100 days to go to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
Australia and New Zealand are co-hosts, USA are aiming for a three-peat, and organisers are hoping for ticket sales record.
Football
Along with the Olympic Games, the FIFA Women's World Cup is the pinnacle of women's football.
We're now just 100 days away from kick-off at the 2023 tournament, which is the ninth edition of the Women's World Cup.
Australia and New Zealand are co-hosts, with both teams playing matches in front of their home crowds on the opening day - 20th July.
The United States women's national team (USWNT) are bidding for a third straight World Cup trophy (Canada 2015, France 2019) and fourth overall, but they'll have several new faces in their squad following a disappointing bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021, and the retirement of key players including Carli Lloyd while 37 year-old Megan Rapinoe.
Following the intercontinental playoffs at the start of 2023, we now know the full 32 teams who will be lining up at the World Cup.
USA will face the Netherlands in the group stage, in a rematch of the 2019 final.
European champions England are among the favourites for the title. They beat South American champs Brazil in the Finalissima to give their fans a boost.
FIFA World Cup 2023 organisers are hoping to sell a record number of tickets for the tournament, with 650,000 already sold from a target of 1.5 million seats filled come game time.
The tournament is not a direct qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympics, with spots instead allocated at continental events.