After the intoxication at the European Championships this summer, the DFB selection is also part of the extended group of title candidates at the World Cup. In the draw, the footballers avoid the big names - and now they also know that all their games will be played in Australia.
The German soccer players will meet Colombia, Morocco and South Korea in the preliminary round of the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. This resulted in the draw for the July 20-August 20 tournament in Auckland. The DFB women not only play their three games in Group H, but all possible games in Australia. Possible opponents of the vice European champions in the round of 16 are France and Brazil. Theoretically, Germany can only meet the defending champion USA in the game for third place or in the final.
The German team headed by national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, who followed the draw on site, will play the opening game against Morocco on July 24 in Melbourne. The 2003 and 2007 world champions will face Colombia in Sydney on July 30 and South Korea in Brisbane on August 3. The German selection thus escaped difficult group opponents such as Olympic champions Canada or Brazil - and caught quite feasible tasks. The kick-off times for the games have yet to be determined; due to the time difference, the games will take place during the German night or in the early morning. The ninth edition of the World Cup will be played for the first time with 32 teams (previously 24). In the opening game, New Zealand challenges the Norwegians.
The DFB women, like the two host teams, European champions England, defending champions USA, Sweden, Spain and France, were seeded in pot 1 as group leaders. Three participants will not be determined until the playoffs in February, candidates include Panama and Papua New Guinea. Four venues are in New Zealand, five in Australia. The final is in Sydney.
At the 2019 World Cup in France, Germany lost to Sweden in the quarter-finals. Most recently, however, the DFB women shone at the European Championships in England and only lost to the hosts' team in the final.
