The Women’s World Cup begins on Thursday July 20 and France will play their first match in a few days.
Australia and New Zealand will host from tomorrow, and for a period of one month, the Women’s World Cup. The host countries will be the first two nations to launch the competition in which the France team will appear on Sunday July 23 against Jamaica. Hervé Renard’s daughters will then play again on Saturday July 29 against Brazil before playing a final match on Wednesday August 2 against Panama. The hen of Les Bleues seems to be affordable.
The coach of the Blue aims at least the last four. The group he has is promising and is both mixed with experienced and more novice players. We find for example, the indestructible tricolor captain, Wendie Renard or the Lyon striker, Eugénie Le Sommer. If the federation has decided to appoint Hervé Renard as coach, it is because he is a man of competition. So far, he has proven he is capable of taking nations to the end, as was the case with Zambia in 2012 during the African Cup of Nations. More recently, he beat Argentina, the 2022 world champions with Saudi Arabia.
To lift the trophy, it will however be necessary to surpass during the tournament, the United States which are the grandissimes favorites with four victories since the creation in 1991. They have a superb workforce with excellent players like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe. They are also double title holders. Among the big nations, there is also the Germany of Alexandra Popp, Lena Oberdof and Merle Frohms, the Norway of Ada Hegerberg (golden ball 2018), the Sweden of Fridolina Rolfo, the Japan of Yui Hasegawa and the Spain by Alexia Putellas (2021 and 2022 Golden Ball) and Aitana Bonmati.
The opening match of the World Cup is scheduled for July 20. The group stages will continue until August 3 before a latency day. Indeed the rest of the competition will be more decisive with the knockout stages and a final organized on August 20 in Sydney at Stadium Australia.
France was the last host country of the Women’s World Cup in 2019. It passes the torch to co-hosts New Zealand and Australia.
France Télévisions, broadcaster of the next Women’s World Cup with M6, will offer 32 matches including the opening match, New Zealand-Norway (July 20 at 8:35 a.m.), and the final (August 20 at noon). The M6 group will broadcast the other 32 matches. If the broadcasting of the final was decided by drawing lots, the matches of the final phases were distributed fairly.
The Football World Cup will last a month and will be played in two phases, first the pools and then the final stages.
- Thursday July 20
- New Zealand – Norway (Group A – J1 – Auckland): 9:00 a.m.
- Australia – Republic of Ireland (Group B – J1 – Sydney): 12:00 p.m.
- Friday July 21
- Nigeria – Canada (Group B – J1 – Melbourne): 4h30
- Philippines – Switzerland (Group A – J1) Dunedin): 7:00 a.m.
- Spain – Costa Rica (Group C – D1 – Wellington): 9:30 a.m.
- Saturday July 22
- United States – Vietnam (Group E – J1 – Auckland): 3h00
- Zambia – Japan (Group C – J1 – Hamilton): 9:00 a.m.
- England – Haiti (Group D – J1 – Brisbane): 11:30 a.m.
- Denmark – China PR (Group D – D1 – Perth): 2:00 p.m.
- Sunday July 23
- Sweden – South Africa (Group G – J1 – Wellington): 7:00 a.m.
- Netherlands – Portugal (Group E – J1 – Dunedin): 9:30 a.m.
- France – Jamaica (Group F – D1 – Sydney): 12:00 p.m.
- Monday July 24
- Italy – Argentina (Group G – J1 – Auckland): 8:00 a.m.
- Germany – Morocco (Group H – J1 – Melbourne): 10.30 a.m.
- Brazil – Panama (Group F – D1 – Adelaide): 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday July 25
- Colombia – South Korea (Group H – J1 – Sydney): 4h00
- New Zealand – Philippines (Group A – J2 – Wellington): 7:30 am
- Switzerland – Norway (Group A – J2 – Hamilton): 10:00 a.m.
- Wednesday July 26
- Japan – Costa Rica (Group C – J2 – Dunedin): 7:00 a.m.
- Spain – Zambia (Group C – J2 – Wellington): 9:30 a.m.
- Canada – Republic of Ireland (Group B – D2 – Perth): 2 p.m.
- Thursday July 27
- United States – Netherlands (Group E – J2 – Wellington): 3h00
- Portugal – Vietnam (Group E – J2 – Hamilton): 9:30 a.m.
- Australia – Nigeria (Group B – D2 – Brisbane): 12:00 p.m.
- Friday July 28
- Argentina – South Africa (Group G – J2 – Dunedin): 2 hours
- England – Denmark (Group D – J2 – Sydney): 10:30 a.m.
- China PR – Haiti (Group D – J2 – Adelaide): 1:00 p.m.
- Saturday July 29
- Sweden – Italy (Group G – J2 – Wellington): 9:30 a.m.
- France – Brazil (Group F – J2 – Brisbane): 12:00 p.m.
- Panama – Jamaica (Group F – D2 – Perth): 2:30 p.m.
- Sunday July 30
- South Korea – Morocco (Group H – J2 – Adelaide): 6:30 am
- Switzerland – New Zealand (Group A – D3 – Dunedin): 9:00 a.m.
- Norway – Philippines (Group A – J3 – Auckland): 9:00 a.m.
- Germany – Colombia (Group H – D3 – Sydney): 11:30 a.m.
- Monday July 31
- Japan – Spain (Group C – J3 – Wellington): 9:00 a.m.
- Costa Rica – Zambia (Group C – J3 – Hamilton): 9:00 a.m.
- Canada – Australia (Group B – D3 – Melbourne) 12:00 p.m.
- Republic of Ireland – Nigeria (Group B – D3 – Brisbane): 12:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, August 1
- Portugal – United States (Group E – J3 – Auckland): 9:00 a.m.
- Vietnam – Netherlands (Group E – D3 – Dunedin): 9:00 a.m.
- China PR – England (Group D – J3 – Adelaide): 1:00 p.m.
- Haiti – Denmark (Group D – J3 – Perth): 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday August 2
- Argentina – Sweden (Group G – J3 – Hamilton): 9:00 a.m.
- South Africa – Italy (Group G – J3 – Wellington): 9:00 a.m.
- Panama – France (Group F – D3 – Sydney): 12:00 p.m.
- Jamaica – Brazil (Group F – J3 – Melbourne): 12:00 p.m.
- Thursday August 3
- South Korea – Germany (Group H – J3 – Brisbane): 12:00 p.m.
- Morocco – Colombia (Group H – D3 – Perth): 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday August 5
- Round of 16 1: Winner of Group A – Second of Group C (Auckland): 7:00 a.m.
- Round of 16 2: Winner of Group C – Second of Group A (Wellington): 10:00 a.m.
- Sunday August 6
- Round of 16 3: Winner of Group E – Second of Group G (Sydney): 4:00
- Round of 16 4: Winner of Group G – Second of Group E (Melbourne): 11:00 a.m.
- Monday August 7
- Round of 16 5: Winner of Group D – Second of Group B (Brisbane): 9:30 a.m.
- Round of 16 6: Winner of Group B – Second of Group D (Sydney): 12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday August 8
- Round of 16 7: Winner of Group H – Second in Group F (Melbourne): 10 a.m.
- Round of 16 8: Group F winner – Second in Group H (Adelaide): 1:00 p.m.
- Friday August 11
- Quarter-finals 1: Winner of the round of 16 1 – Winner of the round of 16 3 (Wellington): 3:00
- Quarter-finals 2: Winner of the round of 16 2 – Winner of the round of 16 4 (Auckland): 9:30 a.m.
- Saturday August 12
- Quarter-finals 3: Winner of the round of 16 6 – Winner of the round of 16 8 (Brisbane): 11 a.m.
- Quarter-finals 4: Winner of the round of 16 5 – Winner of the round of 16 7 (Sydney): 12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday August 15
- Semi-final 1: Winner quarter-final 1 – Winner quarter-final 2 (Auckland): 10:00 a.m.
- Wednesday August 16
- Semi-final 2: Winner quarter-final 3 – Winner quarter-final 4 (Sydney): 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday August 19
- Small final, match for 3rd place (Brisbane): 10:00 a.m.
- Sunday August 20
- Final (Sydney): 12:00 p.m.
32 teams have qualified for the Women’s World Cup. The selections, after drawing lots, were divided into 8 groups of 4.
- Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland
- Group B: Australia, Ireland, Nigeria, Canada
- Group C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, Japan
- Group D: England, Denmark, China, Haiti
- Group E: United States, Vietnam, Netherlands, Portugal
- Group F: France, Jamaica, Brazil, Panama
- Group G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina
- Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, South Korea
The French women’s team will probably take on the outsider label. Les Bleues in international competition are very regular. They have systematically come out of the pools since 2009. However, they have never played in a final, always disqualified before. They are struggling to get the upper hand over opponents who have shown more confidence and serenity in key moments. Solid France will once again be looking for a first final.
- July 23, 2023: France-Jamaica (12h)
- July 29, 2023: France – Brazil (12h)
- August 2, 2023: Panama – France (12h)
Disputed since 1991, the Women’s World Cup is very recent. In 2023, it will be the 9th edition. Only four nations have won so far.
- 1991: UNITED STATES
- 1995: Norway
- 1999: UNITED STATES
- 2003: Germany
- 2007: Germany
- 2011: Japan
- 2015 : UNITED STATES
- 2019: UNITED STATES