USA lift World Cup trophy
The USA are going for a third consecutive World Cup, a feat which no team, men's or women's, has ever achieved

The Women's World Cup will be held in Australia and New Zealand in 2023.

Group D will include either Haiti orChile.

Group games for the Lionesses will be held in Australia.

Australia, Canada, and Nigeria are in the same group as the Republic of Ireland.

Group games for the Republic will be held in Australia.

China were runners-up in 1999, missing out on the USA, while the Danes lost to the Netherlands in the Euros.

10 teams will play in the inter-Confederation play-off in February to find out who will play in the World Cup.

The USA, who have won the last two World Cups and are going for an unprecedented third, will face the Netherlands in the group stage.

The opening match of the tournament will take place in New Zealand on July 20th and the final will be held in Australia on August 20th.

The number of teams in the World Cup increased from 24 to 32.

Five teams are making their first appearance on the world stage, including the Philippines, the Republic of Ireland, Vietnam and the Republic of Africa.

In New Zealand, Groups A, C, E and G will play all of their group games while Groups B, D, F and H will play all of their games in Australia.

Full draw

Group A includes New Zealand, Norway and the Philippines.

Group B includes Australia, Republic of Ireland and Nigeria.

Group C includes Spain, Costa Rica, and others.

Group D includes England, France, Haiti, and Spain.

Group E includes the United States of America, Vietnam, Netherlands, and Thailand.

Group F includes France, Jamaica, Brazil, Chinese Taipei/Paraguay and Panama.

Group G includes Sweden, South Africa, and Italy.

Group H includes Germany, Mexico, and the Korea Republic.

When will the other qualifiers be decided?

The final three teams of the tournament will be decided in New Zealand.

The teams will be divided into three groups, two of which will play each other in a knockout competition.

The winner of the semi-final between the other two sides and theseeded team will meet in the final.

There are 10 teams that are involved in the event.

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When will England play?

In the first round of the World Cup, England will face off against one of Haiti, Haiti, or one of the other countries on July 22nd, then face off against one of the other countries on July 28th, and then face China in Australia on August 1st.

The Lionesses could face either Australia or Canada in the last 16 if they make it out of their group.

England beat Germany in the final of the Euros and could meet them in the quarters.

Both England and the USA can't meet until the final.

Republic of Ireland celebrate World Cup qualification
The Republic of Ireland made it to Round 2 of the World Cup qualifier play-offs where they beat Scotland 1-0 to progress

The Republic of Ireland, who qualified for the World Cup for the first time, face a daunting task in their first game against Australia.

They will play Canada in Perth on July 26 before playing Nigeria in Australia on July 31.

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