The knockout stages of 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup are upon us, but there have already been plenty of shocks in the group stages.
Brazil, Italy and even Euro 2022 finalists Germany are already out of the tournament, while the United States were just one goal away from being eliminated. England made it through much more comfortably, but the USA, Spain, France and co-hosts Australia all look set to provide strong competition.
With the knockout stages now getting underway, here’s how to watch every match live from the US, UK or elsewhere.
Women’s World Cup fixtures
All the last 16 fixtures have now been confirmed. Here’s every game you can look forward to:
As you might expect, only the group stage fixtures are confirmed so far. Here are the USA and England matches you can look forward to:
Sat 5 Aug
- Switzerland vs Spain – KO 6am UK, 1am ET, 10pm (4 Aug) PT – FOX/NBC/Peacock/BBC One/BBC iPlayer
- Japan vs Norway – KO 9am UK, 4am ET, 1am PT – FOX/NBC/Peacock/ITV1/ITVX
Sun 6 Aug
- Netherlands vs South Africa – KO 3am UK, 10pm (5 Aug) ET, 7pm (5 Aug) PT – FOX/NBC/Peacock/BBC One/BBC iPlayer
- Sweden vs USA – KO 2am UK, 9pm (26 Jul) ET, 6pm (26 Jul) PT – FOX/NBC/Peacock/ITV1/ITVX
Mon 7 Aug
- England vs Nigeria – KO 8.30am UK, 3.30am ET, 12.30am PT – FOX/NBC/Peacock/BBC One/BBC iPlayer
- Australia vs Denmark – KO 11.30am UK, 6.30am ET, 3.30am PT – FOX/NBC/Peacock/BBC One/BBC iPlayer
Tue 8 Aug
- Colombia vs Jamaica – KO 9am UK, 4am ET, 1am PT – FOX/NBC/Peacock/ITV1/ITVX
- France vs Morocco – KO 12pm UK, 7am ET, 4am PT – FOX/NBC/Peacock/BBC One/BBC iPlayer
See the full range of fixtures and results on the FIFA website.
When is the Women’s World Cup?
The Women’s World Cup began on Thursday 20 July 2023.
It runs for exactly a month, with the final taking place on Sunday 20 August 2023.
How to watch the Women’s World Cup in the US
FOX is the main US broadcaster for the Women’s World Cup, and will be showing every match via the main channel and FS1 (FOX Sports 1).
Both are available via regular cable TV, but also on Fubo (from $74.99 per month), YouTube TV ($64.99pm for three months, then $72.99pm) and Hulu+ ($69.99 per month).
Some games will also be shown via NBC Universal and Peacock (from $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year), its streaming service. Many matches will also be shown in Spanish on Telemundo.
How to watch the Women’s World Cup in the UK
In the UK, coverage of the World’s Cup is being shared between the BBC and ITV. This applies to both the live channels and BBC iPlayer and ITVX, their streaming services.
These are free-to-air channels, so don’t require a dedicated subscription. However, you will need a TV Licence to watch any content live or use iPlayer – it currently costs £159 per year.
How to watch the Women’s World Cup outside the US and UK
All the Women’s World Cup broadcasters are geo-restricted, meaning you can only officially watch in the country where they operate. But if you’re only temporarily out of country, on holiday or a business trip, it makes sense to use a service you’ve already paid for.
To appear as if you’re in the US or UK and access local content, you’ll need a VPN. We’re using NordVPN for the purposes of this tutorial, but there are plenty of great alternatives in our best VPN chart.
Once signed up, here’s what you need to do.
Download the relevant VPN app
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Head to the download page for the VPN you’d like to install and click ‘Download App’. The likes of NordVPN are available on a range of devices.
Connect to US or UK server
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Open the app and sign in to your account if necessary. Then, select any US or UK server and connect to it.
Depending on the service you’re using, it might look quite different to the above. But this should be relatively easy to find.
Start watching as usual
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Head to the website or app you’d usually use to start watching. You should now be able to stream content as normal and without any restrictions.