England Women's World Cup fixtures 2023: Dates, times for Lionesses group matches in Australia, New Zealand

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The 2023 Women's World Cup is not far away with the ninth edition of the tournament to take place in Australia and New Zealand and Sarina Wiegman has now named her squad of 23.

England were crowned European champions in 2022 and will enter as a legitimate candidate for the title. 

The United States will arrive as defending champions and are chasing their fifth world title. 

Co-hosts Australia have never made it past the quarter-finals, while New Zealand are yet to win a game on football's biggest stage. 

MORE: Which teams have qualified for the 2023 Women's World Cup?

England Women's World Cup squad

Wiegman named her Lionesses squad on May 31 with the biggest news seeing Beth Mead left out of the squad after failing to recover from her ACL injury in time.

Maya Le Tisser was also a notable absentee, while Millie Bright will captain the side.

England Women's World Cup group

Group D

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
D1: England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D2: Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D3: Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D4: China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

England have been drawn in Group D for the 2023 Women's World Cup alongside China, Denmark and playoff qualifier Haiti. 

Haiti overcame Chile in their playoff group on February 22, 2023 to advance to their first Women's World Cup.

England 2023 Women's World Cup schedule

After a year in which they enshrined their status in history by winning Euro 2022, the Lionesses are now looking ahead to their next finals in Australia and New Zealand.

Wiegman's side will start their journey in mid-July and hope to continue their campaign well into August.

England have two potentially tricky opponents in Group D: China are ranked 15th in the world and Denmark are three places behind them.

China were on an eight-game unbeaten run at the time of the World Cup draw, although that came after getting thrashed 8-2 by a Netherlands side led by Wiegman at the 2021 Olympic Games.

Denmark qualified for Euro 2022 and held their own after an opening 4-0 defeat to finalists Germany, beating Finland 1-0 in their second match and losing in the 90th minute against Spain, who almost beat England in the quarter-finals.

Chelsea midfielder Pernille Harder scored the winner against Finland and will undoubtedly be of concern to Wiegman and her squad.

Haiti should provide a less demanding challenge for England on paper. The Haitians are ranked 55th in the world, but they have talented finishers, who are capable of springing a surprise as they did against No. 38 Chile in the playoff final.

Sarina Wiegman England Women

England's World Cup Group D matches

England are likely to be racking up plenty of air miles on their way around the World Cup venues. Wiegman's European champions face an arduous travel schedule at next summer's tournament.

They will travel more than 900 kilometres from Brisbane to Sydney for their second group match, followed by a trip of more than 1300kms to Adelaide to face China.

Date
(BST)
Time
(BST)
Match Stadium
Sat, July 22 9:30 a.m. England vs. Haiti Brisbane Stadium
Fri, July 29 8:30 a.m. England vs. Denmark Sydney Football Stadium
Tue, Aug. 1 10:30 a.m. England vs. China Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

England knockout stage schedule — if Lionesses win group

Date
(BST)
Time
(BST)
Stage Stadium
Mon, Aug. 7 7:30 a.m. Round of 16 Brisbane Stadium
Sat, Aug. 12 10:30 a.m. Quarter-finals Stadium Australia
Wed, Aug. 16 8 a.m. Semi-finals Stadium Australia
Sat, Aug. 19* 8 a.m. Third-place match Brisbane Stadium
Sun, Aug. 20 10 a.m. Final Stadium Australia

*Only in event of defeat in semi-finals

England knockout stage schedule — if Lionesses finish second

Date
(BST)
Time
(BST)
Stage Stadium
Mon, Aug. 7 10:30 a.m. Round of 16 Stadium Australia
Sat, Aug. 12 7 a.m. Quarter-finals Brisbane Stadium
Wed, Aug. 16 8 a.m. Semi-finals Stadium Australia
Sat, Aug. 19* 8 a.m. Third-place match Brisbane Stadium
Sun, Aug. 20 10 a.m. Final Stadium Australia

*Only in event of defeat in semi-finals

England World Cup path – who could they play?

If England win the group they would most likely face Australia, who would be a dangerous proposition on their home soil with the likes of Chelsea striker Sam Kerr — the top Women's Super League scorer in both of the last two seasons — within their ranks.

Germany could await England in the quarter-finals in a rerun of the Euro 2022 final. Fifth-ranked France and ninth-ranked Brazil are also potential opponents at that stage or in the semifinals, where Olympic champions Canada, who only failed to beat England because of an 85th-minute own-goal at the Games, could block their path.

World Cup holders the USA or Sweden, who England beat 4-0 in the semifinals of Euro 2022, are the most likely sides to provide the Lionesses' potential final opponents.

How to watch the Women's World Cup in England

  • TV channel: TBC
  • Streaming: TBC

Reports claim that BBC and ITV will share broadcast coverage of the event after agreeing a deal with FIFA.

The BBC have broadcast the past two Women's World Cup rights but faced competition this time around from ITV

More details will be forthcoming once the arrangement is formally announced.

Women's World Cup game times in England

Fans in England can expect some early kickoff times when it comes to the 2023 Women's World Cup. 

As it will be played in Australia and New Zealand, England fans must adjust for the time zone differences.

British Summer Time (BST) is 9 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) and 11 hours behind New Zealand Standard Time (NZST). 

Women's World Cup 2023 kickoff times

Australia
(AEST)
New Zealand
(NZST)
USA &
Canada (ET)
UK
(BST)
1 p.m. 3 p.m. 11 p.m.  3 a.m.
3 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 a.m. 5 a.m.
5 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 a.m. 7 a.m.
7 p.m. 9 p.m. 5 a.m. 9 a.m.
8 p.m. 10 p.m. 6 a.m. 10 a.m.

Ben Miller

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Ben Miller has been writing about sport for 25 years, following all levels of football as well as boxing, MMA, athletics and tennis. He’s seen five promotions, three relegations, one World Cup winner and home games in at least three different stadiums as a result of his lifelong devotion to Brighton & Hove Albion. His main aim each week is to cover at least one game or event that does not require a last-minute rewrite.

Joshua Thomas

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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.