Women's World Cup 2023: Haiti, Portugal & Panama, the last countries to qualify via the play-offs

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Panama, which eliminated Paraguay (1-0), will be one of France's opponents at the World Cup - ©  FIFA

Haiti, Portugal and Panama are the last three countries to qualify for the Women's World Cup 2023 finals, organised by FIFA in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023.

In the last of the three play-off finals in New Zealand, Panama beat Paraguay 1-0 on 23/02/2022. In the finals, Panama will meet France, Jamaica and Brazil in Group F.

Haiti had qualified for their first ever Women's World Cup the day before with a 2-1 win over Chile on 22/02/2023. The Haitian team joins England, Denmark and China in Group D.

Portugal qualified by eliminating Cameroon 2-1. Portugal will join defending champions USA, 2019 finalists Netherlands and Vietnam in Group E of the World Cup.

This first ever Women's World Cup play-off tournament was held at Waikato Stadium (Hamilton/Kirikiriroa) and North Harbour Stadium (Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau), in New Zealand from 17-23/02/2023.

Calendar for the French team in Group F

  • France - Jamaica at Sydney Football Stadium (AUS) on Sunday 23/07/2023 (kick-off at 20:00 local time, 12:00 CET Central European Time ).
  • France - Brazil at Brisbane Stadium (AUS…
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Panama, which eliminated Paraguay (1-0), will be one of France's opponents at the World Cup - ©  FIFA

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