Learn How to Watch the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Online
The FIFA Women’s World Cup, a highly anticipated sporting event that occurs every four years, is set to begin this week. The United States Women’s National Team aims to make history by securing their third consecutive title. Can they replicate the success they achieved in 2015 and 2019? Meanwhile, the Lionesses of England hope to bring the trophy home. Could an underdog surprise everyone? We have all the details on how and when to stream the entire tournament, starting with the first matches tomorrow morning Eastern Time (Thursday, July 20th).
When does the Women’s World Cup start?
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on Thursday, July 20 at 3:00 a.m. ET. Why so early? The tournament is hosted by Australia and New Zealand, which is sure to put a strain on US fans who want to watch the action live. As is traditional, the host will play on the first day, meaning there will be two games instead of the usual one as there are two hosts. New Zealand will face Norway first and Australia will follow against Ireland at 6:00 a.m. ET. The US Women’s National Team begins its group game schedule on Friday, July 21 at 9:00 PM ET, while Vietnam and England take the field for the first time on Saturday, July 22 with Haiti at 5:30 ET.
The group stage consists of three matches for each team and continues until Thursday, August 3. The quarterfinals start on Saturday, August 5 and end on Tuesday, August 8. The semifinal matches are scheduled to be played from Thursday to Saturday, 10-12. August, and the two semifinal matches will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 15 and 16. The third place game is on Saturday, August 19, and the championship final is on Sunday, August 20.
Live streaming of the 2023 Women’s World Cup
Fox Sports is the US broadcaster of the Women’s World Cup, with all games broadcast on either FOX or FS1. The company says the entire tournament will be streamed on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports app, but you’ll need to sign in with your TV provider to watch it in those places. Full replays are also available at these two locations, which is useful if you’re planning to miss the 3:30 ET kickoff.
Any live TV streaming service that carries the FOX networks — like Hulu, Sling or YouTube TV — will also show all the games as they happen. Most of these services offer a cloud-based DVR, so you can record all the games you want to sleep on.
Unlike what Turner does with certain March Madness games, there will be no free streaming option for matches during the Women’s World Cup. In order to watch some games without paying, you need an old-fashioned antenna that picks up the main channel in your area, FOX. For US fans, all of the US group stage matches will be shown on FOX, as well as all of the playoffs (from the quarterfinals to the finals). Of course, going this route means you’ll miss out on a lot of the action that airs on FS1 (35 games).
For UK fans, the BBC is the broadcaster for the Women’s World Cup. It plans to show 33 live games on BBC TV and iPlayer, as well as audio coverage of some matches on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds. In terms of streaming, all of these games are available live on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. The BBC offers highlights from all 64 matches in the tournament, available to watch after each one. The other 31 games will be shown on ITV.
