Women’s World Cup 2023 Preview: Odds, Date, Venues, Schedule, and How To Watch

The ninth Women's World Cup is now under way Down Under featuring a record 32 countries, including the Lionesses.

Below we take a look at when and where the 2023 edition will take place, the latest odds, information on the groups and schedule, and how you can watch it on TV.

You can also check out the following on-site articles:

• Contenders to win the Women's World Cup
• Who could win the Golden Boot?

Where is the Women's World Cup 2023?

For the first time in history, multiple countries will co-host a Women's World Cup as Australia and New Zealand team up for the ninth edition of the tournament.

When is the Women's World Cup 2023

The Women's World Cup got under way on Thursday 20th July when co-hosts New Zealand faced Norway (8am, BST).

The Final will take place a month later at 11am on Sunday 20th August.

What venues are being used for the Women's World Cup 2023?

A total of 10 venues will be used for the Women's World Cup: six from Australia and four from New Zealand.

The opener will take place at Eden Park in Auckland (New Zealand), while Stadium Australia in Sydney has the honour of hosting the Final.

Australia Venues

• Stadium Australia (Sydney)
• Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney)
• Lang Park (Brisbane)
• Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne)
• Perth Rectangular Stadium (Perth)
• Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide)

New Zealand Venues

• Eden Park (Auckland)
• Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington)
• Forsyth Barr Stadium (Dunedin)
• Waikato Stadium (Hamilton)

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

The Women's World Cup is available to watch on both BBC and ITV.

Each broadcaster will screen 24 matches during the group stages, with the opening game between New Zealand and Norway on BBC.

England's group stage matches against Haiti and China can be viewed on ITV, with their middle fixture against Denmark on BBC.

 The Final will be shown on both BBC and ITV.

Which countries will be present at the Women's World Cup 2023?

The Women's World Cup 2023 has been expanded to 32 countries, up from 24 teams four years ago.

The likes of the United States, England, and Australia will all take to the field this summer, while eight countries will be appearing in a World Cup for the first time: Haiti, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Vietnam, and Zambia.

The 32 countries have been split into eight groups of four:

What does the Women's World Cup 2023 schedule look like?

The group stages will take place across two weeks between Thursday 20th July and Thursday 3rd August, featuring 48 matches.

The top two placed countries in each group will progress through to the last-16, which will contain eight matches between Saturday 5th and Tuesday 8th August.

The eight teams that qualify from this stage will enter into the quarter-finals, which will be held on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th August.

The semi-finals will take place on Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th August, followed by the third-place play-off on Saturday 19th August, with the Final a day later on Sunday 20th August at 11am (BST).

Key Dates

• Group Stages: 20 July - 3 August
• Last-16: 5 - 8 August
• Quarter-Finals: 11 - 12 August
• Semi-Finals: 15 - 16 August
• Third Place Play-Off: 19 August
• Final: Sunday 20 August

Who are the favourites to win the Women's World Cup 2023?

The United States boast four World Cups in eight editions, which includes winning the last two tournaments in 2015 and 2019.

Now under the tutorship of manager Vlatko Andonovski, the US will be looking for their third straight success in 2023. They are enjoying a nine-game winning streak and haven't lost a World Cup match since 2011.

Most bookmakers have priced the States up as the 5/2 favourites, pursued by the European trio of England (5/1), Spain (5/1), and Germany (8/1), who all orchestrated wins over the US last year.

They will each have hopes of lifting the trophy and bringing an end to the US' dominance: England are the current European Champions, Spain have the best player in the world in Alexia Putellas, while last summer's European runners-up Germany have twice won the World Cup in 2003 and 2007.

Co-hosts Australia and a reunited France can both be backed at 10/1, Sweden are available at 20/1, while Olympic Gold medalists Canada look a massive price at 33/1.

Who is the favourite to win the Golden Boot?

The United States are the favourites to win the World Cup and their star forward Alex Morgan has been installed as the 4/1 favourite to win the Golden Boot.

Morgan scored six goals at the 2019 World Cup but agonisingly missed out on the Golden Boot to teammate Megan Rapinoe due to minutes played.

With 121 international goals on her CV, Morgan is highly likely to enhance that tally this summer.

Morgan's US teammate Sophia Smith (6/1) is also sure to be a pivotal attacking outlet for her side, then it's a case of take your pick on the following contenders which feature arguably the world's best striker in Sam Kerr (9/1), England's left-back-turned-striker Rachel Daly (10/1, Spain's record goalscorer Jennifer Hermoso (13/1), and Germany sharpshooter Alexandra Popp (14/1).