The action in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup gets underway on Thursday (July 19), with co-hosts Australia kickstarting their campaign against Ireland at the Sydney Football Stadium.
The Matildas enter the tournament on the back of a morale-boosting 1-0 win over France at the weekend. Mary Fowler came off the bench to score the winning goal in the second half.
Meanwhile, Ireland suffered a 3-0 defeat against the same opponents a fortnight ago. Maelle Lakrar attacked either side of Eugenia Le Sommer’s strike to lead the French to victory.
Australia secured their place at the World Cup as co-hosts, while Ireland had to battle through a play-off to beat Scotland 1-0 to book their place on the plane to Australia/New Zealand. Canada and Nigeria complete the quartet of teams in Group B.
What time is Australia vs. Republic of Ireland?
Australia’s opening match at the Women’s World Cup begins at 8:00 p.m. local time at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
Australia vs. Republic of Ireland TV channel, live stream
With Australia being one of the strongest teams at the tournament, many neutrals will be keen to watch their opening clash of the World Cup to see if they can continue their strong form that has seen them knock off Spain and England this calendar year.
The match will also be shown on free-to-air television in Australia, with millions expected to tune into one of the biggest matches in Australian football history.
| Country | Television | Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Optus Sport, Channel 7 | Optus Sport website/app, 7Plus |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports 1, Prime TV | Sky Sport NOW, Stuff World Cup website |
| USA | FOX, NBC Universo (Spanish) | Fox Sports website/app, Peacock |
| Canada | TSN, RDS (French) | TSN+, RDS Direct (French) |
| UK | ITV | ITVX |
| Singapore | Singtel | Singtel TV GO, MeWatch |
| Hong Kong | NOW Sports Prime | NOW Sports Prime |
| Malaysia | — | — |
| India | — | — |