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FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/ New Zealand 2023™ pairings decided - Nadeshiko Japan to face Spain, Costa Rica, and Zambia in Group Stage
22 October 2022
The official draw for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/ New Zealand 2023™, which starts on 20 July 2023, took place on Saturday 22 October at 19:30 (local time), and the Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) was placed in Group C.
Nadeshiko Japan's Group Stage Fixtures & Tournament Schedule
Group C: Spain (6), Costa Rica (37), Zambia (81), Japan (11) *FIFA rankings shown in parentheses (as of 13 October 2022).
<Group Stage> ※Kick-off time will be announced on JFA.jp in due course.
Date | Venue | Fixture |
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【1st Match】 Sat. 22 July |
WAIKATO STADIUM (Hamilton, New Zealand) |
Zambia Women’s National Team vs Nadeshiko Japan |
【2nd Match】 Wed. 26 July |
DUNEDIN STADIUM (Dunedin, New Zealand) |
Nadeshiko Japan vs Costa Rica Women’s National Team |
【3rd Match】 Mon. 31 July |
WELLINGTON REGIONAL STADIUM (Wellington, New Zealand) |
Nadeshiko Japan vs Spain Women’s National Team |
<Knockout Stage> ※Kick-off time will be announced on JFA.jp in due course.
Round/Date | Venue | Note |
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【Round of 16】 Sat. 5 August |
WELLINGTON REGIONAL STADIUM (Wellington, New Zealand) |
When finishing first in the group stage |
EDEN PARK (Auckland, New Zealand) |
When finishing second in the group stage |
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【Quarterfinals】 Fri. 11 August |
EDEN PARK (Auckland, New Zealand) |
When finishing first in the group stage |
WELLINGTON REGIONAL STADIUM (Wellington, New Zealand) |
When finishing second in the group stage |
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【Semi-Finals】 Tue. 15 August |
EDEN PARK (Auckland, New Zealand) |
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【3rd Place Match】 Sat. 19 August |
BRISBANE STADIUM (Brisbane, Australia) |
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【Final】 Sun. 20 August |
STADIUM AUSTRALIA (Sydney, Australia) |
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Comment of Coach IKEDA Futoshi (Nadeshiko Japan)
Now that our opponents have been decided, we are once again bracing ourselves for next July. Japan will also be playing Spain and Costa Rica in the men's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ in November this year, so I feel a strange connection with them. Zambia will be making their first appearance at the World Cup, and they will certainly put in a lot of preparation for the tournament, so we too must be well prepared to start off the tournament on the right foot. We are very much looking forward to playing against all these countries. I also look forward to playing in the group stage and on to the semi-finals in New Zealand, a country with both beautiful natural landscape and cityscape, and seek to play the final in Sydney, Australia, where a wonderful stadium awaits us.
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