The knockout stage of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 5 August with the round of 16 and ended on 20 August with the final match, held at the Stadium Australia in Sydney. The top two teams from each group (sixteen in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.
All times listed are local.
Format In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a sixth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up A B C D E F G H
Bracket
Round of 16 Switzerland vs Spain
GK 1 Gaëlle ThalmannRB 19Eseosa Aigbogun CB 5 Noelle MaritzCB 2 Julia Stierli LB 8 Nadine Riesen DM 13Lia Wälti (c)CM 11Coumba Sow CM 6 Géraldine Reuteler RF 17Seraina Piubel CF 10Ramona BachmannLF 9 Ana Maria CrnogorčevićSubstitutions:MF 16Sandrine Mauron FW 22Meriame Terchoun DF 18Viola Calligaris FW 20Fabienne Humm DF 3 Lara Marti Manager: Inka Grings GK 23Cata CollRB 12Oihane HernándezCB 4 Irene ParedesCB 14Laia CodinaLB 2 Ona BatlleDM 3 Teresa Abelleira CM 6 Aitana Bonmatí CM 10Jennifer Hermoso RF 17Alba RedondoCF 9 Esther González (c) LF 18Salma Paralluelo Substitutions:FW 15Eva Navarro MF 16María Pérez MF 7 Irene Guerrero FW 11Alexia Putellas FW 22Athenea del Castillo Manager:Jorge Vilda
Player of the Match: Aitana Bonmatí (Spain)
Assistant referees: Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland) Franca Overtoom (Netherlands) Fourth official: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) Reserve assistant referee: Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia) Video assistant referee: Marco Fritz (Germany) Assistant video assistant referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Offside video assistant referee: Ella De Vries (Belgium)
Japan vs Norway
GK 1 Ayaka YamashitaCB 12Hana TakahashiCB 4 Saki Kumagai (c)CB 3 Moeka MinamiRM 2 Risa ShimizuCM 10Fūka NaganoCM 14Yui HasegawaLM 13Jun EndoRF 15Aoba FujinoCF 11Mina Tanaka LF 7 Hinata MiyazawaSubstitutions:FW 9 Riko Ueki Manager:Futoshi Ikeda GK 23Aurora MikalsenRB 13Thea Bjelde CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c)CB 16Mathilde HarvikenLB 4 Tuva Hansen DM 7 Ingrid Syrstad EngenCM 8 Vilde Bøe Risa CM 11Guro ReitenRF 10Caroline Graham HansenCF 22Sophie Román HaugLF 20Emilie Haavi Substitutions:MF 18Frida Maanum FW 9 Karina Sævik FW 14Ada Hegerberg DF 3 Sara Hørte Manager:Hege Riise
Player of the Match: Hinata Miyazawa (Japan)
Assistant referees: Neuza Back (Brazil) Leila Moreira da Cruz (Brazil) Fourth official: Katia García (Mexico) Reserve assistant referee: Enedina Caudillo (Mexico) Video assistant referee: Daiane Muniz dos Santos (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Offside video assistant referee: Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Netherlands vs South Africa
GK 1 Daphne van DomselaarCB 8 Sherida Spitse (c)CB 3 Stefanie van der GragtCB 20Dominique JanssenRM 17Victoria Pelova CM 6 Jill Roord CM 14Jackie GroenenCM 10Daniëlle van de Donk LM 22Esmee Brugts CF 7 Lineth BeerensteynCF 11Lieke Martens Substitutions:MF 21Damaris Egurrola DF 2 Lynn Wilms MF 18Kerstin Casparij MF 12Jill Baijings FW 9 Katja Snoeijs Manager:Andries Jonker GK 1 Kaylin SwartRB 2 Lebogang RamalepeCB 13Bambanani Mbane CB 4 Noko MatlouLB 7 Karabo DhlaminiCM 3 Bongeka GamedeCM 19Kholosa BiyanaRW 12Jermaine Seoposenwe AM 10Linda Motlhalo LW 8 Hildah Magaia CF 11Thembi Kgatlana (c)Substitutions:FW 23Wendy Shongwe DF 14Tiisetso Makhubela MF 6 Noxolo Cesane FW 17Melinda Kgadiete Manager:Desiree Ellis
Player of the Match: Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands)
Assistant referees: Makoto Bozono (Japan) Naomi Teshirogi (Japan) Fourth official: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) Reserve assistant referee: Park Mi-suk (South Korea) Video assistant referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) Offside video assistant referee: Sian Massey-Ellis (England)
Sweden vs United States
GK 1 Zećira MušovićRB 14Nathalie BjörnCB 13Amanda IlestedtCB 6 Magdalena ErikssonLB 2 Jonna AnderssonCM 16Filippa Angeldahl CM 23Elin RubenssonRW 19Johanna Rytting Kaneryd AM 9 Kosovare Asllani (c) LW 18Fridolina RolföCF 11Stina Blackstenius Substitutions:FW 8 Lina Hurtig FW 10Sofia Jakobsson MF 20Hanna Bennison FW 15Rebecka Blomqvist Manager:Peter Gerhardsson GK 1 Alyssa NaeherRB 23Emily Fox CB 8 Julie Ertz CB 4 Naomi GirmaLB 19Crystal DunnCM 17Andi SullivanCM 14Emily Sonnett RW 20Trinity Rodman AM 10Lindsey Horan (c)LW 11Sophia SmithCF 13Alex Morgan Substitutions:FW 6 Lynn Williams FW 15Megan Rapinoe MF 22Kristie Mewis DF 5 Kelley O'Hara Manager: Vlatko Andonovski
Player of the Match: Zećira Mušović (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Manuela Nicolosi (France) Elodie Coppola (France) Fourth official: Casey Reibelt (Australia) Reserve assistant referee: Ramina Tsoi (Kyrgyzstan) Video assistant referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Assistant video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Offside video assistant referee: Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
England vs Nigeria
GK 1 Mary EarpsCB 16Jess CarterCB 6 Millie Bright (c)CB 5 Alex GreenwoodRM 2 Lucy BronzeCM 8 Georgia StanwayCM 4 Keira Walsh LM 9 Rachel DalyAM 7 Lauren James CF 23Alessia Russo CF 11Lauren Hemp Substitutions:FW 18Chloe Kelly FW 19Bethany England MF 20Katie Zelem Manager: Sarina Wiegman GK 16Chiamaka Nnadozie (c)RB 22Michelle AlozieCB 3 Osinachi OhaleCB 14Oluwatosin DemehinLB 2 Ashleigh PlumptreCM 18Halimatu Ayinde CM 10Christy UcheibeRW 12Uchenna Kanu CM 7 Toni Payne LW 15Rasheedat AjibadeCF 6 Ifeoma Onumonu Substitutions:FW 8 Asisat Oshoala FW 17Francisca Ordega MF 19Jennifer Echegini FW 9 Desire Oparanozie Manager: Randy Waldrum
Player of the Match: Mary Earps (England)
Assistant referees: Shirley Perello (Honduras) Sandra Ramirez (Mexico) Fourth official: Emikar Calderas Barrera (Venezuela) Reserve assistant referee: Migdalia Rodríguez Chirino (Venezuela) Video assistant referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) Assistant video assistant referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) Offside video assistant referee: Felisha Mariscal (United States)
Australia vs Denmark
GK 18Mackenzie ArnoldRB 21Ellie CarpenterCB 15Clare HuntCB 14Alanna KennedyLB 7 Steph Catley (c)RM 16Hayley Raso CM 19Katrina GorryCM 23Kyra Cooney-CrossLM 9 Caitlin Foord CF 10Emily van Egmond CF 11Mary Fowler Substitutions:FW 5 Cortnee Vine FW 20Sam Kerr DF 4 Clare Polkinghorne MF 13Tameka Yallop Manager: Tony Gustavsson GK 1 Lene ChristensenRB 4 Rikke Sevecke CB 3 Stine BallisagerCB 5 Simone BoyeLB 11Katrine VejeRM 19Janni Thomsen CM 6 Karen Holmgaard CM 12Kathrine Møller Kühl LM 17Rikke Madsen CF 10Pernille Harder (c)CF 9 Amalie Vangsgaard Substitutions:FW 21Mille Gejl FW 20Signe Bruun MF 2 Josefine Hasbo MF 8 Emma Snerle MF 7 Sanne Troelsgaard Manager:Lars Søndergaard
Player of the Match: Caitlin Foord (Australia)
Assistant referees: Natalie Aspinall (England) Anita Vad (Hungary) Fourth official: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada) Reserve assistant referee: Chantal Boudreau (Canada) Video assistant referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Assistant video assistant referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) Offside video assistant referee: Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Colombia vs Jamaica
GK 1 Catalina PérezRB 17Carolina AriasCB 19Jorelyn CarabalíCB 3 Daniela Arias LB 15Ana María GuzmánDM 4 Diana OspinaCM 10Leicy Santos CM 5 Lorena BedoyaRF 9 Mayra RamírezCF 11Catalina Usme (c) LF 18Linda CaicedoSubstitutions:MF 6 Daniela Montoya MF 8 Marcela Restrepo Manager:Nelson Abadía GK 13Rebecca SpencerRB 19Tiernny Wiltshire CB 17Allyson SwabyCB 4 Chantelle Swaby LB 14Deneisha BlackwoodCM 8 Drew Spence CM 3 Vyan Sampson RW 12Kiki Van Zanten AM 10Jody Brown LW 18Trudi Carter CF 11Khadija Shaw (c)Substitutions:MF 20Atlanta Primus FW 15Tiffany Cameron MF 7 Peyton McNamara FW 9 Kameron Simmonds MF 21Cheyna Matthews Manager:Lorne Donaldson
Player of the Match: Catalina Usme (Colombia)
Assistant referees: Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea) Joanna Charaktis (Australia) Fourth official: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) Reserve assistant referee: Diana Chikotesha (Zambia) Video assistant referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referee: Marco Fritz (Germany) Offside video assistant referee: Ella De Vries (Belgium)
France vs Morocco
GK 16Pauline Peyraud-MagninRB 22Ève Périsset CB 3 Wendie Renard (c)CB 5 Élisa De AlmeidaLB 7 Sakina Karchaoui RM 15Kenza DaliCM 8 Grace GeyoroCM 6 Sandie Toletti LM 13Selma BachaAM 9 Eugénie Le Sommer CF 11Kadidiatou Diani Substitutions:FW 23Vicki Bècho FW 19Naomie Feller DF 20Estelle Cascarino FW 18Viviane Asseyi DF 14Aïssatou Tounkara Manager:Hervé Renard GK 1 Khadija Er-RmichiRB 17Hanane Aït El Haj CB 5Nesryne El ChadCB 3Nouhaila BenzinaLB 2 Zineb RedouaniRM 19Sakina Ouzraoui DikiCM 6 Élodie Nakkach CM 7 Ghizlane Chebbak (c)LM 11Fatima Tagnaout CF 16Anissa Lahmari CF 9 Ibtissam JraïdiSubstitutions:MF 4 Sarah Kassi FW 23Rosella Ayane FW 20Sofia Bouftini Manager: Reynald Pedros
Player of the Match: Kadidiatou Diani (France)
Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo (United States) Mijensa Rensch (Suriname) Fourth official: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) Reserve assistant referee: Sarah Jones (New Zealand) Video assistant referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) Assistant video assistant referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) Offside video assistant referee: Sian Massey-Ellis (England)
Quarter-finals Spain vs Netherlands
GK 23Cata CollRB 12Oihane Hernández CB 4 Irene ParedesCB 14Laia Codina LB 2 Ona BatlleDM 3 Teresa AbelleiraCM 6 Aitana Bonmatí CM 10Jennifer HermosoRF 17Alba Redondo CF 9 Esther González (c) LF 8 Mariona Caldentey Substitutions:FW 18Salma Paralluelo DF 5 Ivana Andrés MF 7 Irene Guerrero DF 19Olga Carmona FW 15Eva Navarro FW 11Alexia Putellas Manager:Jorge Vilda GK 1 Daphne van DomselaarCB 8 Sherida Spitse (c) CB 3 Stefanie van der Gragt CB 20Dominique JanssenRM 17Victoria PelovaCM 6 Jill Roord CM 21Damaris Egurrola CM 14Jackie GroenenLM 22Esmee Brugts CF 7 Lineth BeerensteynCF 11Lieke MartensSubstitutions:DF 2 Lynn Wilms FW 9 Katja Snoeijs DF 4 Aniek Nouwen DF 15Caitlin Dijkstra MF 18Kerstin Casparij Manager:Andries Jonker
Player of the Match: Salma Paralluelo (Spain)
Assistant referees: Manuela Nicolosi (France) Elodie Coppola (France) Fourth official: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) Reserve assistant referee: Francesca Di Monte (Italy) Video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Assistant video assistant referee: Marco Fritz (Germany) Offside video assistant referee: Ella De Vries (Belgium) Stand-by video assistant referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) Stand-by assistant video assistant referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Japan vs Sweden
GK 1 Ayaka YamashitaCB 12Hana Takahashi CB 4 Saki Kumagai (c)CB 3 Moeka MinamiRM 2 Risa ShimizuCM 14Yui HasegawaCM 10Fūka Nagano LM 6 Hina Sugita RF 15Aoba FujinoCF 11Mina Tanaka LF 7 Hinata Miyazawa Substitutions:MF 13Jun Endo FW 9 Riko Ueki MF 16Honoka Hayashi DF 17Kiko Seike FW 20Maika Hamano Manager:Futoshi Ikeda GK 1 Zećira MušovićRB 14Nathalie BjörnCB 13Amanda IlestedtCB 6 Magdalena ErikssonLB 2 Jonna AnderssonCM 16Filippa AngeldahlCM 23Elin Rubensson RW 19Johanna Rytting Kaneryd AM 9 Kosovare Asllani (c) LW 18Fridolina Rolfö CF 11Stina BlacksteniusSubstitutions:FW 7 Madelen Janogy FW 8 Lina Hurtig FW 10Sofia Jakobsson MF 20Hanna Bennison Manager:Peter Gerhardsson
Player of the Match: Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Katrin Rafalski (Germany) Susanne Küng (Switzerland) Fourth official: Katia García (Mexico) Reserve assistant referee: Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico) Video assistant referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Assistant video assistant referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) Offside video assistant referee: Neuza Back (Brazil)