The 2023 women’s World Cup is scheduled to begin this week in New Zealand and Australia, as the U.S. women’s national team makes its push for an unprecedented third consecutive title at the global event.
Group-stage play kicks off Thursday, with co-host New Zealand set to meet Norway and the tournament’s other co-host, Australia, scheduled to face Ireland. A Nigeria-Canada match scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Friday (local time) is the first to cause some confusion for those watching the event in Eastern time, where it will air at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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The United States enters the World Cup looking for a three-peat, following triumphs in 2019 and 2015.