A month of elite football is about to kick off as the FIFA Women’s World Cup begins in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday July 20.
For the first time ever, the WWC contains 32 teams, split into eight groups of four. Each team faces all three of their group opponents, before the top two teams from each group make it to the knockouts.
The eight group winners face off against the second-placed teams from (different) groups in the Round of 16, before we whittle things all the way down to two teams in the final on August 20.
Here’s the fixture details for all 64 matches!
KEY DATES
Group stage: July 20-August 3
Round of 16: August 5-8
Quarterfinals: August 11-12
Semi-finals: August 15-16
Third-place playoff: August 19
Final: August 20
MATILDAS GROUP STAGE FIXTURES (AEST)
Thurs 20 July, 8pm: Australia v Republic of Ireland, Stadium Australia (Sydney/Gadigal)
Thurs 27 July, 8pm: Australia v Nigeria, Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane/Meeanjin)
Mon 31 July, 8pm: Canada v Australia, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne/Naarm)
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FULL FIXTURE LIST
All kick-off times are local. FYI: New Zealand Standard time is two hours ahead of AEST, so subtract two hours from any NZ times listed here to get AEST.
GROUP STAGE
20 July
Group A – New Zealand v Norway 19:00, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau)
Group B – Australia v Republic of Ireland 20:00, Stadium Australia (Sydney/Gadigal)
21 July
Group B – Nigeria v Canada 12:30, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne/Naarm)
Group A – Philippines v Switzerland 17:00, Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin/Ōtepoti)
Group C – Spain v Costa Rica 19:30, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara)
22 July
Group E – USA v Vietnam 13:00, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau)
Group C – Zambia v Japan 19:00, Waikato Stadium (Hamilton/Kirikiriroa)
Group D – England v Haiti 19:30, Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane/Meeanjin)
Group D – Denmark v China PR 20:00, Perth Rectangular Stadium (Perth/Boorloo)
23 July
Group G – Sweden v South Africa 17:00, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara)
Group E – Netherlands v Portugal 19:30, Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin/Ōtepoti)
Group F – France v Jamaica 20:00, Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney/Gadigal)
24 July
Group G – Italy v Argentina 18:00, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau)
Group H – Germany v Morocco 18:30, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne/Naarm)
Group F – Brazil v Panama 20:30, Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide/Tarntanya)
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25 July
Group H – Colombia v Korea Republic 12:00, Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney/Gadigal)
Group A – New Zealand v Philippines 17:30, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara)
Group A – Switzerland v Norway 20:00, Waikato Stadium (Hamilton/Kirikiriroa)
26 July
Group C – Japan v Costa Rica 17:00, Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin/Ōtepoti)
Group C – Spain v Zambia 19:30, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau)
Group B – Canada v Republic of Ireland 20:00, Perth Rectangular Stadium (Perth/Boorloo)
27 July
Group E – USA v Netherlands 13:00, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara)
Group E – Portugal v Vietnam 19:30, Waikato Stadium (Hamilton/Kirikiriroa)
Group B – Australia v Nigeria 20:00, Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane/Meeanjin)
28 July
Group G – Argentina v South Africa 12:00, Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin/Ōtepoti)
Group D – England v Denmark 18:30, Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney/Gadigal)
Group D – China PR v Haiti 20:30, Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide/Tarntanya)
29 July
Group G – Sweden v Italy 19:30, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara)
Group F – France v Brazil 20:00, Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane/Meeanjin)
Group F – Panama v Jamaica 20:30, Perth Rectangular Stadium (Perth/Boorloo)
30 July
Group H – Korea Republic v Morocco 14:00, Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide/Tarntanya)
Group A – Norway v Philippines 19:00, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau)
Group A – Switzerland v New Zealand 19:00, Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin/Ōtepoti)
Group H – Germany v Colombia 19:30, Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney/Gadigal)
31 July
Group C – Japan v Spain 19:00, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara)
Group C – Costa Rica v Zambia 19:00, Waikato Stadium (Hamilton/Kirikiriroa)
Group B – Canada v Australia 20:00, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne/Naarm)
Group B – Republic of Ireland v Nigeria 20:00, Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane/Meeanjin)
1 August
Group E – Portugal v USA 19:00, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau)
Group E – Vietnam v Netherlands 19:00, Dunedin Stadium (Dunedin/Ōtepoti)
Group D – Haiti v Denmark 19:00, Perth Rectangular Stadium (Perth/Boorloo)
Group D – China PR v England 20:30, Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide/Tarntanya)
2 August
Group G – South Africa v Italy 19:00, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara)
Group G – Argentina v Sweden 19:00, Waikato Stadium (Hamilton/Kirikiriroa)
Group F – Panama v France 20:00, Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney/Gadigal)
Group F – Jamaica v Brazil 20:00, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne/Naarm)
3 August
Group H – Korea Republic v Germany 20:00, Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane/Meeanjin)
Group H – Morocco v Colombia 18:00, Perth Rectangular Stadium (Perth/Boorloo)
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Round of 16
5 August
Game 1 – 1st Group A v 2nd Group C 17:00, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau)
Game 2 – 1st Group C v 2nd Group A 20:00, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara)
6 August
Game 3 – 1st Group E v 2nd Group G 12:00, Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney/Gadigal)
Game 4 – 1st Group G v 2nd Group E 19:00, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne/Naarm)
7 August
Game 5 – 1st Group B v 2nd Group D 20:30, Stadium Australia (Sydney/Gadigal)
Game 6 – 1st Group D v 2nd Group B 17:30, Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane/Meeanjin)
8 August
Game 7 – 1st Group F v 2nd Group H 20:30, Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide/Tarntanya)
Game 8 – 1st Group H v 2nd Group F 18:00, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne/Naarm)
Quarter-Final
11 August
Game A – Winner of Game 1 v Winner of Game 3 13:00, Wellington Regional Stadium (Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-tara)
Game B – Winner of Game 2 v Winner of Game 4 19:30, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau)
12 August
Game C – Winner of Game 5 v Winner of Game 7 17:00, Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane/Meeanjin)
Game D – Winner of Game 6 v Winner of Game 8 20:30, Stadium Australia (Sydney/Gadigal)
Semi-Final
15 August
Game i – Winner of Game A v Winner of Game B 20:00, Eden Park (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau)
16 August
Game ii – Winner of Game C v Winner of Game D 20:00, Stadium Australia (Sydney/Gadigal)
Third-place match
19 August
Runner-up of Game i v Runner-up of Game ii 18:00, Brisbane Stadium (Brisbane/Meeanjin)
Final
20 August
Winner of Game i vs Winner of Game ii 20:00, Stadium Australia (Sydney/Gadigal)
