July 29 Update: Tickets for group-stage FIFA Women's World Cup games are still available – check out which games you can get tickets for over here.
And find out everything else you need to know about watching, here.
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From July 20 and August 20, the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 will be taking over stadiums across Australia as well as in neighbouring New Zealand. The last ticket sales phase will soon start, at 12pm AEST on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – 100 days prior to the opening matchday.
If you are keen for tickets, keep in mind that demand has been high. So high that FIFA decided to move the first Australian match to Sydney’s largest stadium, Stadium Australia – meaning that more than 100,000 fans will witness the Matildas’ first hometown World Cup match, as they take on the Girls in Green from Ireland. That release of new tickets sold out in under an hour.
Put simply, the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 is going to be epic. Apart from anything, there’s been a lot more funding put behind the tournament than in previous years. It was recently announced that the prize money for this Cup has more than tripled. The AUD $229 million funding for the 32-team tournament – which covers prize money, payments to players’ clubs and team prep – is a huge boost from what it was at the last Women’s World Cup in 2019, and 10 times what it was in 2015.
We spoke to FIFA’s chief women's football officer, Sarai Bareman, while she was visiting Sydney from Zurich. She made the point that, "this [will be] the single biggest female sporting event in the world. And it's an iconic moment in time. So whether you're a football fan or not, you don't want to miss out on being part of this momentous occasion. If you're not a fan, by the time you come out you will be a fully converted women's football fan." Read our interview with Bareman, here.
When is the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023?
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is on for a month, from July 20 to August 20, 2023.
Where are the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 games being played?
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 games will be held at stadiums all around Australia and New Zealand – at the aforementioned Stadium Australia and also Sydney Football Stadium, Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane, AAMI Park in Melbourne and Perth Rectangular Stadium in Perth.See the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 match schedule here.
