ARD and ZDF have shared the transmission of the women’s soccer World Cup games between themselves. Here you can find out where which games are running, which are only shown in the live stream and when Germany is playing.
Next week, on July 20, 2023, the Women’s World Cup will start in Australia and New Zealand. The dispute over the broadcasting rights between FIFA and the TV broadcasters had dragged on for several months. Then FIFA President Gianni Infantino publicly threatened a blackout. That was averted. Thanks to a deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), ARD and ZDF are now showing the entire World Cup live. You can find out how the two broadcasters divided the games between themselves here.
ARD and ZDF share the live broadcast of the games
In principle, ARD and ZDF alternate with the broadcast. The games with German participation (from July 24) will also be shown alternately. Every game that is shown on free TV can also sportstudio.de (ZDF) or on sportschau.de (ARD) can be followed in the live stream. Joyn’s free live stream shows the games on both channels.
Despite the agreement, not all games will be shown on free TV. For a long time there was a struggle about the transmission times: Due to the time difference, many games start early in the morning, sometimes at night – one of the reasons why private providers such as DAZN, Sky and RTL withdrew. In the case of the less attractive times and pairings, ARD and ZDF broadcast exclusively in the live stream and not on linear television. For the games on July 30 and August 2, ARD has not yet made a decision as to which of the games taking place at the same time will be broadcast live and which will be broadcast linearly.
Women’s World Cup: preliminary round on TV and stream
Thursday 20 July 2023
Group A: New Zealand v Norway (9.00) The first
Group B: Australia v Ireland (12.00) The first
Friday 21 July 2023
Group B: Nigeria – Canada (4.30 a.m.) sportstudio.de
Group A: Philippines – Switzerland (7.00 a.m.) ZDF
Group C: Spain – Costa Rica (9.30 a.m.) ZDF
Saturday 22 July 2023
Group E: USA – Vietnam (3:00 a.m.) sportschau.de
Group C: Zambia v Japan (9.00) The first
Group D: England v Haiti (11.30) The first
Group D: Denmark v China (14.00) The first
Sunday 23 July 2023
Group G: Sweden v South Africa (7am) The first
Group E: Netherlands – Portugal (9.30 a.m.) sportschau.de
Group F: France v Jamaica (12.00) The first
Monday 24 July 2023
Group G: Italy-Argentina (8am) ZDF
Group H: Germany – Morocco (10.30 a.m.) ZDF
Group F: Brazil – Panama (1.00 p.m.) ZDF
Tuesday 25 July 2023
Group H: Colombia – South Korea (4:00 a.m.) sportschau.de
Group A: New Zealand v Philippines (7.30am) The first
Group A: Switzerland – Norway (10.00) The first
Wednesday 26 July 2023
Group C: Japan – Costa Rica (7 a.m.) sportstudio.de
Group C: Spain v Zambia (9.30am,) ZDF
Group B: Canada – Ireland (2 p.m.,) ZDF
Thursday 27 July 2023
Group E: USA – Netherlands (3.00 a.m.) sportstudio.de
Group E: Portugal – Vietnam (9.30 a.m.) ZDF
Group B: Australia – Nigeria (12.00) ZDF
Friday 28 July 2023
Group G: Argentina – South Africa (2:00 a.m.) sportschau.de
Group D: England v Denmark (10.30) The first
Group D: China – Haiti (1 p.m.) sportschau.de
Saturday 29 July 2023
Group G: Sweden – Italy (9.30 a.m.) ZDF
Group F: France – Brazil (12.00) ZDF
Group F: Panama – Jamaica (2.30 p.m.) ZDF
Sunday 30 July 2023
Group H: South Korea v Morocco (6.30am) The first
Group A: Switzerland v New Zealand (9am) The first
Group A: Norway-Philippines (9.00) The first
Group H: Germany – Colombia (11:30 am) The first
Monday 31 July 2023
Group C: Japan-Spain (9am) ZDF
Group C: Costa Rica – Zambia (9.00 a.m.) sportstudio.de
Group B: Canada – Australia (12.00) ZDF
Group B: Ireland – Nigeria (12:00 p.m.) sportstudio.de
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Group E: Portugal-USA (9am) ZDF
Group E: Vietnam – Netherlands (9.00 a.m.) sportstudio.de
Group D: China – England (1 p.m.) ZDF
Group D: Haiti – Denmark (1 p.m.) sportstudio.de
Wednesday 2 August 2023
Group G: Argentina v Sweden (9.00) The first
Group G: South Africa v Italy (9.00) The first
Group F: Panama-France (12pm) ARD
Group F: Jamaica-Brazil (12pm)ARD
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Group H: South Korea – Germany (12.00 p.m.) ZDF
Group H: Morocco – Colombia (12:00 p.m.) sportstudio.de
The round of 16 on TV and live stream
Round of 16: ARD has the right to choose
Saturday 5 August 2023
Game 49: Winners Group A – Runners-up Group C (7.00am, Auckland, 5.00pm local time)
Game 50: Winner Group C – Runners-up Group A (10.00am, Wellington, 8.00pm local time)
Sunday 6 August 2023
Game 51: Winners Group E – Runners-up Group G (4.00am, Sydney, local time: 12.00pm)
Game 52: Winner Group G – Runners-up Group E (11.00am, Melbourne, 7.00pm local time)
Monday 7 August 2023
Game 54: Winners Group D – Runners-up Group B (9.30am, Brisbane, 5.30pm local time)
Game 53: Group B Winner – Group D Runner-Up (12.30pm, Sydney, 8pm local time)
Tuesday 8 August 2023
Game 56: Winners Group H – Runners-up Group F (10.00am, Melbourne, 6.00pm local time)
Game 55: Winners Group F – Runners-up Group H (1.00pm, Adelaide, 8.30pm local time)
Football World Cup 2023: All quarter-finals matches live
Quarterfinals: Code ZDF
Friday 11 August 2023
Game 57: Game 49 Winner – Game 51 Winner (3:00 a.m., Wellington, 1:00 p.m. local time)
Game 58: Game 50 Winner – Game 52 Winner (9.30am, Auckland, 7.30pm local time)
Saturday 12 August 2023
Game 59: Game 53 Winner – Game 55 Winner (9am Brisbane, 5pm local time)
Game 60: Game 54 Winner – Game 56 Winner (12:30pm, Sydney, 8:30pm local time)
Football World Cup 2023: semi-finals on TV and live stream
Semifinals: Area code ARD
Tuesday 15 August 2023
Game 61: Game 57 Winner – Game 58 Winner (10:00, Auckland, 20:00 local time)
Wednesday 16 August 2023
Game 62: Game 59 Winner – Game 60 Winner (12pm Sydney, 8pm local time)
Football World Cup 2023: Match for 3rd place
Saturday 19 August 2023
Loser Game 61 – Loser Game 62 (10.00am, Brisbane, 6.00pm local time) / Das Erste
Women’s World Cup final live on TV
Sunday 20 August 2023
Winner Game 61 – Winner Game 62 (12.00 p.m., Sydney, local time: 20.00 p.m.) / ZDF
