The 2023 Women’s World Cup will create a new chapter in the competition’s history when the tournament finally kicks off in Australia and New Zealand on July 20.
Alongside a newly formatted 32-team competition, the staging of the tournament in Oceania for the first time has generated huge excitement across the world.
Confidence is high for another incredible tournament following the huge swell of support from the 2019 World Cup in France, and there is a growing sense of a potential shock champion being crowned Down Under.
The USWNT head into the competition as favourites and defending champions, but host nation Australia are tipped as dark horses alongside the potential threat of England following the Lioness’ success at Euro 2022.
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Most FIFA Women’s World Cups
Since the first FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1991, the competition has been dominated by a select group of national sides, with just four champions spread across North America, Europe and Asia.
The USWNT has consistently been the dominant force in women’s international football, with four World Cup title wins and they are aiming for a historic three in a row in 2023.
Germany are next in behind the USA, with successive World Cup wins in…
