Almost a year after the 2018 FiFA men's world cup final in Russia, the women's world cup 2019 is approaching. The tournament will Kickoff on June 7th and conclude on July 2019 in France.
It will be the first time for France to host the tournament and the third time for Europe. The competition involves 24 teams, all from different continents.
Here is everything you should know ahead of the tournament.
Brief FIFA women's world cup history
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is an international football competition contested by the senior women’s national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body.The competition has been held every four years since 1991, when the inaugural tournament, then called the FIFA Women’s World Championship, was held in China.
The seven FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments have been won by four different national teams. The current champion is the United States, after winning their third title in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 Venues And Stadiums
Lyon’ Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium to host final match of the FIFA women’s world cup. The breakdown of venues and games can be seen in the table below.
| Games | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage & Round of 16 |
Paris | Parc des Princes | 47,929 |
| Group stage & Round of 16 |
Reims | Stade Auguste -Delaune |
21,029 |
| Group stage & Round of 16 |
Grenoble | Stade des Alpes | 20 068 |
| Group stage & Round of 16 |
Rennes | Roazhon Park | 29,778 |
| Group stage & Round of 16 |
Valenciennes | Stade du Hainaut | 25,172 |
| Group stage & Round of 16 |
Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson |
27,310 |
| Group stage & Round of 16 & third place |
Nice | Allianz Riviera | 35,000 |
| Group stage & Round of 16 & Quarter-final |
Le Havre | Stade Oceane | 25,278 |
| Semi-finals & Final |
Lyon | Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
59,186 |
Women's world cup groups stage
Women's World Cup will feature 24 teams broken into six groups of four teams each. The opening match will feature France against South Korea. The final group stage fixture will pit Chile against Thailand on 20th June 2019.The winner and runner-up of each group will automatically progress to the round of 16.The four third-place to accumulate the most points will also advance to the knockout stage along with the group winners and second-place finishers.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | ||||||
| Nigeria | ||||||
| South Korea | ||||||
| Norway |
GROUP B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | ||||||
| China | ||||||
| Spain | ||||||
| South Africa |
GROUP C
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | ||||||
| Brazil | ||||||
| Italy | ||||||
| Jamaica |
GROUP D
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | ||||||
| England | ||||||
| Japan | ||||||
| Scotland |
GROUP E
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | ||||||
| Cameroon | ||||||
| New Zealand | ||||||
| Netherlands |
GROUP F
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | ||||||
| Thailand | ||||||
| Chile | ||||||
| Sweden |
Related FiFA women's world cup Schedule
Who are the favourites to win the Women's World Cup 2019?
Defending champions United States are still a force to be reckoned with and are expected to go far in France again.
The host nation France, will be hoping to replicate the men's team impressive performance in 2018 world cup and win the tournament. With the added advantage of being the host, they will be real force.
Two time's champion Germany, won gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics but had tasted defeat to the United States in the 2015 world cup semifinals. They will be looking to bounce back after struggling in 2018.
Japan are one of the most consistent sides in the women's football and we're world cup winners in 2011 and runners up in 2015. They are expected to challenge for the title again.
Netherlands is another fascinating team. They boast star players such as Lieke Martens, Vivianne Miedema, Danielle van de Donk among others. They are expected to propel their team to greater heights in France
Women's World Cup 2019 tickets
Individual match tickets go on general sale on Thursday March 7 at 3pm. They can be purchased from Fifa.com and range in price from €13 to €84 per game.
Which team are you backing in this year's Women's world cup and why? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section.