#wwc 2023 broadcast

[frauenfootball]

It looks like FIFA+ is showing the World Cup replays. For now, it is just the matches from the opening day, but they will likely add the other matches later.

(If I have to guess, the replays are probably put up 2 or more days later.)

[fyeahgustavo]

stop showing me the dutch goals. i KNOW. we don’t have any yet. go away.

[grantmentis]

Women's Worlds 2023 Primer

The PHF season may be over, but many of the players we love will be playing in women's worlds this upcoming week alongside their peers from the PWHPA, SDHL, Naisten Liiga, NCAA, Usports, EWHL, and countless other fantatic women's hockey leagues or organizations from around the world!

When: April 5th - April 16th

Click here for full schedule

Where: Brampton, Ontario at CAA Center. Games will be in Eastern time

Click here for tickets

What Teams are playing:

Group A: Canada, USA, Switzerland, Czechia, Japan

Group B: Germany, Hungary, France, Finland, Sweden

How to Watch:

Canada: TSN will be broadcasting all games in the tournament for Canadians

USA: NHL Network will be broadcasting all of Team USA's and Team Canada's games, but not the rest of the tournament

Finland: Broadcast scheduling here

Germany: German games should be available at MagentaSport (and apparently free!)

France: Sport En France should have at least the French teams games

Sweden: SVT should carry Sweden's games

Switzerland: available to stream at srf.ch

Unfortunately I could not find broadcast information for Czechia, Hungary, or Japan, but that may be a language barrier issue on my end. If this is something you are familiar with please let me know!

Lastly, if you want to watch a game that's not available to you, feel free to message and I can see what I can do to help

Tournament format:

All of Group A makes it to the quarterfinals, so the preliminary games are just seeding for them. The top three seeds in Group B will move on as well. Then, the knock out stage looks like this:

Below the cut is rosters, notable storylines, and expectations for each team. These are in alphabetical order.

Canada

Roster

Notable changes: Natalie Spooner comes back after missing time with pregnancy. Danielle Serdachny makes her international senior team debut after having 71 points in 40 games as Colgates captain this year. Claire Thompson returns to the world stage after missing last world championships, comes off a spectacular olympic showing. Potomak is out, despite strong performance last world championship.

Player to watch/other fun things; Sarah Fillier. She has been one of the world's best goal scorers for over two year and, at only 22, will likely only get better

Goals: Win gold again! They've been dominate on the world stage again since the break from the pandemic, working extremely well with their new coach. They are the team to beat with a mix of vets and newcomers

Czechia

Roster

Notable changes: Klara Peslarova, star goalie for Czechia, is not here due to season ending knee injury. Michaela Hesova (who is only 17 years old!) makes her senior team debut in her place and Kateřina Zechovská comes back to the mix. Tereza Radová is out, Sára Čajanová returns. Klára Jandušíková makes her senior national team debut, one of the few ncaa dIII players to do so!

Players to watch: Tereza Vanišová is coming off a PHF championship where she scored the cup winning goal, and has been one of the Czech republics more creative offensive players that plays with an edge. Natálie Mlýnková just had a breakout year for University of Vermont that saw her have 42 points in 36 games.

Goals: Get a medal. Czechia has risen FAST on the national stage, going from not qualifying to medaling in their first wwc in just a few years. Thanks to a mix of a good core who's been playing together a long time like like Mills/Mrázová/Križová and talented youth like Čajanová, they have cemented themselves at one of the worlds threats.

Finland

Roster; http://leijonat.fi/index.php/maajoukkueet/naisleijonat/2022-23/mm2023/item/45144-naisleijonien-mm-joukkue-julkistettiin-taessae-kokoonpano ( no graphic :-( )

Notable changes: Elisa Holopainen will not play for Finland after a great showing last worlds due to injury. Susanna Tapani, who had five points in 6 worlds games last year, is also not on this roster. Sanni Ahola will make her senior national team debut as a goaltender for Finland. She had a .920 as the starter in St. Cloud state this year and could be interesting as they try to find their next starter. Emilia Kyrkkö is another new goalie, who played in Finland this year but will play at St. Cloud next year. I’d expect Ahola to get more time though. Michelle Karvinen not on roster. Lots of roster shakeup overall.

Players to watch: Noora Tulus has been a national team mainstay for some time, but the last two years she has found another gear. Coming off a club season in Sweden with 56 points in 32 games. Sini Karjalainen had a breakout season in Vermont, will be interested to see if she can translate in the world stage.

Goals:After a rough few tournaments and roster turmoil, and some coaching questions, Finland is trying to get back in Group A and compete for a medal. Competition will be fiercer than ever but they look to prove why they dominated so long.

France

Roster:

Notable changes: Marion Allemoz, who was the team captain, has retired. Morgane Rihet, who was also an assistant captain and mainstay, is not on the roster. Margot Desvignes makes her senior team debut after some strong showings in Sweden.

Players to watch: Chloe Aurard is /the/ player for this team, being a star over at Northeastern the past few years. Justine Crousy Theode, who plays in the mens division in France, will be interesting to see if she gets any starts. With no clear starting goaltender, the 22 is making her senior team debut after strong performances at the u18 level

Goals: Get their first top division win. After being promoted to Division IA in 2013, they've slowly risen to finally qualify for the primary WWC tournament for the first time since 2019! Despite tournament cancellations from the pandemic, they've kept their momentum as they look to establish themselves as a mainstay in the top division. In 2019, they did not get a win, so they hope to do so this time.

Germany

Roster: https://www.deb-online.de/2023/03/24/frauen-nationalmannschaft-finaler-kader-fuer-weltmeisterschaft-in-brampton-kanada-nominiert/ ( once again no graphic :( )

Notable changes: Going even younger in goal, swapping out lilly Uhrmann for Chiara Schultes, no Tanja Eisenschmid though her sister Nicola is there. We do have university of Maine twins Lilli and Louisa Welke still though!

Player to watch: Nina Jobst-Smith (listed as Katerina) had a breakout year in university of minnesota duluth, with 25 points in 39 games. Sandra Abstreiter is a goaltender who has proven she can steal a game.

Expectations: Similar to hungary below, finish top three in their division, hopefully with two decisive victories, to move on to the semifinals.

Hungary

Roster: https://www.jegkorongszovetseg.hu/noi-valogatott-megvan-a-vb-re-utazo-25-fos-keret

Notable Changes: Very much a run it back roster with little changes. Like its basically identical to their one from last year

Players to watch: Mira Seregély was already a steady contributor for Hungary, but after a breakout year in University of Maine, we may see her take another step. Same with Taylor Baker, a shutdown defender who had a solid season in montreal this year.

Goals: Finishing top three in Divison B to clinch a semifinal berth. They've done so their past two outings, but last time was on a tiebreaker. The past two tournaments they've only had one win in each preliminary round, so trying to secure two would be big. Keeping the group together to try t build on exisiting chemistry will be key.

Japan:

Roster: https://www.jihf.or.jp/common/img/info/info_20230324_153025.pdf

Notable changes: Similar to Hungary, they are running it back. Most of their changes come from adding some younger players to their forward group, including twin sisters Rio and Riri Noro making their national team debut after strong performances at the u18 level

players to watch: Haruka Toko is forever my answer here as I think she's one of my favorite players to watch in terms of her speed and shot, and she's coming off a season that saw her return to the SDHL and have 27 points in 29 games. Ayaka Hitosato also is coming off a successful first season in the SDHL, and it will be interesting to see how that affects her game.

Goals: make the semifinals! last year was a heartbreaking 2-1 shootout lost in the finals they hope to avenge, and have proven they are capable of it

Sweden:

Notable changes: Most notably, long time captain Michelle Löwenhielm is not on the roster. Sara Grahn returns after missing some time on the national team, will be interesting to see how they divide time between her and Söderberg. Ebba Berglund, Jessica Adolfsson, and several other no longer on the teams defense after being in the last few tournaments, so going for a new look there.

Player to watch: Maja Nylén Persson has become the #1 defender for the national team at 22 years old and is coming off a stellar SDHL season. Sara Hjalmarsson was over a point per game at providence college this year.

Goals: Win division B and try to make it to the semifinals. After a few rough years due to labor rights issues, the national team is trying to find some stability again and figure out their identity as they develop a young core.

Switzerland

Roster:

Notable changes: Not many, mostly concentrated in the forward group. Evelina Raselli has retired since last wwc, which is the big one.Sarah Forster makes her return after a strong season in the PHF.

Players to watch: For years, it has been the Lara Stalder and Alina Müller show, rightfully so as they are two of the best hockey players in the world and it is a gift to watch them together. We have also seen young defender Lara Christen have strong defensive performances in the past few tournaments, getting it done on both ends

Goals: Medal for Bronze again, hopefully by improved depth scoring and defense. In the past it has been their top line and Brändli who has carried them, so they hope to supplement their high end talent with a good supporting cast.

USA

Notable changes: A lot of babies! Players having babies, including Alex Cavallini and Kendall Coyne Schoffield. Then a lot of players who are very young, with 6 players being under 20, including new faces Abbey Levy, Gabbie Hughes, and Tessa Janecke to name a few. Brianna Decker has retired. No Hannah Brandt, grace zumwinkle, jincy dunne, maddie Rooney, or Jesse compher. HUGE shakeups here.

player to watch: Taylor Heise won player of the tournament last year, and has continued to dominate at the NCAA level, she may only be just beginning. Gabbie Hughes makes her senior team debut after several great years at Minnesota Duluth, and will be interesting to see how she fits into the roster.

Goals: Win gold again, especially with a new look with John Wroblewski at coach. He was the coach last tournament, but only had a few months to work with there. They looked improved under him already, so we will see how they look with a full cycle

[ricisidro]

Can't wait to watch #Spain vs. #England in the Women's World Cup Final 2023🏆 #WWC2023

Both countries will play in their first #WWC final 👀 🍿

The final on Sunday, August 20, will be broadcast on both ITV1 and BBC One, with a kick-off set for 11 am BST.

#FIFAWomensWorldCup

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[lilow-d]

This brazilian yt channel will broadcast all the wwc games

[ndxfc]

Concacaf really held the rights to uswnt OQ matches as hostage than used it as leverage to negotiate broadcasting rights for the men for 2021 & 2023 in a time where fifa hasn't even selected the location for the next wwc. As it stands it sure sounds like they didn't care to sell the rights to the women's OQ matches in 2024 (I'm sure it's in the fine print somewhere but still). The concacaf article about the broadcasting rights agreement stands just short of being an ad for the usmnt with a dash of uswnt as clickbait.

[frauenfootball]

2023 Women's World Cup Media License Rights

[frauenfootball]

FanCode will stream the 2023 World Cup in India

[frauenfootball]

from the article:

Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Federation States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and American Samoa will all have the tournament distributed through Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited. It will ensure that at least one match per day will be available for free in each of these territories.

[frauenfootball]

streams for the uk, france, italy, spain and germany have been sorted (https://twitter.com/richjlaverty/status/1669034611211485185?s=61&t=xA8UeM5mH_HCcghsretARQ)

Yessss! It's awesome news 😊

[frauenfootball]

on the BBC and ITV broadcast:

All 64 matches from the tournament will be broadcast in the UK on either the BBC or ITV, except for the final on 20 August, which will be shown across both BBC One and ITV1. The BBC will also broadcast live audio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra, with fans able to listen to 5 Live coverage on BBC Sounds, DAB radio and the BBC Sport website and app. ITV will show coverage of half of the tournament's matches across ITV1 and ITV4 with simulcast and catch-up on ITVX.

on the European Broadcasting Union deal:

The BBC and ITV have partnered with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), an alliance of public service media organisations, for the deal. FIFA said it had agreed with the EBU to "extend their existing media right partnership", which ensures the Women's World Cup will be shown on free-to-air linear TV across 34 European territories. [...] "FIFA is delighted to widen the deal with the European Broadcasting Union for the transmission of the upcoming Women's World Cup to include the five major markets within their existing networks, namely France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as Ukraine, thus ensuring maximum exposure for the tournament," Infantino said.

[frauenfootball]

Italian national broadcaster Rai will stream the Women's World Cup! (Don't know if you knew this already, and I admit I was losing hope we'd watch the competition anywhere 🥲)

https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/alla-rai-i-diritti-di-trasmissione-del-mondiale-in-australia-e-nuova-zelanda-gravina-siamo-felici-importante-per-la-promozione

Alla Rai i diritti di trasmissione del Mondiale in Australia e Nuova Zelanda.

from the article:

Rai, as part of the agreement between FIFA and the EBU, representing the European public televisions, has acquired the multiplatform broadcasting rights, exclusively free-to-air for Italy, of the 2023 Women's Soccer World Cup, in schedule from 20 July to 20 August 2023 in Australia and New Zealand. The broadcasting rights concern 15 matches of the world championship event, including all the matches of the Italian national team, the opening match, the two semi-finals and the final. In addition to those on the 2023 Women's World Cup, the agreement with FIFA also provides for the broadcasting rights of the "FIFA Other Events 2024/2027" package, i.e. the U20 and U17 Youth World Cups, both for men and women, and some documentaries produced by FIFA and dedicated to the Women's World Cup.

[frauenfootball]

OneSports and Pilipinas Live will broadcast the 2023 World Cup

[news article]

[frauenfootball]

from the ZDF article:

...all games and all goals of the soccer World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which takes place from July 20th to August 20th, 2023, can be seen on ARD and ZDF. ...we also offer the highlights of the games in summaries and diverse reports in our current programs and on our online portals.

[frauenfootball]

The Japan squad announcement also has some details about the broadcast in Japan:

[frauenfootball]

omg you're from the philippines! do you think we will be able to watch the world cup on our local tv?

I don't know, but it's not looking great 😢

from the Inquirer article:

FIFA decided that this year’s broadcast rights would be separate from its men’s counterpart, and has resulted in ongoing issues surrounding negotiations with several European countries over what [FIFA] felt were “lowball” offers. [FIFA has threatened] to impose a media blackout on five countries, namely the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. If the same scenario occurs here and with no television deal in place, Filipino fans could be left only with streaming options, which could be FIFA’s online platform FIFA+ or through illegal sites.