The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup will get underway in Australia and New Zealand on July 20 before finishing a month later on August 20.
Reigning champions USA are looking to become the first country to win three consecutive World Cups while Sarina Wiegman's England will try to add to their 2022 European Championship success.
With the field expanding to 32 teams for the first time — up from 24 in previous editions — many countries are making their World Cup debut.
The Sporting News looks at the teams who will participate at the Women's World cup for the first time.
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Teams making FIFA Women's World Cup debuts in 2023
At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, eight of the 32 countries will be making their debut on the world stage. 20 of the teams at the 2023 edition also played at the 2019 tournament.
There will be two debutants from the Asian, African, North American, and European continents, including the Republic of Ireland. Zambia are the lowest ranked side in the tournament, while other debut nations Portugal, Panama and Haiti qualified through the playoffs.
Co-hosts New Zealand are the only country representing the Oceanic confederation while the Philippines and Vietnam are now representing Asia alongside China, South Korea, Japan, and Australia.
Iceland (16) were the highest ranked team not to qualify for the competition. Scotland, Cameroon, Chile and Thailand are the four teams who played at the 2019 Women's World Cup but did not make the cut for 2023.
| Team | Confederation |
|---|---|
| Haiti | CONCACAF |
| Morocco | CAF |
| Panama | CONCACAF |
| Philippines | AFC |
| Portugal | UEFA |
| Republic of Ireland | UEFA |
| Vietnam | AFC |
| Zambia | CAF |
Which teams have qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?
| No. | Nation (FIFA Ranking) | Region | Date qualified | How they qualified | World Cup apps | Titles (Last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (13) | AFC | Jun. 25, 2020 | Co-hosts | 8 of 9 | — |
| 2 | New Zealand (22) | OFC | Jun. 25, 2020 | Co-hosts | 6 of 9 | — |
| 3 | Japan (11) | AFC | Jan. 30, 2022 | Asian Cup semi-finalists | 9 of 9 | 1 (2011) |
| 4 | South Korea (17) | AFC | Jan. 30, 2022 | Asian Cup semi-finalists | 4 of 9 | — |
| 5 | China (15) | AFC | Jan. 30, 2022 | Asian Cup semi-finalists | 8 of 9 | — |
| 6 | Philippines (53) | AFC | Jan. 30, 2022 | Asian Cup semi-finalists | 1 of 9 | — |
| 7 | Vietnam (34) | AFC | Feb. 6, 2022 | Asian Cup play-offs | 1 of 9 | — |
| 8 | Sweden (2) | UEFA | Apr. 12, 2022 | Group winners | 9 of 9 | — |
| 9 | Spain (6) | UEFA | Apr. 12, 2022 | Group winners | 3 of 9 | — |
| 10 | France (5) | UEFA | Apr. 12, 2022 | Group winners | 5 of 9 | — |
| 11 | Denmark (18) | UEFA | Apr. 12, 2022 | Group winners | 5 of 9 | — |
| 12 | United States (1) | CONCACAF | Jul. 6, 2022 | Group winners | 9 of 9 | 4 (2019) |
| 13 | Canada (7) | CONCACAF | Jul. 8, 2022 | Group winners | 8 of 9 | — |
| 14 | Costa Rica (37) | CONCACAF | Jul. 8, 2022 | Group runners-up | 2 of 9 | — |
| 15 | Jamaica (43) | CONCACAF | Jul. 11, 2022 | Group runners-up | 2 of 9 | — |
| 16 | Zambia (81) | CAF | Jul. 13, 2022 | WAFCON semi-finalists | 1 of 9 | — |
| 17 | Morocco (76) | CAF | Jul. 13, 2022 | WAFCON semi-finalists | 1 of 9 | — |
| 18 | Nigeria (45) | CAF | Jul. 14, 2022 | WAFCON semi-finalists | 9 of 9 | — |
| 19 | South Africa (54) | CAF | Jul. 14, 2022 | WAFCON semi-finalists | 2 of 9 | — |
| 20 | Colombia (27) | CONMEBOL | Jul. 26, 2022 | Copa America Fem. finalists | 3 of 9 | — |
| 21 | Brazil (9) | CONMEBOL | Jul. 26, 2022 | Copa America Fem. finalists | 9 of 9 | — |
| 22 | Argentina (29) | CONMEBOL | Jul. 29, 2022 | Copa America Fem. 3rd place | 4 of 9 | — |
| 23 | Norway (12) | UEFA | Sep. 2, 2022 | Group winners | 9 of 9 | 1 (1995) |
| 24 | Germany (3) | UEFA | Sep. 3, 2022 | Group winners | 9 of 9 | 2 (2007) |
| 25 | England (4) | UEFA | Sep. 3, 2022 | Group winners | 6 of 9 | — |
| 26 | Italy (14) | UEFA | Sep. 6, 2022 | Group winners | 4 of 9 | — |
| 27 | Netherlands (8) | UEFA | Sep. 6, 2022 | Group winners | 3 of 9 | — |
| 28 | Switzerland (21) | UEFA | Oct. 11, 2022 | UEFA playoff winners | 2 of 9 | — |
| 29 | Republic of Ireland (24) | UEFA | Oct. 11, 2022 | UEFA playoff winners | 1 of 9 | — |
| 30 | Haiti (55) | CONCACAF | Feb. 21, 2023 | World Cup playoff | 1 of 9 | — |
| 31 | Portugal (22) | UEFA | Feb. 22, 2023 | World Cup playoff | 1 of 9 | — |
| 32 | Panama (57) | CONCACAF | Feb. 23, 2023 | World Cup playoff | 1 of 9 | — |
