2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

Tournament details
Host countries	Australia New Zealand
Dates	17–23 February 2023
Teams	10 (from 6 confederations)
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The inter-confederation play-offs of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification will determine the final three qualification spots for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The play-off tournament will be used as a test event for Australia and New Zealand to host prior to the Women's World Cup. It will take place from 17 to 23 February 2023,^[1] and will feature ten teams split into three groups, with the winner of each group qualifying for the Women's World Cup. Australia and New Zealand will also participate in friendlies against the teams in Group 1 and Group 2 of the tournament.

Format[]

On 24 December 2020, the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation and format of the play-off tournament.

• AFC (Asia): 2 slots
• CAF (Africa): 2 slots
• CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 2 slots
• CONMEBOL (South America): 2 slots
• OFC (Oceania): 1 slot
• UEFA (Europe): 1 slot

The play-off tournament will be held in Australia and New Zealand as a test event prior to their hosting of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. It will feature ten teams, to be split into three groups of three (Group 1 and 2) or four (Group 3). The winner of each group will qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup. Four teams will be seeded into groups based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings, with Group 1 containing seed 1, Group 2 containing seed 2, and Group 3 containing seeds 3 and 4. In Group 1 and 2, two unseeded teams will face each other in a semi-final. The winner of the semi-final will advance to the play-off final, to play against the seeded team for a spot in the Women's World Cup. In Group 3, the two seeded teams will face an unseeded team in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals face each other in the play-off final for a spot in the Women's World Cup.

Australia and New Zealand will participate in friendly matches against the teams in Group 1 and Group 2, thereby ensuring that all teams play two matches at the tournament.^[2]

Qualified teams[]

Confederation	Placement	Team	FIFA ranking
AFC	2022 Women's Asian Cup play-offs runners-up	Chinese Taipei	39
	2022 Women's Asian Cup play-offs third place	Thailand	38
CAF	TBD
	TBD
CONCACAF	2022 W Championship Group A third place
	2022 W Championship Group B third place
CONMEBOL	TBD
	TBD
OFC	TBD after the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup final
UEFA	Third-ranked play-off winner in UEFA play-offs

Draw[]

In the play-off draw, four teams will be seeded into groups based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings, with a maximum of one seeded team per confederation. Teams from the same confederation will not be drawn into the same group. The highest seeded team will be automatically allocated to Group 1, with the second-highest seed similarly allocated to Group 2. The remaining two seeded teams will be allocated to Group 3.^[2]

Seeded teams	Unseeded teams
Seed 1 (Group 1) Seed 2 (Group 2) Seed 3 (Group 3) Seed 4 (Group 3)	Unseeded team 1 Unseeded team 2 Unseeded team 3 Unseeded team 4 Unseeded team 5 Unseeded team 6

Group 1[]

Bracket[]

	Semi-final				Final
					February 2023 – TBC
					Seed 1
	February 2023 – TBC
					Semi-final winner
	Unseeded team
	Unseeded team

Semi-final[]

Final[]

Group 2[]

Bracket[]

	Semi-final				Final
					February 2023 – TBC
					Seed 2
	February 2023 – TBC
					Semi-final winner
	Unseeded team
	Unseeded team

Semi-final[]

Final[]

Group 3[]

Bracket[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	February 2023 – TBC
	Seed 3
					February 2023 – TBC
	Unseeded team
					Semi-final 1 winner
	February 2023 – TBC
					Semi-final 2 winner
	Seed 4
	Unseeded team
					Third place play-off
					February 2023 – TBC
					Semi-final 1 loser
					Semi-final 2 loser

Semi-finals[]

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Third place play-off[]

Final[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website