FOX Sports Announces FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ Broadcast Schedule

Soccer 04/25/2023

29 FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Matches on FOX Mark Most Ever on a U.S. English-Language Broadcast Network

USWNT Open Historic Campaign with Two Primetime Matches on FOX: Friday, July 21 and Wednesday, July 26 at 9:00 PM ET

More than 190 Hours of First-Run Programming Spotlighting Tournament

FOX Sports Digital’s Award-Winning WORLD CUP NOW Show Returns on Twitter

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports, America’s English-language home for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023^™, today unveils its broadcast schedule for this summer’s thrilling tournament that will see the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) compete for a chance at history in winning a third-consecutive title. From Thursday, July 20, through Sunday, Aug. 20, FOX Sports will present 64 matches live across FOX (29) and FS1 (35) with every match live streaming on the FOX Sports App.

The 29-match slate on FOX represents the largest number of FIFA Women’s World Cup^™ matches ever on a U.S. English-language broadcast network with five of the 29 airing in primetime and a dozen landing on weekends. The FIFA Women’s World Cup^™ Quarterfinals, Semifinals, third-place match and the Final will all be televised on FOX, while 35 group stage matches will air on FS1. Accompanying FOX Sports’ multiplatform coverage, all 64 FIFA Women’s World Cup^™ matches from this summer’s expanded tournament will stream live on the FOX Sports App.

Appearing in their ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup^™ and entering the competition as FIFA’s No. 1 ranked team, the reigning back-to-back champion USWNT, led by returning stars in Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, seek a fifth star above their crest starting with three group stage matches on FOX. The USWNT open play vs. Vietnam on the second day of the tournament, Friday, July 21, in primetime at 9:00 PM ET from Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Their second match vs. Netherlands features another primetime start at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, July 26, from Wellington Regional Stadium in New Zealand. The USWNT’s final group stage match vs. Portugal on Tuesday, Aug. 1, begins at 3:00 AM ET with Eden Park again serving as host stadium.

David Neal, Executive Producer of FIFA Women’s World Cup^™ on FOX and Vice President of Production for FOX Sports, expressed excitement with the network’s schedule and the surrounding storylines ahead of the competition.

“The combination of Australia and New Zealand as spectacular venues for the two-time defending World Champion United States Women’s National Team provides a perfect stage for the Americans’ quest to secure a place in the record books,” said Neal. “Thanks in part to this edition of the world’s greatest sporting event featuring an expanded field, the robust broadcast schedule includes more matches on English-language broadcast television than ever before and serves as a true extension of FOX Sports’ commitment to delivering equitable and award-winning coverage around the beautiful game.”

Between live match coverage and dedicated shoulder programming, FOX Sports will produce more than 190 hours of live first-run programming around the tournament. FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP^™ LIVE serves as the network’s dynamic preview and bridge show during the tournament with FOX Sports experts and soccer legends providing in-depth analysis prior to and between matches. Shining a spotlight on all the action and storylines, FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP^™ TODAY airs select mornings on FS1, while FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP^™ TONIGHT airs across FOX and FS1 throughout the tournament as the network’s postgame show recapping every moment.

FOX Sports Digital’s award-winning WORLD CUP NOW pre-and-postgame show on Twitter returns for the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ after successfully live streaming 132 shows that produced more than 60 hours of original content from @FOXSoccer and generated 88.4 million views on Twitter alone during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

More FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023^™on FOX Sports highlights:

Live coverage for every USWNT group stage match will feature an expanded two-hour pregame show.
Host nations Australia and New Zealand open the tournament on FOX with their first group stage matches on Thursday, July 20. New Zealand’s match vs. Norway begins at 3:00 AM ET from Auckland, followed by Sam Kerr and Australia taking on Republic of Ireland at 6:00 AM ET from Sydney Football Stadium. Both matches will feature one-hour pregame shows.
FIFA’s No. 2 ranked team Germany open their campaign vs. first-time World Cup participant Morocco on Monday, July 24, at 4:30 AM ET on FS1, while Lucy Bronze leads the Lioness’ and No. 4 ranked England when they open play vs. first-time World Cup participant Haiti on Saturday, July 22, at 5:30 AM ET on FOX.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup^™ Final will air on FOX, Sunday, Aug. 20 at 6:00 AM ET from Stadium Australia in Sydney. Live coverage will begin at 5:00 AM ET with a special, one-hour edition of FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP^™
Coverage of all the FIFA Women’s World Cup^™ action produced by FOX Sports will feature an elite roster of prominent soccer analysts, hosts, tournament legends and more personalities that will be announced in the coming months.

The network’s inaugural coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015^™ won two Sports Emmys for Outstanding Technical Team Studio and Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction. The FIFA World Cup Russia 2018^™ scored the network a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage, while FOX Sports’ presentation of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019^™ won two Sports Emmys for Outstanding Technical Team Studio and Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement.

FOX Sports’ coverage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022^™ posted record-breaking audiences and recently garnered 10 Sports Emmys nominations in recognition of the exceptional efforts put forth towards the global event.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023^™ broadcast schedule is subject to change.

Click here to view the match-only broadcast schedule and here to view the complete programming schedule.