The groups for the 2023 Women’s World Cup will be drawn in Auckland on Saturday. Switzerland can face many top teams at once.
Legend:
Tossed to the other side of the globe
Captain Leah Walty and her teammates will be keenly following the World Cup draw.
Keystone/Christian Merc
With A A dramatic 2-1 extra time win at home against Wales On October 11, the Swiss women’s soccer team qualified for the World Cup finals for the second time since 2015. It will be held from July 20 to August 20, 2023 in Australia and New Zealand. The first due date is October 22. The draw for the preliminary round groups will take place in Auckland on Saturday (SRF will broadcast the draw From 8:25 am on the uncommented stream).
Swiss women are divided into pot 3. This means that the SFV selection cannot face Denmark, Ireland, Colombia, Argentina, Vietnam, Costa Rica or Jamaica. Otherwise the field remains open.
It will be exciting to see who the women’s national team gets from Pot 1. The top 6 places in the FIFA world rankings are shared there with the USA, Sweden, Germany, England, France and Spain. Also Australia (13th in the FIFA rankings), New Zealand (22nd) and the two co-hosts. Should Switzerland (ranked 21st) have to deal with either of these two countries, this will certainly not reduce their chances of qualifying for the Round of 16.
Top-class in all dishes
Pot 2 is also no problem as the reigning Olympic champions from Canada lead the way. World Cup finalists Netherlands and Brazil are likely opponents for Switzerland.
| Pot 1 | Bowl 2 |
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New Zealand |
you have |
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Australia |
The Netherlands |
|
USA |
Brazil |
|
Sweden |
Japan |
|
Holland |
Norway |
|
England |
Italy |
|
France |
China |
|
Spain |
South Korea |
| Pot 3 | Bowl 4 |
|
Denmark |
Nigeria |
| Switzerland |
Philippines |
|
Ireland |
South Africa |
|
Columbia |
Morocco |
|
Argentina |
Zambia |
|
Vietnam |
Playoff Winner A |
|
Costa Rica |
Playoff winner b |
|
Jamaica |
Playoff winner c |
Even Pot 4 could face a very unpleasant opponent: world number 23 Portugal could qualify for the finals in the intercontinental play-off in February 2023. The Lusitanians had beaten Switzerland 2-2 at the start of this year’s European Championship. A total of three World Cup spots are still open. All these will be awarded in the playoffs on February 22 and 23, 2023.
Nielsen will be adopted on November 11
Switzerland will play one more Test match this year. On November 11, the team will welcome Denmark in Schaffhausen. Then coach Nils Nielsen will also say goodbye officially. The 50-year-old Dane is stepping down from his post at the end of the year after 3 years as the Swiss national team coach. The successor has not yet been identified. According to SFV, the second friendly game before the start of the year is still being clarified.
Incidentally, the outgoing coach lost his balance on the site. As a result of a covid infection, he was unable to fly “down”. So the Swiss delegation in Auckland includes former professional player and current team manager Caroline Abe and media officer Dominique Erb.
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