Timeline of FIFA tournaments and events in 2023
The biggest FIFA Women’s World Cup ever is the star attraction, while the FIFA Club World Cup, The Best FIFA Football Awards and two thrilling youth tournaments are also on the menu.
The FIFA Club World Cup and The Best Awards will kick-start 2023
The year will be headlined by the biggest FIFA Women’s World Cup ever
The tournament that gave us Maradona, Ronaldinho and Messi will return
12 January FIFA+ The shortlists will be announced for nine prizes, including The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Player and the FIFA Puskás Award, and voting for them will commence.
1-11 February Morocco
Flamengo and Real Madrid are in the semi-finals. Al Ahly, Al Hilal, Auckland City, Seattle Sounders and Wydad will battle to join them.
17-23 February New Zealand Cameroon, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Haiti, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Senegal and Thailand will fight it out for three spots at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™
27 February Who will be crowned the best individuals on the planet?
20 May-11 June Argentina Diego Maradona, Luis Figo, Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Xavi, Kaka, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Arjen Robben, Luis Suarez, Mo Salah and Harry Kane have illuminated the competition. Which superstars of tomorrow will be on show later this year?
20 July–20 August Australia and New Zealand After a ground-breaking tournament in France in 2019, Australia & New Zealand 2023 is set to take the Women’s World Cup, which will involve 32 nations for the first time, to stratospheric heights.
10 November-2 December Indonesia
The tournament gave us Alessandro Del Piero, Gigi Buffon, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Carlos Tevez, Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez, Neymar, Memphis Depay and Phil Foden. Which starlets will shine on the same stage?
11-22 December Saudi Arabia
Jeddah will take centre stage as Saudi Arabia hosts the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time. This will be the 20th edition of the global showpiece.