The defending champion U.S. Women’s National Team will face Vietnam and the Netherlands in the group stage at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Group E will also include one of the intercontinental playoff winners — Cameroon, Thailand or Portugal — when action gets underway in July in New Zealand and Australia.
Coach Vlatko Andonovski’s U.S. squad will play all of its group matches in New Zealand, opening with a July 22 tilt against Vietnam in Auckland.
The Women’s World Cup kicks off on July 20 with New Zealand facing Norway followed by co-host Australia taking on Ireland.
Nine cities are hosting games during the competition, which concludes on Aug. 20 with the final at the 83,500-seat Stadium Australia in Sydney.
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup groupings:
–Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland
–Group B: Australia, Ireland, Nigeria, Canada
–Group C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, Japan
–Group D: England, Denmark, China, Group B playoff (Chile, Haiti or Senegal)
–Group E: United States, Vietnam, Netherlands, Group A playoff (Cameroon, Portugal or Thailand)
–Group F: France, Jamaica, Brazil, Group C playoff (Chinese Taipei, Panama, Paraguay or Papua New Guinea)
–Group G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina
–Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, South Korea
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