The 2023 New Zealand Women's World Cup "10 to 3" intercontinental play-offs are all over, Haiti and Portugal advance, Panama beats Paraguay 1-0, and all 32 teams qualify. The 2023 World Cup in New Zealand has been expanded from 24 teams to 32 teams, with only the "10 into 3" continental play-offs having a chance to qualify for the World Cup as most of the participating teams have already been identified. Haiti beat Chile 2-1 in the final play-offs of Groups A and B, while Portugal also beat Cameroon 2-1 to advance to the inner-conference round.
Paraguay advanced to the final round of the playoffs, facing Panama on the 23rd. Panama scored a goal in the 75th minute by Linette Isabel Sedno Balderrama, a goal worth a ticket to help Panama grab their last World Cup spot. It is worth mentioning that Haiti, Portugal and Panama, the three teams that qualified for the play-offs, have one thing in common, they are all teams that have participated in the World Cup for the first time in their history.
Haiti is in Group D with England, Denmark and China. England are the strongest team in Group D, having won Euro 2022. Portugal is in Group E with the United States, Vietnam and the Netherlands. Defending champions the United States are a strong team that has won four titles in its history, accounting for half of the last eight World Cups. Panama was the last train, drawn in Group F, in the same group as France, Jamaica and Brazil.
After all 32 teams were announced, the opening match of the Women's World Cup will take place on July 20, with hosts New Zealand taking on Norway. The 32 teams of the World Cup are divided into 8 groups, with the top two going to the round of 16. These teams include New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines and Switzerland in Group A; Australia, Ireland, Nigeria and Canada in List B; Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan in List C; Sweden, South Africa, Italy and Argentina in Group G; and Germany, Colombia, the Republic of Korea and Morocco in Group H.