Today marks 45 days to the start of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup that will be staged in Australia and New Zealand.
To date, only three nations have announced the players that will represent them at the biggest women’s football stage from 20 July to 20 August.
England has named a squad of 23, while Germany and the Netherlands have posted a list of 28 and 30 respectively.
ALL SQUADS ARE PROVISIONAL UNTIL THE FINAL LIST OF 23 PLAYERS IS ANNOUNCED BY FIFA, FOLLOWING THEIR SUBMISSION BY PARTICIPATING TEAMS, ON 11 JULY.
England:
- Head coach Sarina Wiegman names 23 players
- Three key players left out due to injury – captain Leah Williamson, Beth Mead and Fran Kirby
- Three other players have been placed on standby – Maya Le Tissier, Jess Park and Emily Ramsey all on standby
- Six players from the squad of 23 will be going to their first major tournament – Laura Coombs, Lauren James and Niamh Charles, Esme Morgan, Katie Zelem and Brighton’s Katie Robinson
- Millie Bright, who was vice captain for EURO 2022, will captain the team at the World Cup
- England will face Haiti, Denmark and China in Group D
ENGLAND SQUAD FOR THE 2023 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Goalkeepers Mary Earps (Manchester United) Hannah Hampton (Aston Villa) Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City)
Defenders Millie Bright (Chelsea) Lucy Bronze (Barcelona) Jess Carter (Chelsea) Niamh Charles (Chelsea) Alex Greenwood (Manchester City) Esme Morgan (Manchester City) Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal)
Midfielders Laura Coombs (Manchester City) Jordan Nobbs (Aston Villa) Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich) Ella Toone (Manchester United) Keira Walsh (Barcelona) Katie Zelem (Manchester United)
Forwards Rachel Daly (Aston Villa) Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur) Lauren Hemp (Manchester City) Lauren James (Chelsea) Chloe Kelly (Manchester City) Katie Robinson (Brighton & Hove Albion) Alessio Russo (Manchester United)
Netherlands:
- Coach Andries Jonker has announced a provisional squad without injured star striker and all time top goal scorer Vivienne Miedema
- The France 2019 finalists will go into camp from 19 June in Zeist, near Utrecht in the Netherlands
- They will then move to Horst in Limburg (Horst is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas) for phase two of their final preparations
- The final squad of 23 players will be named on June 30
- Netherlands will face Belgium in a friendly match on 2 July
- The Dutch are in Group E and will World Champions USA and two debutants Portugal and Vietnam
- The Dutch are in Group E and will face debutants Portugal, World Champions USA and Vietnam
- Coach Andries Jonker has announced a provisional squad without injured star striker and all time top goal scorer Vivienne Miedema
- The France 2019 finalists will go into camp from 19 June in Zeist, near Utrecht in the Netherlands
- They will then move to Horst in Limburg (Horst is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas) for phase two of their final preparations
- The final squad of 23 players will be named on June 30
- Netherlands will face Belgium in a friendly match on 2 July
- The Dutch are in Group E and will World Champions USA and two debutants Portugal and Vietnam
- The Dutch are in Group E and will face debutants Portugal, World Champions USA and Vietnam
PROVISIONAL NETHERLANDS SQUAD FOR THE 2023 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP:
Goalkeepers: Daphne van Domselaar (FC Twente) Lize Kop (Ajax) Barbara Lorsheyd (ADO den Haag) Jacintha Weimar (Feyenoord)
Defenders: Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City) Caitlin Dijkstra (FC Twente) Merel van Dongen (Atletico Madrid) Kika van Es (PSV Eindhoven) Stefanie van der Gragt (Inter Milan) Aniek Nouwen (AC Milan) Lynn Wilms (Wolfsburg) Dominique Janssen (Wolfsburg)
Midfielders: Danielle van de Donk (Olympique Lyon) Damaris Egurrola (Olympique Lyon) Jackie Groenen (Paris Saint-Germain) Jill Baijings (Bayer Leverkusen) Sherida Spitse (Ajax) Victoria Pelova (Arsenal) Wieke Kaptein (FC Twente) Jill Roord (VfL Wolfsburg)
Forwards: Esmee Brugts (PSV Eindhoven) Lineth Beerensteyn (Juventus) Fenna Kalma (FC Twente) Tiny Hoekstra (Ajax) Shanice van de Sanden (Liverpool) Renate Jansen (FC Twente) Romee Leuchter (Ajax) Lieke Martens (Paris Saint-Germain) Katja Snoeijs (Everton) Alieke Tuin (Fortuna Sittard)
Germany:
- Head coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has released a provisional squad of 28 players, with 10 on call
- Injured star players Guilia Gwinn and Linda Dallmann both miss out
- 20 of the 23 players who lost to England in the EURO 2022 final have been called up
- Goalkeeper Almuth Schult not named due to pregnancy
- The two-time world champions (2003 , 2007) are hoping for third time lucky
- Germany is in Group H alongside Colombia, Korea Republic and debutants Morocco
PROVISIONAL GERMANY SQUAD FOR THE 2023 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP:
Goalkeepers: Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea FC), Merle Frohms (VFL Wolfsburg), Stina Johannes (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ena Mahmutovic (Duisburg)
Defenders: Sara Doorsoun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Marina Hegering (VfL Wolfsburg), Kathrin Hendrich (VfL Wolfsburg), Sophia Kleinherne (Eintracht Frankfurt), Sarai Linder (1899 Hoffenheim), Sjoeke Nüsken (Eintracht Frankfurt), Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg), Carolin Simon (Bayern Munich)
Midfielders: Sara Däbritz (Olympique Lyonnais), Chantal Hagel (1899 Hoffenheim), Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg), Paulina Krumbiegel (1899 Hoffenheim), Lena Lattwein (VfL Wolfsburg), Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea FC), Lina Magull (Bayern Munich), Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg)
Forwards: Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg), Nicole Anyomi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Jule Brand (VfL Wolfsburg), Klara Bühl (Bayern Munich), Laura Freigang (Eintracht Frankfurt), Lea Schüller (Bayern Munich), Tabea Waßmuth (VfL Wolfsburg), Sydney Lohmann (Bayern Munich).
By Matlhomola Morake
