England travel to Australia and New Zealand as one of the favourites to win the Women’s World Cup, with Sarina Wiegman’s side looking to back up their victory in the European Championships last summer on home soil. The Lionesses were knocked out at the semi-final stage in both 2015 and 2019 having suffered defeat at the hands of Japan and the United States. The United States, who have won the tournament a record four times, will represent one of England’s main obstacles once again as they look to win the World Cup for a third successive time. Ireland will be making their debut appearance at the Women’s World Cup, while Germany, Spain, France and Sweden will all be contenders from Europe. With the tournament fast approaching, here is everything you need to know about how to watch the Women’s World Cup. When is the Women’s World Cup? The tournament will kick off on 20 July 2023 with the opening match between hosts New Zealand and Norway. Australia will kick off against Ireland later that day. The knockout stages begin on 5 August, with the World Cup final taking place in Sydney on 20 August. How can I watch the Women’s World Cup? TV rights have finally been agreed upon after a long-winded and public dispute between various European nations and FIFA. Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, threatened a media blackout for the continent’s biggest football nations (UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain) but that was avoided after a deal was struck in mid-June. For UK viewers, every game will be available to watch on the BBC and ITV. For the BBC, there will be live coverage on television as well as the BBC Sport website with live audio commentary available on BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds app. For ITV, live coverage will be available on television as well as online via ITVX. At present, the BBC and ITV have only announced the schedule for the group stages, although the BBC have said they will broadcast both semi-finals with the final available on both channels. When can I watch England? England play their first match of the World Cup against Haiti in Group D on 22 July. The game starts at 10:30am BST and will be shown on ITV. On 28 July, England play Denmark with kick-off at 9:30am BST and the game broadcast on the BBC. England’s final group-stage fixture is against China on Tuesday 1 August and will be shown on ITV with the match starting at 12pm BST. Should England make it through to the round of 16, their fixture will be shown live on the BBC. Full Group Stage TV Schedule (All kick-off times BST ) Thursday 20 July Group A: New Zealand vs Norway (08:00, Auckland) - BBC Group B: Australia vs Republic of Ireland (11:00, Sydney) - ITV Friday 21 July Group B: Nigeria vs Canada (03:30, Melbourne) - BBC Group A: Philippines vs Switzerland (06:00, Dunedin) - ITV Group C: Spain vs Costa Rica (08:30, Wellington) - BBC Saturday 22 July Group E: USA vs Vietnam (02:00, Auckland) - BBC Group C: Zambia vs Japan (08:00 Hamilton) - BBC Group D: England vs Haiti (10:30, Brisbane) - ITV Group D: Denmark vs China (13:00, Perth) - BBC Sunday 23 July Group G: Sweden vs South Africa (06:00, Wellington) - BBC Group E: Netherlands vs Portugal (08:30, Dunedin) - BBC Group F: France vs Jamaica (11:00, Sydney) - ITV Monday 24 July Group G: Italy vs Argentina (07:00, Auckland) - ITV Group H: Germany vs Morocco (09:30, Melbourne) - ITV Group F: Brazil vs Panama (12:00, Adelaide) - ITV Tuesday 25 July Group H: Colombia vs Korea Republic (03:00, Sydney) - BBC Group A: New Zealand vs Philippines (06:30, Dunedin) - ITV Group A: Switzerland vs Norway (09:00, Hamilton) - ITV Wednesday 26 July Group C: Japan vs Costa Rica (06:00, Dunedin) - ITV Group C: Spain vs Zambia (08:30, Auckland) - BBC Group B: Canada vs Republic of Ireland (13:00, Perth) - ITV Thursday 27 July Group E: USA vs Netherlands (02:00, Wellington) - BBC Group E: Portugal vs Vietnam (08:30, Hamilton) - ITV Group B: Australia vs Nigeria (11:00, Brisbane) - BBC Friday 28 July Group G: Argentina vs South Africa (01:00, Dunedin) - ITV Group D: England vs Denmark (09:30, Sydney) - BBC Group D: China vs Haiti (12:00, Adelaide) - ITV Saturday 29 July Group G: Sweden vs Italy (08:30, Wellington) - BBC Group F: France vs Brazil (11:00, Brisbane) - BBC Group F: Panama vs Jamaica (13:30, Perth) - ITV Sunday 30 July Group H: Korea Republic vs Morocco (05:30, Adelaide) - BBC Group A: Norway vs Philippines (08:00, Auckland) - BBC Group A: Switzerland vs New Zealand (08:00, Dunedin) - BBC Group H: Germany vs Colombia (10:30, Sydney) - ITV Monday 31 July Group C: Costa Rica vs Zambia (08:00, Hamilton) - ITV Group C: Japan vs Spain (08:00, Wellington) - ITV Group B: Ireland vs Nigeria (11:00, Brisbane) - BBC Group B: Canada vs Australia (11:00, Melbourne) - BBC Tuesday 1 August Group E: Vietnam vs Netherlands (08:00, Dunedin) - ITV Group E: Portugal vs USA (08:00, Auckland) - ITV Group D: Haiti vs Denmark (12:00, Perth) - ITV Group D: China vs England (12:00, Adelaide) - ITV Wednesday 2 August Group G: South Africa vs Italy (08:00, Wellington) - BBC Group G: Argentina vs Sweden (08:00, Hamilton) - BBC Group F: Jamaica vs Brazil (11:00, Melbourne) - ITV Group F: Panama vs France (11:00, Sydney) - ITV Thursday 3 August Group H: Korea Republic vs Germany (11:00, Brisbane) - BBC Group H: Morocco vs Colombia (11:00, Perth) - BBC Read More England’s road to the World Cup begins with a ‘different test’ - and it’s not just Portugal Women’s World Cup: Who are England playing and what is their group? 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Rishi Sunak would have “loved to” have watched the Lionesses in the Word Cup final but has “a huge amount of work to do”, a minister has said. Claire Couthinho claimed the prime minister would also not have flown to the World Cup final if the men’s team were playing because he is “so busy”. Asked whether the PM would have made the trip to Sydney, Australia if Gareth Southgate’s team were in the final two, the children’s minister said she did “not think he would have”. “But I do know how proud he is of the Lionesses like we all are, it’s such a tremendous achievement, it was absolutely just brilliant to see,” she told Sky News. Defending Mr Sunak over claims he was paying lip service to the women’s game by not attending, Ms Couthinho said: “The foreign secretary was there and the culture secretary was also there. “This government was represented. And I know that the prime minister would have loved to have been there but he’s also got a huge amount of work to do. “And I think the travel time is probably difficult. But I know how proud he is of the Lionesses. “We all are. It’s an amazing achievement to get to a World Cup final. It’s absolutely extraordinary.” It came as World Cup legend Sir Geoff Hurst said a member of the royal family “should definitely” have attended the final. Asked if a member of the royal family not attending was a mistake, he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “Yes, I do. I think if the royals attend the men’s game, they should definitely. “It’s an English team, a World Cup tournament, a member of the royal family should definitely have gone. “No argument at all about that.” Mr Sunak and the Prince of Wales faced a significant backlash over their decision not to attend the World Cup final in Australia, when England lost 1-0 to Spain. Critics argued the pay would travel to the game if the men’s team reached a World Cup final. Ms Coutinho went on to tell LBC that Mr Sunak is a “huge football fan” and a “big” fan of Southampton. “And he’s got two daughters. And he’s been so excited about the Lionesses,” she said. Asked which football team the PM supports, Ms Coutinho said: “The Southampton team. Is that the Saints? Yeah, he is a big Saints fan.” William and the Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis watched the game together at their Anmer Hall country home in Sandringham, Norfolk. Read More Lionesses have ‘inspired millions’ despite falling short in first World Cup final Lionesses thanked for ‘inspiring millions’ as World Cup final set to give £185m boost to UK economy William and King tell Lionesses of nation’s pride despite World Cup final loss William and PM face running backlash over absence from World Cup final Prince William shares message after criticism for missing women’s World Cup Final ‘Disappointing’: Prince William blasted by Lionesses fans for missing Women’s World Cup final in Australia

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