Team USA looking for threepeat in World Cup. Here's all you need to know
History is there for the taking.
The United States enters the 2023 World Cup hoping to become the first team in men's or women's to win three straight championships. Team USA has won it four times before.
For the first time, the games will be held in Australia and New Zealand. Australia will host games at Adelaide (Hindmarsh Stadium), Brisbane (Lang Park), Melbourne (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), Perth (Perth Rectangular Stadium) and Sydney (Stadium Australia and Sydney Football Stadium). New Zealand will hold games at Auckland (Eden Park), Dunedin (Forsyth Barr Stadium), Hamilton (Waikato Stadium) and Wellington (Wellington Regional Stadium). The final will be held in Sydney at Stadium Australia.
New Jersey is ready
The entire country is revved up for the World Cup, but New Jersey is among the most excited.
According to a report from Casino.com, New Jersey ranks third in a study of which US states were gearing up for the Women’s World Cup the most. The state was only trailing Virginia and Massachusetts in the poll, analyzed the metrics across a month-long period across a number of search queries relating to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
So it sounds like we'll be watching.
How to watch the 2023 World Cup 📺
FOX Sports will air all 64 games, with 29 matches set for FOX's main broadcast network and 35 on FS1. Streaming will be available on the FOX Sports app. Spanish-language broadcasts will be available on Telemundo.
World Cup betting odds 💵
Vegas thinks a threepeat is a definite possibility. USA is the favorite with the tournament at +250.
Other favorites: England (-450), Spain (-590), Germany (+590), France (+1,000) and host Australia (+1,200). Teams with the highest payouts include Vietnam (+150,000), Panama (+200,000) and the Philippines (+400,000).
Who is on Team USA? ⚽
Team USA includes goalkeepers Aubrey Kingsbury, Casey Murphy and Alyssa Naeher, defenders Alana Cook, Emily Fox, Crystal Dunn, Namoi Girma, Sofia Huerta, Kelly O'Hara and Emily Sonnett. The midfielders are Savannah Demelo, Julie Ertz, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Kristie Mewis, Ashley Sanchez and Andi Sullivan. And the forwards are Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, Alyssa Thompson and Lynn Williams. The team is coached by Vlatko Andonovski.
What are the Groups for the World Cup? 🌎🏆
Group A
New Zealand
Philippines
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
United States
Vietnam
Group F
Group G
Group H
U.S. Women's World Cup Schedule 🇺🇸📅
Team USA starts its road in the tournament on July 21 against Vietnam at 9 a.m. The game will be on Fox. Its second game is July 26 against the Netherlands. That game is also at 9 p.m., also on Fox. The team will close out Group play with a game against Portugal on Aug. 1 at 3 a.m. on Fox.
What is the Women's World Cup Schedule? 📅
Group Play
Thursday, July 20
Group A: New Zealand vs. Norway (Eden Park), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group B: Australia vs. Republic of Ireland (Sydney Football Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group B: Nigeria vs. Canada (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 10:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
Friday, July 21
Group A: Philippines vs. Switzerland (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 1 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group C: Spain vs. Costa Rica (Wellington Regional Stadium), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group E: United States vs. Vietnam (Eden Park), 9 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, July 22
Group C: Zambia vs. Japan (Waikato Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: England vs. Haiti (Lang Park), 5:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group D: Denmark vs. China (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 8 a.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, July 23
Group G: Sweden vs. South Africa (Wellington Regional Stadium), 1 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group E: Netherlands vs. Portugal (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group F: France vs. Jamaica (Sydney Football Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Monday, July 24
Group G: Italy vs. Argentina (Eden Park), 2 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group H: Germany vs. Morocco (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 4:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group F: Brazil vs. Panama (Hindmarsh Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group H: Colombia vs. South Korea (Sydney Football Stadium), 10 p.m. ET (FS1)
Tuesday, July 25
Group A: New Zealand vs. Philippines (Wellington Regional Stadium), 1:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group A: Switzerland vs. Norway (Waikato Stadium), 4 a.m. ET (FS1)
Wednesday, July 26
Group C: Japan vs. Costa Rica (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 1 .m. ET (FS1)
Group C: Spain vs. Zambia (Eden Park), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group B: Canada vs. Republic of Ireland (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 8 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group E: United States vs. Netherlands (Wellington Regional Stadium), 9 p.m. ET (FOX)
Thursday, July 27
Group E: Portugal vs. Vietnam (Waikato Stadium), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group B: Australia vs. Nigeria (Lang Park), 6 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: Argentina vs. South Africa (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 8 p.m. ET (FS1)
Friday, July 28
Group D: England vs. Denmark (Sydney Football Stadium), 4:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: China vs. Haiti (Hindmarsh Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FS1)
Saturday, July 29
Group G: Sweden vs. Italy (Wellington Regional Stadium), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group F: France vs. Brazil (Lang Park), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group F: Panama vs. Jamaica (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 8:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, July 30
Group H: South Korea vs. Morocco (Hindmarsh Stadium), 12:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group A: Switzerland vs. New Zealand (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group A: Norway vs. Philippines (Eden Park), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group H: Germany vs. Colombia (Sydney Football Stadium), 5:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Monday, July 31
Group C: Japan vs. Spain (Wellington Regional Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group C: Costa Rica vs. Zambia (Waikato Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group B: Canada vs. Australia (Lang Park), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group B: Republic of Ireland vs. Nigeria (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FS1)
Tuesday, Aug. 1
Group E: Portugal vs. United States (Eden Park), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group E: Vietnam vs. Netherlands (Forsyth Barr Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: Haiti vs. Denmark (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group D: China vs. England (Hindmarsh Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FOX)
Wednesday, Aug. 2
Group G: Argentina vs. Sweden (Waikato Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group G: South Africa, Italy (Wellington Regional Stadium), 3 a.m. ET (FS1)
Group F: Panama vs. France (Sydney Football Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group F: Jamaica vs. Brazil (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FS1)
Thursday, Aug. 3
Group H: South Korea vs. Germany (Lang Park), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Group H: Morocco vs. Colombia (Perth Rectangular Stadium), 6 a.m. ET (FS1)
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Round of 16
Friday, Aug. 5
Match 49: Group A winner vs. Group C runner-up (Eden Park), 1 a.m. ET (FS1)
Match 50: Group C winner vs. Group A runner-up (Wellington Regional Stadium), 4 a.m. ET (FS1)
Match 51: Group E winner vs. Group G runner-up (Sydney Football Stadium), 10 p.m. ET (FOX)
Saturday, Aug. 6
Match 52: Group G winner vs. Group E runner-up (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 5 a.m. ET (FOX)
Sunday, Aug. 7
Match 53: Group B winner vs. Group D runner-up (Stadium Australia), 3:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Match 54: Group D winner vs. Group B runner-up (Lang Park), 6:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
Monday, Aug. 8
Match 55: Group F winner vs. Group H runner-up (Hindmarsh Stadium), 4 a.m. ET (FS1)
Match 56: Group H winner vs. Group F runner-up (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium), 7 a.m. ET (FS1)
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Aug. 10
Match 57: Winner of Match 49 vs. Winner of Match 51 (Wellington Regional Stadium), 9 p.m. ET (FOX)
Thursday, Aug. 11
Match 58: Winner of Match 50 vs. Winner of Match 52 (Eden Park), 3:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
Friday, Aug. 12
Match 59: Winner of Match 53 vs. Winner of Match 55 (Lang Park), 3 a.m. ET (FOX)
Match 60: Winner of Match 54 vs. Winner of Match 56 (Stadium Australia), 6:30 a.m. ET (FOX)
Semifinals
Monday. Aug. 15
Match 61: Winner of Match 57 vs. Winner of Match 58 (Eden Park), 4 a.m. ET (FOX)
Tuesday, Aug. 16
Match 62: Winner of Match 59 vs. Winner of Match 60 (Stadium Australia), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Third-place Match
Friday, Aug. 19
Semifinal losers (Lang Park), 4 a.m. ET (FOX)
Final
Saturday, Aug. 20
Semifinal winners (Stadium Australia), 6 a.m. ET (FOX)
Women's World Cup Finals scores by year 🥇
2019: United States 2-0 over Netherlands
2015: United States 5-2 over Japan
2011: Japan 2-2 over United States (penalty kicks)
2007: Germany 2-0 over Brazil
2003: Germany 2-1 over Sweden (golden goal)
1999: United States 0-0 over China (penalty kicks)
1995: Norway 2-0 over Germany
1991: United States 2-1 over Norway
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: USA Women's World Cup team: How to watch, odds, roster, history
