On July 20th, 2023, thousands of fans will gather in cities across New Zealand and Australia to cheer on their countries in the ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup competition. Growing each year, the tournament will see its largest pool of competitors yet, with 32 teams each striving to secure a title over the course of 64 games, as well as seeing its first tournament hosted by two countries. The USA will enter the tournament as defending champions, thirsty to snatch their fifth title, while Morocco, the Philippines, the Republic of Ireland, Vietnam, and Zambia will make their first appearances at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, each eager to set the tone for their nations. Because of this addition of teams (two groups), only the top-two teams will proceed to the knockout stages, whereas in 2019, the four best third-placed sides also progressed to the Round of 16, but that will not be the case in 2023. The tournament will kickoff in Auckland, New Zealand where Norway will battle the host country, New Zealand for a chance to progress. The FIFA Women’s World Cup will come to a close on August 20th at the final in Sydney, Australia where two undetermined, but surely elite teams will fight for the title. FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura expressed that “FIFA’s mission is to organize the biggest and best Women’s World Cup in history this year,” and because fans bring such vibrant energy to the games, FIFA made the decision to allow over 100,000 fans to watch the opening match, further increasing the success and expansion of the event. Mark your calendars, and prepare for the utter exhilaration of the largest FIFA Women’s World Cup yet!