Is Women's World Cup in FIFA 23? How to play with women's players, teams in EA Sports video game

Joshua Thomas

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The 2023 Women's World Cup is nearly here with the tournament set to kick off in Australia and New Zealand in July. 

The FIFA tournament is the biggest yet with 32 teams competing to become world champions. 

But before the action kicks off, football fans will be wondering whether they can start the tournament virtually via the EA Sports videogame FIFA 23. 

The popular game has put a real emphasis on women's football in recent years and has a chance to incorporate the Women's World Cup in its current edition. 

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Is Women's World Cup in FIFA 23?

While not currently part of FIFA 23, the Women's World Cup will be added to the game at some point in the future. 

EA Sports have the rights to the tournament this year and have indicated a future update will see the Women's World Cup become playable. 

The 2022 Men's World Cup was added to FIFA 23 just before the tournament kicked off in Qatar as fans got to chase international glory from home. 

Unlike in previous years, the World Cup update was part of FIFA 23 and not sold or packaged separately - something we can also expect for the 2023 Women's World Cup.

That means all that users will have to do is ensure their version of the game is updated when EA Sports release the Women's World Cup update - likely to be a few weeks before the tournament starts. 

Women's teams, competitions in FIFA 23

There are currently four different women's club competitions in FIFA 23 with the NWSL and Women's Champions League the latest additions. 

Across those competitions, a total of 36 different women's clubs are playable in FIFA 23. 

Women's Super League

  • Arsenal Women
  • Aston Villa Women
  • Brighton and Hove Albion Women
  • Chelsea Women
  • Everton Women
  • Leicester City Women
  • Liverpool Women
  • Manchester City Women
  • Manchester United Women
  • Reading Women
  • Tottenham Hotspur Women
  • West Ham United Women

National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)

  • Angel City FC
  • Chicago Red Stars
  • Houston Dash
  • Kansas City Current
  • NY/NJ Gotham FC
  • North Carolina Courage
  • OL Reign
  • Orlando Pride
  • Portland Thorns FC
  • Racing Louisville FC
  • San Diego Wave FC
  • Washington Spirit

Division 1 Arkema

  • ASJ Soyaux-Charente
  • Dijon Football Côte d'Or
  • En Avant Guingamp
  • FC Fleury 91
  • FC Girondins de Bordeaux
  • Le Havre
  • Montpellier HSC
  • Olympique Lyonnais
  • Paris FC
  • Paris Saint-Germain FC
  • Rodez
  • Stade de Reims

The best women players in FIFA 23

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr is current best women's player in FIFA 23 with an overall rating of 91.

She is closely followed by Alex Morgan, Wendie Renard and Ada Hegerberg who all have ratings of 90. 

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Josh has been covering sport for nearly a decade now having fallen in love with football at a young age. A UTS graduate, Josh has previously worked for GOAL and now covers football closely for The Sporting News.