Women's World Cup 2023: start date, groups and squad

In all, there will be 32 teams in a fierce dispute for the title of world champion in the fields of New Zealand and Australia.

A big highlight of this year, the 2023 Women's World Cup is already promising a lot for sports lovers and enthusiasts. Thus, if in 2022 the attention of the general public was focused on the Qatar Cup, in 2023 it is the turn of the women's football team to gain our focus.

This edition of the Women's World Cup will take place in New Zealand and Australia from July 20th to August 20th.

Brazil follows in group F alongside France, Jamaica and the champion of group C, which will still be defined by the repechage. Incidentally, it is precisely against this team that our selection will enter the field on July 24, thus making its debut.

But don't worry, even before shining on the fields of the World Cup, the Brazilian team has an appointment on April 06th, the day they will compete in the Final Women's. At the event, the Conmebol winners will face the UEFA champions, so our girls will play England in London.

How was the division of groups?

We already have 29 countries with a guaranteed place in the 2023 Women's World Cup and, as we said earlier, Brazil fell in Group F. Thus, the debut of our selection was scheduled for the 24th of July in Adelaide. Here’s a look at all the groups that will be in the competition:

• Group A: Norway, New Zealand, Switzerland and Philippines;
• Group B: Canada, Ireland, Australia and Nigeria;
• Group C: Spain, Japan, Zambia and Croatia;
• Group D: Denmark, England, China and playoff B;
• Group E: Netherlands, Vietnam, United States and playoff A;
• Group F: Brazil, Jamaica, France and playoff C;
• Group G: Argentina, South Africa, Sweden and Italy;
• Group H: South Korea, Germany, Colombia and Morocco.

It is also worth mentioning that the 2023 Women's World Cup will count on the participation of 32 selections. Thus, the format of the competition follows the format of the Men's Cup, eight groups formed by four countries that need to qualify for the finals.

FIFA sets limit of 23 called up

Unlike the World Cup in Qatar, where there were 26 players called up, in the Women's World Cup 2023 we will have only 23 players registered per national team. According to FIFA, this number is ideal when it comes to participation in tournaments with a short duration.

By the way, this is a strategy to make the teams play with a certain equality, considering that stronger teams can benefit from having a greater number of players called up.

This only shows that the definition of 26 subscribers for the Qatar Cup was an exception to the rule. And perhaps the biggest explanation for the increase can be found in the calendar, as the 2022 World Cup was held in November and December, when club competitions were active.

Not to mention that the athletes were only released six days before the competition, which compromised the rest of the players. Thus, concern about possible injuries was at an all-time high.

Which Brazilian national team players were called up for the 2023 Women's World Cup?

We still don't have the list of players called up to play in the 2023 World Cup. But, based on the list of players called up by the Swedish coach Pia Sundhage to defend our country in the dispute of She Believes Cup, we can have a base of who has great chances of going to the Worlds.

A total of 23 athletes were called up, which were analyzed during the games, which made this call-up crucial for a better evaluation of the players' performance on the field.

Among the players called up we find goalkeepers Lorena from Grêmio, Leticia Izidoro from Corinthians and Luciana from Ferroviária. As defenders, we have the following highlights: Bruninha from NJ/NY Gotham, Kathellen from Real Madrid, Lauren from Madrid CFF and Rafaelle from Arsenal.

In midfield, we also find strong players such as Marta from Orlando Pride, Adriana from Orlando Pride, Ary from Racing Louisville, Debinha from Kansas FC, Ludmilla from Atlético de Madrid and Júlia Bianchi from the Chicago Red Stars.

Obviously the spotlight will be on Marta, the top scorer in the World Cups. Incidentally, the player is already recovered from a knee injury and ready to defend the Brazilian team in this 2023 World Cup.

And you, are you also prepared for this 2023 Women's World Cup? Don't forget that our selection debuts on the 24th of July, so save this day to send positive vibes to our girls.