WOMEN'S WORLD CUP DRAW: GROUP STAGES SET FOR 2023 FIELD
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The 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand won't kick off until July 20,
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but the 32 teams that will compete for the trophy were placed in their groups at the draw in Auckland on Saturday.
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Each team had their names drawn from one of four pots. Pot 1 typically includes the top seven teams in the tournament based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings,
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plus the host nation, but since Australia and New Zealand are co-hosting,
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they were both in Pot 1 with the United States, England, Germany, France, Spain and Sweden.
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Pots 2, 3 and 4 followed suit with World Rankings, however, with two hosts nations vacating spots in Pots 1 and 2,
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the Netherlands — ranked eighth in the world — were drawn into a group with the USWNT, who are ranked No. 1.
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That sets up a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final, which the U.S. won 2-0.