How to watch the Matildas at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

The Matildas are ready for a historic Women’s World Cup on home soil and you can watch every minute live and on-demand.

Australia's forward #16 Hayley Raso (C) celebrates scoring her team's second goal during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup round of 16 football match between Australia and Denmark at Stadium Australia in Sydney on August 7, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

Australia’s Matildas are already one of the country’s most popular sporting outfits, but that adulation is reaching a whole new level at this year’s Women’s World Cup.

With the global showpiece event being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, fans are having their best opportunity ever to watch Sam Kerr’s Aussie side in prime time.

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So how do you tune in? All the details you need as the Matildas attempt to win their first Women’s World Cup are here.

How to watch the Women’s World Cup

You have a few options for catching all the action, with Channel 7 and Optus Sport sharing the broadcast rights in Australia.

Channel 7 are showing 15 selected matches on its main channel and streamed on 7Plus, live and on demand.

Optus Sport is showing every single match live and on-demand, but requires a subscription for access.

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— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) July 16, 2023

Who do the Matildas play at the World Cup?

Australia have been drawn in Group B and met world No.7 Canada, 22nd-ranked Ireland and No.40 Nigeria. The 10th-ranked Aussies ultimately won the group, with the top two sides progressing.

Matildas 2023 Women’s World Cup games

Australia defeat Ireland 1-0

Australia lost to Nigeria 3-2

Australia defeat Canada 4-0

Australia defeat Denmark 2-0

Quarterfinal: Australia vs France

The Matildas are marching on. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

In total, 32 teams contested this year’s event, with the top two nations from each of the eight groups progressing to the knockout rounds. The round of 16 started on August 5, with the final set for Sunday, 20 August at 8pm AEST.

Who will win the Women’s World Cup?

Home fans would like to say Australia and while the Aussies do have an outside chance and the help of captain Kerr, one of the world’s great strikers, it would be a surprise. The Matildas crashed out in the quarter-finals of their most recent tournament, the 2022 Asian Cup. We think a semi-final showing would be incredible for the co-hosts.

Two-time defending champions the United States were the hot favourite to win a third consecutive title, something no country’s male or female team has achieved in World Cup history. But they were sent packing in a round of 16 defeat to Sweden. The fallout to the loss by the American team has been brutal.

We originally opted for 2022 European Championship runner-up Germany to go one step further in Australia and take out the title and they promptly failed to get out of their group. So we’ll leave the predictions from here and just salute a Women’s World Cup breaking all sorts of records.

Originally published as How to watch the Matildas at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup