The Women’s World Cup of Football kicks off tomorrow in Paris for the 8th time. This is a month long competition with 24 countries taking part for a total of 52 matches. A total of 143 countries entered the qualifying games which took part between April 2017 – December 2018. From that the number was drilled down to 23 + the host nation France.
What you need to know about the Women’s World Cup
African Teams to Qualify:
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
- South Africa
Group breakdown
Group A
- France
- Korea Republic
- Norway
- Nigeria
Group B
- Germany
- China PR
- Spain
- South Africa
Group C
- Australia
- Italy
- Brazil
- Jamaica
Group D
- England
- Scotland
- Argentina
- Japan
Group E
- Canada
- Cameroon
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
Group F
- USA
- Thailand
- Chile
- Sweden
Dates to take note of
Friday 7 June: Opening game
France VS Korea Republic
Saturday 8 June
Spain VS South Africa
Norway VS Nigeria
Monday 10 June
Canada VS Cameroon
Wednesday 12 June
Nigeria VS Korea Republic
Thursday 13 June
South Africa VS Chine PR
Saturday 15 June
Netherlands VS Cameroon
Monday 17 June
South Africa VS Germany
Nigeria VS France
Thursday 20 June
Cameroon VS New Zealand