FIFA Women’s World Cup: Which teams have qualified for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand?
While most eyes are on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year, the 2023 Women’s World Cup is also fast approaching.
The ninth edition of the tournament will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand with a record-high 64 matches to be played across 10 different stadiums.
How many teams are in the Women’s World Cup?
In 2019, FIFA unanimously voted to expand the Women’s World Cup from 24 to 32 teams from the 2023 tournament onwards.
This brings it temporarily in line with the men’s version – but that is expanding from 32 to 48 teams in 2026.
The 2023 Women’s World Cup will consist of a certain number of sides from each confederation which is as follows:
- Asia (AFC): 5 slots + 1 host slot (Australia)
- Africa (CAF): 4 slots
- North America/Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF): 4 slots
- CONMEBOL (South America): 3 slots
- Oceania (OFC): 0 slots + 1 host slot (New Zealand)
- Europe (UEFA): 11 slots
- Play-off tournament: 3 slots
A play-off tournament consisting of 10 teams will see three nations book their place at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
The tournament will be played in February 2023 and will involve three groups consisting of seeded and unseeded sides with places allocated as follows:
- Asia (AFC): 2 slots
- Africa (CAF): 2 slots
- North America/Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF): 2 slots
- South America (CONMEBOL): 2 slots
- Oceania (OFC): 1 slot
- Europe (UEFA): 1 slot
When does the Women’s World Cup start?
- Inaugural matches: July 20, 2023
- Women’s World Cup final: August 20, 2023
The 2023 Women’s World Cup will begin on July 20, 2023 (local time) with both Australia and New Zealand to play their first group matches.
Exactly one month later, the Women’s World Cup final will then be played on August 20, 2023 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
Which teams have qualified for the Women’s World Cup?
Despite still being over a year away, 10 teams have already booked their place at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
The full qualification picture won’t be known until February 2023 when the play-off tournament is played but many more sides will qualify in the months prior.
The table below will be updated as nations secure qualification:
| No. | Nation (FIFA Ranking) | Region | Date qualified | How they qualified | WC apps | Titles (Last) |
| 1 | Australia (12) | AFC | Jun. 25, 2020 | Hosts | 8 of 9 | — |
| 2 | New Zealand (22) | OFC | Jun. 25, 2020 | Hosts | 6 of 9 | — |
| 3 | Japan (13) | AFC | Jan. 30, 2022 | AFC Asian Cup SF | 9 of 9 | 1 (2011) |
| 4 | South Korea (17) | AFC | Jan. 30, 2022 | AFC Asian Cup SF | 4 of 9 | — |
| 5 | China (16) | AFC | Jan. 30, 2022 | AFC Asian Cup SF | 8 of 9 | — |
| 6 | Philippines (54) | AFC | Jan. 30, 2022 | AFC Asian Cup SF | 1 of 9 | — |
| 7 | Vietnam (32) | AFC | Feb. 6, 2022 | AFC Asian Cup Play-offs | 1 of 9 | — |
| 8 | Sweden (2) | UEFA | Apr. 12, 2022 | Group winners | 9 of 9 | — |
| 9 | Spain (7) | UEFA | Apr. 12, 2022 | Group winners | 3 of 9 | — |
| 10 | France (3) | UEFA | Apr. 12, 2022 | Group winners | 5 of 9 | — |
*Last updated April 13