Matildas Women's World Cup draw 2023: Group results with matches, fixtures for Australia

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The 2023 Women's World Cup is just around the corner with the ninth edition of the tournament to take place in Australia and New Zealand. 

The United States will arrive as defending champions and are chasing their fifth Women's World Cup 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. 

England were crowned European champions in 2022 and loom as another team to keep a close eye on at the tournament. 

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

Matildas Women's World Cup group

Group B

Team PTS GP W L D GF GA GD
B1: Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B2: Rep. of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B3: Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B4: Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As co-hosts, the Matildas were automatically placed in Group B for the 2023 Women's World Cup.

They were joined by the Republic of Ireland, Nigeria and Canada after the draw was conducted in Auckland. 

Matildas 2023 Women's World Cup schedule

Australia will play on the opening day of the 2023 Women's World Cup against the Republic of Ireland in Sydney. 

The Matildas will then face Nigeria in Brisbane before rounding out group play against Canada in Melbourne. 

A team from Group D which contains England and China will then loom in the Round of 16 should Australia qualify. 

The nature of the draw means the Matildas will play all of their prospective World Cup matches on home soil. 

Matildas Group B matches

Date
(AEST)
Time
(AEST)
Match Stadium
Thu, July 20 8 p.m. Australia vs. Rep. of Ireland Stadium Australia
Thu, July 27 8 p.m. Australia vs. Nigeria Brisbane Stadium
Mon, July 31 8 p.m. Australia vs. Canada Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Potential knockout round schedule — if Australia finishes 1st in Group B

Date
(AEST)
Time
(AEST)
Stage Stadium
Mon, Aug. 7 8:30pm Round of 16 Stadium Australia
Sat, Aug. 12 5:00pm Quarter-finals Brisbane Stadium
Wed, Aug. 16 8:00pm Semi-finals Stadium Australia
Sat, Aug. 19* 6:00pm Third-place playoff Brisbane Stadium
Sun, Aug. 20 8:00pm Final Stadium Australia

*Only in the event of defeat in the semi-finals

Potential knockout round schedule — if Australia finishes 2nd in Group B

Date
(AEST)
Time
(AEST)
Stage Stadium
Mon, Aug. 7 5:30pm Round of 16 Brisbane Stadium
Sat, Aug. 12 8:30pm Quarter-finals Stadium Australia
Wed, Aug. 16 8:00pm Semi-finals Stadium Australia
Sat, Aug. 19* 6:00pm Third-place playoff Brisbane Stadium
Sun, Aug. 20 8:00pm Final Stadium Australia

*Only in the event of defeat in the semi-finals

How to watch the Women's World Cup in Australia

  • TV channel: Channel Seven
  • Streaming: Optus Sport, 7plus

Streaming service Optus Sport won the broadcast rights in Australia for the 2023 Women's World Cup.

All 64 matches will be shown live on the platform which requires a paid subscription to access.

Channel Seven will also broadcast 15 matches from the 2023 tournament live and free on TV in Australia. 

Every Matildas game along with fixtures from the quarterfinals onwards will be televised on Channel Seven and their free-to-use streaming service 7plus. 

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Women's World Cup game times in Australia

Unlike every other World Cup, the 2023 tournament will see time zones mainly centred around Australia. 

All of the Matildas' games will notably be played on the east coast of Australia meaning they'll abide by Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). 

Matches played in New Zealand will start two hours earlier in the AEST timezone. 

Women's World Cup 2023 kickoff times

Australia
(AEST)
New Zealand
(NZST)
USA &
Canada (ET)
UK
(BST)
12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.  3:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. 6:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.
8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

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