and New Zealand gearing up to kick off the mega event on July 20.
This year’s tournament will include 64 matches, with the first fixture and the opening ceremony set to take place at New Zealand’s Eden Park in Auckland on July 20.
This will be the first time two nations will host the tournament.
Thirty-two teams have been divided into eight four groups for the mega event.
Group A: New Zealand (hosts), Norway, Philippines, Switzerland
Group B: Australia (hosts), Canada, Nigeria, Ireland
Group C: Costa Rica, Japan, Spain, Zambia
Group D: China, Denmark, England, Haiti
Group E: Netherlands, Portugal, United States, Vietnam
Group F: Brazil, France, Jamaica, Panama
Group G: Argentina, Italy, South Africa, Sweden
Group H: Colombia, Germany, South Korea, Morocco
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Matches will be held at 10 stadiums — Lang Park, Hindmarsh Stadium, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Perth Oval, Stadium Australia, Sydney Football Stadium, Dunedin Stadium, Eden Park, Waikato Stadium and Wellington Regional Stadium.
There will be a round-robin format in the group stage, in which each team will play three matches.
The top two in each group will progress to the round of 16. The knockout rounds begin on August 5, and the final will be held on Sunday, August 20 in Stadium Australia in Sydney.
Thursday, July 20
Group A: New Zealand vs. Norway
Group B: Australia vs. Ireland
Group B: Nigeria vs. Canada
Friday, July 21
Group A: Philippines vs. Switzerland
Group C: Spain vs. Costa Rica
Group E: United States vs. Vietnam
Saturday, July 22
Group C: Zambia vs. Japan
Group D: England vs. Haiti
Group D: Denmark vs. China
Sunday, July 23
Group G: Sweden vs. South Africa
Group E: Netherlands vs. Portugal
Group F: France vs. Jamaica
Monday, July 24
Group G: Italy vs Argentina
Group H: Germany vs. Morocco
Group F: Brazil vs. Panama
Group H: Colombia vs. South Korea
Tuesday, July 25
Group A: New Zealand vs. Philippines
Group A: Switzerland vs. Norway
Wednesday, July 26
Group C: Japan vs. Costa Rica
Group C: Spain vs. Zambia
Group B: Canada vs. Ireland
Group E: United States vs. Netherlands
Thursday, July 27
Group E: Portugal vs. Vietnam
Group B: Australia vs. Nigeria
Group G: Argentina vs. South Africa
Friday, July 28
Group D: England vs. Denmark
Group D: China vs. Haiti
Saturday, July 29
Group G: Sweden vs. Italy
Group F: France vs. Brazil
Group F: Panama vs. Jamaica
Sunday, July 30
Group H: South Korea vs. Morocco
Group A: Switzerland vs. New Zealand
Group A: Norway vs. Philippines
Group H: Germany vs. Colombia
Monday, July 31
Group C: Japan vs. Spain
Group C: Costa Rica vs. Zambia
Group B: Canada vs. Australia
Group B: Ireland vs. Nigeria
Tuesday, August 1
Group E: Portugal vs. United States
Group E: Vietnam vs. Netherlands
Group D: China vs. England
Group D: Haiti vs. Denmark
Wednesday, August 2
Group G: Argentina vs. Sweden
Group G: South Africa vs. Italy
Group F: Panama vs. France
Group F: Jamaica vs. Brazil
Thursday, August 3
Group H: South Korea vs. Germany
Group H: Morocco vs. Colombia
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