Full line-up of 32 teams & groups confirmed for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

The full line-up of the 32 teams confirmed for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 and their respective groups.

The line-up for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 was completed with Haiti, Portugal, and Panama booking their spots at this year’s tournament in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand following success at the inaugural Play-Off Tournament.

Qualification means Haiti and Panama will head to Australia in July to complete Group D and F respectively, while Portugal will make their way back to Aotearoa New Zealand to join defending FIFA Women’s World Cup champions USA in Group E.

Final 32 Qualified Teams and Groups for 2022

FIFA World Rankings – November 2021 – Top 32

Thirty-two teams will play at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022. A year before the tournament the top 32 ranked teams were (* = qualified for Qatar by end of November 2021): 

1		Belgium *
2		Brazil *
3		France *
4		England *

5

Argentina *

6

Italy

7		Spain *
8		Portugal
9		Denmark *

10

Netherlands *

11

Germany *

12

USA

13

Switzerland *

14

Mexico

15

Croatia *

16		Colombia
17		Uruguay

18

Sweden

19		Wales
20		Senegal
21		IR Iran

22

Peru

23

Serbia *

24

Chile

25

Ukraine

26

Japan

27

Poland

28

Morocco

29

Tunisia

30

Austria

31		Czech Republic
32		Algeria

Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2021

The groups for the Olympic Football Tournament in Tokyo in 2021 are now known with 16 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams drawn into seven groups.

Both the men’s and women’s Olympic Football Tournaments will be played in a group stage, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and bronze medal and gold medal matches.

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: The Groups

In 2019 the FIFA Women’s World Cup will take place in France, home to the current men’s FIFA World Cup champions, from 7 June to 7 July. The draw for the tournament resulted in the following groups:

On the Spot!

JD Football has created a study that looks at where players typically aim to score and which parts of the net have the most success rate based on the penalty habits of current World Cup players.

JD Football has used the data from 315 penalties to gather an average and also includes the direction that goalkeepers typically dive or go toward.

Amongst the key findings are:

• Most penalties are both saved and scored in the bottom left
• 49% of penalties were saved to the left third of the net
• 76% of keepers went either left or right, with fewer staying middle
• The top left has the highest guarantee of scoring although most players are reluctant to take the risk
• Just 12% of penalties were scored in the top corners of the net
• Most penalties were scored in the bottom left of the goal 
• The fewest penalties are scored in the top centre 

 

For more information visit the JD Sports blog.

Brazil: Which teams supply the most players?

Brazil remains the only country to have qualified to play in every single one of the 21 World Cup tournaments, starting in Uruguay in 1930. But which are the main clubs that supply the Brazilian players?

For most of the history of the World Cup the Brazilian players chosen to go to the finals have played for Brazilian teams. Botafogo (47 players), São Paulo (42), Flamengo (33), Vasco (32) and Fluminense (31) are the five teams that have supplied the most players to the national Brazilian side for the World Cup up to and including the 2018 squad. But none of the five have any players in the 2018 squad which is dominated by Brazilians playing for teams outside of Brazil. Only three of the 2018 squad of 23 play in Brazil.

The non-Brazilian team to supply the most players to the Brazilian squad is Spain’s Real Madrid that have supplied 11 including this year Casemiro and Marcelo. After Real it is Roma and Barcelona with 10 and Inter Milan with nine.

The full list is:

• Botafogo (RJ) – 47 1930: Benedicto, Pamplona, Nilo, Carvalho Leite; 1934: Pedrosa, Germano, Octacílio, Canalli, Ariel, Waldyr, Martim Silveira, Carvalho Leite, Áttila; 1938: Nariz, Zezé Procópio, Martim Silveira, Perácio, Patesko; 1950: Nílton Santos; 1954: Nílton Santos; 1958: Nílton Santos, Didi, Garrincha; 1962: Nílton Santos, Didi, Garrincha, Amarildo, Zagallo; 1966: Manga, Rildo, Gérson, Jairzinho; 1970: Paulo Cézar, Jairzinho, Roberto; 1974: Marinho Chagas, Dirceu, Jairzinho; 1978: Rodrigues Neto, Gil; 1982: Paulo Sérgio; 1986: Josimar, Alemão; 1990: Mauro Galvão; 1998: Gonçalves, Bebeto; 2014: Jefferson
• São Paulo (SP) – 42 1950: Bauer, Rui, Noronha, Friaça; 1954: Mauro, Alfredo, Bauer, Maurinho; 1958: De Sordi, Mauro, Dino Sani; 1962: Bellini, Jurandir; 1966: Bellini, Paraná; 1970: Gérson; 1974: Valdir Peres, Mirandinha; 1978: Valdir Peres, Chicão, Zé Sérgio; 1982: Valdir Peres, Oscar, Serginho, Renato; 1986: Oscar, Falcão, Müller, Careca, Silas; 1990: Ricardo Rocha; 1994: Müller, Cafu, Zetti, Leonardo; 1998: Zé Carlos, Denílson; 2002: Rogério Ceni, Belletti, Kaká; 2006: Rogério Ceni, Mineiro
• Flamengo (RJ) – 33 1930: Benevenuto e Moderato; 1938: Walter, Domingos da Guia, Leônidas da Silva; 1950: Juvenal, Bigode; 1954: Dequinha, Rubens, Índio; 1958: Moacir, Zagallo, Joel, Dida; 1966: Paulo Henrique, Silva; 1970: Brito; 1974: Renato, Paulo Cézar; 1978: Toninho, Zico; 1982: Leandro, Júnior, Zico; 1986: Zico, Sócrates; 1990: Zé Carlos, Renato Gaúcho; 1994: Gilmar; 1998: Zé Roberto, Júnior Baiano; 2002: Juninho Paulista; 2010: Kléberson
• Vasco (RJ) – 32 1930: Brilhante, Itália, Fausto, Russinho; 1938: Niginho; 1950: Barbosa, Augusto, Danilo, Ely, Ademir; Chico, Alfredo, Maneca; 1954: Paulinho de Almeida, Ely, Pinga; 1958: Bellini, Orlando, Vavá; 1966: Brito; 1978: Abel, Dirceu, Roberto Dinamite; 1982: Pedrinho, Roberto Dinamite; 1990: Acácio, Mazinho, Bismarck, Bebeto, Tita; 1994: Ricardo Rocha; 1998: Carlos Germano
• Fluminense (RJ) – 311930: Velloso, Ivan Mariz, Fortes, Fernando Giudicelli, Preguinho; 1938: Batatais, Machado, Romeu, Hércules, Tim; 1950: Castilho; 1954: Castilho, Veludo, Pinheiro, Didi; 1958: Castilho; 1962: Castilho, Jair Marinho, Altair; 1966: Altair, Denílson; 1970: Félix, Marco Antônio; 1974: Marco Antônio; 1978: Edinho, Rivellino; 1982: Edinho; 1986: Paulo Vítor, Branco; 1994: Branco; 2014: Fred
• Corinthians (SP) – 25 1938: Jaú, Brandão, Lopes; 1950: Baltazar; 1954: Cabeção, Baltazar; 1958: Gilmar, Oreco; 1966: Garrincha; 1970: Ado, Rivellino; 1974: Zé Maria, Rivellino; 1978: Amaral; 1982: Sócrates; 1986: Carlos, Édson, Casagrande; 1994: Viola; 2002: Dida, Vampeta, Ricardinho; 2006: Ricardinho; 2018: Cassio, Fagner
• Palmeiras (SP) – 24 1938: Luizinho; 1950: Jair, Rodrigues; 1954: Rodrigues, Humberto; 1958: Mazzolla; 1962: Djalma Santos, Zequinha, Vavá; 1966: Djalma Santos; 1970: Leão, Baldocchi; 1974: Leão, Luís Pereira, Alfredo, Ademir da Guia, Leivinha, César; 1978: Leão, Jorge Mendonça; 1986: Leão; 1994: Mazinho, Zinho; 2002: Marcos
• Santos (SP) – 24 1958: Zito, Pelé, Pepe; 1962: Gilmar, Mauro, Zito, Mengálvio, Coutinho, Pelé, Pepe; 1966: Gilmar, Orlando, Zito, Lima, Pelé, Edu; 1970: Carlos Alberto, Joel, Clodoaldo, Pelé, Edu; 1974: Marinho Peres, Edu; 2010: Robinho
• Atlético Mineiro (MG) – 12 1970: Dario; 1978: Toninho Cerezo, Reinaldo; 1982: Luizinho, Toninho Cerezo, Éder; 1986: Edivaldo, Elzo; 1998: Taffarel; 2002: Gilberto Silva; 2014: Victor, Jô
• Cruzeiro (MG) – 11 1966: Tostão; 1970: Wilson Piazza, Fontana, Tostão; 1974: Nelinho, Wilson Piazza; 1978: Nelinho; 1994: Ronaldo; 1998: Dida; 2002: Edílson; 2010: Gilberto
• Real Madrid (Spain) – 11 1998: Roberto Carlos, Zé Roberto; 2002: Roberto Carlos; 2006: Roberto Carlos, Cicinho, Ronaldo, Robinho; 2010: Kaká; 2014: Marcelo; 2018: Casemiro, Marcelo
• Roma (Italy) – 10 1982: Falcão; 1994: Aldair; 1998: Cafu, Aldair; 2002: Cafu; 2010: Doni, Juan, Julio Baptista; 2014: Maicon; 2018: Alisson
• Barcelona (Spain) – 10 1994: Romário; 1998: Giovanni, Rivaldo; 2002: Rivaldo; 2006: Ronaldinho Gaúcho; 2010: Daniel Alves; 2014: Daniel Alves, Neymar; 2018: Paulinho, Philippe Coutinho
• Internazionale / Inter Milan (Italy) – 09 1998: Ronaldo; 2002: Ronaldo; 2006: Júlio César, Adriano; 2010: Júlio César, Maicon, Lúcio; 2014: Hernanes; 2018: Miranda
• Internacional (RS) – 08 1950: Adãozinho, Nena; 1974: P. C. Carpegiani, Valdomiro; 1978: Batista; 1982: Edevaldo; 1986: Mauro Galvão; 1990: Taffarel
• Grêmio (RS) – 08 1966: Alcindo; 1970: Everaldo; 1982: Batista, Paulo Isidoro; 1986: Valdo; 2002: Ânderson Polga, Luizão; 2018: Pedro Geromel
• AC Milan (Italy) – 07 1998: André Cruz, Leonardo; 2002: Roque Júnior; 2006: Dida, Cafu, Kaká; 2010: Thiago Silva
• PSG (France) – 07 1994: Raí; 2002: Ronaldinho Gaúcho; 2014: Thiago Silva, Maxwell; 2018: Neymar Jr, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos
• Portuguesa (SP) – 06 1954: Djalma Santos, Brandãozinho, Julinho; 1958: Djalma Santos; 1962: Jair da Costa; 1970: Zé Maria
• Benfica (Portugal) – 06 1990: Ricardo Gomes, Aldair, Valdo; 2006: Luisão; 2010: Luisão, Ramires
• Ponte Preta (SP) – 05 1978: Carlos, Oscar, Polozzi; 1982: Juninho, Carlos
• São Cristóvão (RJ) – 05 1930: Zé Luiz, Teóphilo, Doca; 1938: Afonsinho, Roberto
• Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) – 05 1990: Jorginho;  1994: Paulo Sérgio; 1998: Émerson; 2002: Lúcio; 2006: Juan
• Olympique de Lyon (France) – 05 2002: Edmílson; 2006: Cris, Juninho Pernambucano, Fred; 2010: Michel Bastos
• Manchester City (England) – 05 2014: Fernandinho; 2018: Danilo, Ederson, Fernandinho, Gabriel Jesus
• Chelsea (England) – 05 2014: David Luiz, Ramires, Oscar, Willian; 2018: Willian
• Bangu (RJ) – 04 1950: Zizinho; 1958: Zózimo; 1962: Zózimo; 1966: Fidélis
• Bayern de Munique (Germany) – 04 1994: Jorginho; 2006: Lúcio, Zé Roberto; 2014: Dante
• América (RJ) – 03 1930: Joel, Hermógenes; 1938: Britto
• Napoli (Italy) – 03 1990: Alemão, Careca; 2014: Henrique
• Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) – 03 2014: Bernard; 2018: Fred, Taison
• Juventus (Italy) – 03 2006: Émerson; 2010: Felipe Melo; 2018: Douglas Costa
• Ypiranga (RJ) – 02 1930: Oscarino, Manoelzinho
• Torino (Italy) – 02 1986: Júnior; 1990: Müller
• Fiorentina (Italy) – 02 1990: Dunga; 1998: Edmundo
• Porto (Portugal) – 02 1990: Branco; 1998: Doriva
• Deportivo La Coruña (Spain) – 02 1994: Mauro Silva, Bebeto
• Wolfsburg (Germany) – 02 2010: Josué, Grafite
• Tottenham (England) – 02 2010: Gomes; 2014: Paulinho
• Atlético de Madri (Spain) – 02 1982: Dirceu; 2018: Filipe Luis
• Atlético Paranaense (PR) – 01 2002: Kléberson
• Guarani (SP) – 01 1986: Júlio César
• Americano (RJ) – 01 1930: Poly
• Portuguesa Santista (SP) – 01 1938: Argemiro
• Udinese (Italy) – 01 1986: Edinho
• Olympique de Marselha (France) – 01 1990: Mozer
• Sporting (Portugal) – 01 1990: Silas
• PSV (Holland) – 01 1990: Romário
• Reggiana (Italy) – 01 1994: Taffarel
• Bordeaux (France) – 01 1994: Márcio Santos
• Stuttgart (Germany) – 01 1994: Dunga
• Shimizu S-Pulse (Japan) – 01 1994: Ronaldão
• Yokohama Flugels (Japan) – 01 1998: César Sampaio
• Jublio Iwata (Japan) – 01 1998: Dunga
• Parma (Italy) – 01 2002: Júnior
• Real Bétis (Spain) – 01 2002: Denílson
• Hertha Berlim (Germany) – 01 2006: Gilberto
• Arsenal (England) – 01 2006: Gilberto Silva
• Panathinaikos (Greece) – 01 2010: Gilberto Silva
• Galatasaray (Turkey) – 01 2010: Elano
• Sevilla (Spain) – 01 2010: Luis Fabiano
• Villarreal (Spain) – 01 2010: Nilmar
• Toronto (Canada) – 01 2014: Júlio César
• Wolfsburg (Germany)  – 01 2014: Luiz Gustavo
• Zenit (Russia) – 01 2014: Hulk
• Liverpool (England) – 01 2018: Roberto Firmino
• Beijing Guoan (China) – 01 2018: Renato Augusto

How much Data in needed to watch the 2018 World Cup

According to Fonehouse, one of the UK’s leading independent mobile phone retailers, they have calculated how much mobile data football fans will need to stream the 2018 FIFA World Cup on their smartphones.

With many games scheduled at times when fans may be at work or on the move, it is highly likely, according to Fonehouse, that they will opt to stream the matches over their mobile data in an effort to catch all of the action. But how much data does it really take to stream the World Cup and follow your team on your mobile phone?

The biggest data requirements will probably come from the top ranked teams such as Argentina, Brazil, France  and Germany. which Fonehouse predict will play an estimated seven games each. If so, football fans will need at least 3.15GB of data available to stream and see them play. Of course, if any of the big teams are unexpectedly knocked out in the early stages of the tournament, this number will decrease significantly.

Other big data demands and expected to come from Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

England fans, according to Fonehouse, will be pleased, or maybe not so pleased if it means that Gareth Southgate’s squad get knocked out in the early stages, to learn that they may only need around 1.8GB of data to stream the England games. But if England go deeper into the tournament then its fans will be using up a lot more data to watch the team play.

To watch all the 2018 World Cup action, Fonehouse estimate fans will need nearly 30GB of data.

In the UK the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be shown on both the BBC and ITV, meaning that fans can conveniently download the BBC iPlayer app and the ITV Hub app to their smartphones to ensure that they don’t miss any of the action.

World Cup Squads 2018

Brazil

England

Sweden

Uruguay

Costa Rica

Croatia

Mexico

Germany

Argentina

Nigeria

France

Morocco

Portugal

Brazil’s squad for Russia

Brazil’s manager, Tite, has announced a squad of 23 players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. They are:

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Roma), Cássio (Corinthians) and Ederson (Manchester City).

Defenders: Danilo (Manchester City), Fagner (Corinthians), Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (PSG), Miranda (Inter de Milão), Pedro Geromel (Grêmio) and Thiago Silva (PSG).

Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk), Paulinho (Barcelona), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan) and Willian (Chelsea).

Forwards: Douglas Costa (Juventus), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Neymar (PSG), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) and Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk).

The squad is set to meet up in Brazil on 21 May before moving on to England on 27 May where they will play Croatia in Liverpool on 3 June. The squad moves to its base in Russia, in Sochi, on 11 June, with its first group game against Switzerland set for 17 June.