Women's World Cup draw 2023: Venue, date, time, TV, streaming, pots and how it works

Joshua Thomas

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While the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is edging closer, momentum is already starting to build for the 2023 Women's World Cup which will be held in Australia and New Zealand. 

The FIFA tournament will kick off in July next year with women's football exploding like never before.

The ninth Women's World Cup promises to be a blockbuster and we'll soon know the finer details when it comes to matches we can look forward to once the group draw is conducted. 

The Sporting News brings you all the information you need to know about the Women's World Cup draw. 

Where is the 2023 Women's World Cup draw?

The 2023 Women's World Cup draw will take place on Saturday, October 22 at the Aotea Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. 

The draw will begin at 7:30 p.m. local time in Auckland. 

  US CAN UK AUS
Start time 2:30 a.m. ET 2:30 a.m. ET 7:30 a.m. BST 5:30 p.m. AEDT

MORE: Ticket details for the 2023 Women's World Cup

Women's World Cup draw TV channel, streaming

The Women's World Cup draw will be televised globally via a media player on FIFA's official website.

It's likely this feed will also be available on FIFA YouTube's channel, as previous World Cup draws have been.

  Date Time TV channel Streaming
Australia Sat, Oct. 22 17:30 AEDT —  Optus SportFIFA.com
Canada Sat, Oct. 22 02:30 ET TSN 1, TSN 3 TSN GO, TSN DIRECT, FIFA.com
India Sat, Oct. 22 12:00 IST FIFA.com
Malaysia Sat, Oct. 22 15:30 MT FIFA.com
New Zealand Sat, Oct. 22 18:30 NZST FIFA.com
Singapore Sat, Oct. 22 15:30 SST FIFA.com
UK Sat, Oct. 22 08:30 BST FIFA.com
USA Sat, Oct. 22 02:30 ET FS1  fuboTV, Fox Sports App, FIFA.com

How does the Women's World Cup draw work?

A total of 32 teams will be drawn into eight groups of four following the draw. 

Prior to the draw, sides will be allocated into pots based on their FIFA ranking as of October 13. 

Pot 1 is reserved for hosts Australia and New Zealand along with the six highest-ranked nations. 

Each pot is then filled based on descending rankings with three placeholder spots put in Pot 4 to represent the teams hoping to qualify via the playoffs. 

One team from each pot then makes up each of the eight groups. 

Each group, however, can only have one team from each confederation, except for Europe, which can have two sides in one group. 

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Women's World Cup draw pots

The pots for the 2023 Women's World Cup draw were decided on October 13, 2022 based upon the latest FIFA rankings. 

As co-hosts Australia and New Zealand were automatically placed in Pot 1, while the undecided playoff winners were put in Pot 4 as per the rules. 

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Australia Canada Denmark Nigeria
New Zealand Netherlands Switzerland Philippines
United States Brazil Republic of Ireland South Africa
Sweden Japan Colombia Morocco
Germany Norway Argentina Zambia
England Italy Vietnam Playoff winner
France China Costa Rica Playoff winner
Spain South Korea Jamaica Playoff winner

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

The full qualification picture won't be known until February 2023 when the final playoff tournament is played, but the majority of sides have already locked in their place. 

The table below will be updated as nations secure qualification: 

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 TBD   Feb. 2023 World Cup playoff    
31 TBD   Feb. 2023 World Cup playoff    
32 TBD   Feb. 2023 World Cup playoff    

Women's World Cup playoff tournament

A playoff tournament consisting of 10 teams will see the last three nations book their place at the 2023 Women's World Cup. 

The playoff tournament will be played from February 17-23, 2023 in New Zealand and will involve three groups with the winner of each group advancing to the World Cup.

Here are the teams set to participate in the playoffs: 

  • Asia (AFC): Chinese Taipei, Thailand 
  • Africa (CAF): Cameroon, Senegal
  • North America (CONCACAF): Haiti, Panama
  • South America (CONMEBOL): Chile, Paraguay
  • Oceania (OFC): Papua New Guinea
  • Europe (UEFA): Portugal

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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.