Women’s World Cup draw: Date, time, venue, teams, how to watch and more

The next edition of the Women’s World Cup is now just nine months away, and the participating nations will soon find out their group stage opponents.

In total, 32 countries will be in the pot for next year’s tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

GiveMeSport Women explains everything you need to know about the Women’s World Cup group stage draw.

The draw is scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 22nd. It will begin at 19:30 local time, which is 07:30 in the UK.

Proceedings are expected to last around an hour, with cultural performances set to accompany the draw.

The draw will be held at the Aotea Centre, which is located in Auckland in New Zealand.

There will be around 800 attendees in total, including representatives for the 32 competing teams.

Senior FIFA and confederation officials, international media, broadcast networks and commercial affiliates will also be in the audience.

So far, 27 teams have qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, with Australia and New Zealand automatically earning a place as co-hosts.

Two more UEFA teams will qualify for the tournament this evening, while the remaining three nations will secure a spot through an inter-confederation play-off next year.

The 27 teams which have already qualified for the Women’s World Cup are:

AustraliaNew ZealandJapanSouth KoreaChinaPhilippinesVietnamSwedenSpainFranceDenmarkUnited StatesCanada

Costa RicaJamaicaZambiaMoroccoNigeriaSouth AfricaColombiaBrazilArgentinaNorwayGermanyEnglandItalyNetherlands

Prior to the draw, the 32 teams will be allocated into pots based on their FIFA ranking as of October 13th.

Australia, New Zealand and the six highest-ranked nations will be in pot one, with each pot then filled based on the descending rankings.

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