England women inspired a nation with their remarkable Euro 2022 win at Wembley in the summer.
Victory in a major tournament sparked a huge level of interest around the country - and now all eyes are on the FIFA Women's World Cup. The tournament heads to Australia and New Zealand in the summer of 2023, being played between July 20 and August 20.
England will start amongst the favourites after their recent success as they look to win the tournament for the first time. But they will face stern competition amongst the 31 other teams after the tournament was expanded from 24 teams.
The Lionesses will face China, Denmark and the Group B play-off winner, either Chile, Senegal or Haiti, after the draw was made for the group stage. Being placed in Group D means they will be based in Australia.
Sarina Wiegman's side will face the play-off winners on Saturday, July 22 in Brisbane before facing Denmark on Friday, July 28 in Sydney and China on Tuesday, August 1 in Adelaide.
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Republic of Ireland are amongst five teams making their Women's World Cup debut in the ninth edition of the tournament. They will take on co-hosts Australia, Canada and Nigeria in Group B.
Winners of the last two tournaments, the United States, will take on the Netherlands, Vietnam and the Group A play-off winner. Earlier this month, the Lionesses beat the USWNT 2-1 in front of a huge crowd at Wembley in their first game since Euros success.
Full FIFA Women's World Cup group stage draw
Group A : New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Philippines
Group B : Australia, Canada, Republic of Ireland, Nigeria
Group C: Spain, Japan, Costa Rica, Zambia
Group D: England, China, Denmark, Group B Play-Off Winner
Group E: USA, Netherlands, Vietnam, Group A Play-Off Winner
Group F: France, Brazil, Jamaica, Group C Play-Off Winner
Group G: Sweden, Italy, Argentina, South Africa
Group H: Germany, South Korea, Colombia, Morocco
