{"id":240157,"date":"2022-10-15T11:58:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T09:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifa.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/playoff-tournament-draw-reveals-route-to-secure-last-three-spots-for-the-fifa-womens-world-cup-2023tm?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-10-15T11:58:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T09:58:10","slug":"play-off-tournament-draw-reveals-route-to-secure-last-three-spots-for-the-fifa-womens-world-cup-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/play-off-tournament-draw-reveals-route-to-secure-last-three-spots-for-the-fifa-womens-world-cup-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Play-off Tournament Draw reveals route to secure last three spots for the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup 2023\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/38116cbeb47815e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/38116cbeb47815e\" alt=\"FIFA\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/38116cbeb47815e\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=221649&amp;press_source=FIFA\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Ten teams learn route to secure one of final three qualification slots to the FIFA (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.FIFA.com\">www.FIFA.com<\/a>) Women&rsquo;s World Cup 2023&trade;<\/em>; <em>Inaugural tournament to be played in Aotearoa New Zealand from 17 to 23 February 2023<\/em>; <em>Register your interest or secure your seat on <\/em><em>FIFA.com\/tickets (<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3fZ5cVs\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3fZ5cVs<\/a>)<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The pathway for the ten teams hoping to secure one of the last three remaining spots at the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023 has been revealed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Streamed live on FIFA+ (<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3VshgPn\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3VshgPn<\/a>), the Draw for the first-ever Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup 2023 revealed the groups and route for the ten participating nations vying for final three spots at next year&rsquo;s FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup, which takes place in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand from 20&nbsp;July to 20&nbsp;August 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the full draw results, as well as latest news and updates on the Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup 2023, please click here<\/strong><strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3s2THis\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3s2THis<\/a>)<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of the match schedule (<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3g9AaKN\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3g9AaKN<\/a>), New Zealand&rsquo;s <em>Football Ferns<\/em> will also play three friendly matches around the event against a top-seeded team in the tournament and another high-profile guest team, which will be confirmed in due course.<\/p>\n<p>The ten teams will take part in the Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup 2023, which will be played in <a href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2117461_en&amp;name=c6MEOu%2fBHGgaGIY7RpDUSnzuyAmWuJcARLDW7n%2fX1SNn8LK3ISQ4DcEE%2bGf9sCbfaeIvl3PsY8hWb%2fzs9EwfXcoDhvR8BkZqivd4H7O6M7g%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUd6Q4r8MEyh6ZWb50wh0ZDkPDnoGI%2fhO%2fZ6aDzC1QZEFxPKnRk2zYN5dHYLrh8BHandUFi21neFFbxtNwH14ArZGI4KHjwXpOhtxJnpK4XzflMKrAq%2fdDcQBrnx0ObWdmng3hQ6ZYNJItppGifBncKR\">Hamilton\/Kirikiriroa and Auckland\/T\u0101maki Makaurau in Aotearoa New Zealand<\/a> from 17 to 23 February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Former player and host Mollie Kmita presented the Play-Off Tournament draw and was joined by FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup winner, Lira Alushi, and four-time FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup player, Perpetua Nkwocha, as well as Manolo Zubiria, FIFA Director Competitions, who conducted the draw.<\/p>\n<p>To receive the latest ticketing news and information for the Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup 2023, please register your interest at FIFA.com\/tickets (<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3T8oHtE\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3T8oHtE<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Following the Draw for the Play-Off Tournament, the eyes of the football world will turn their attention to the Draw for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup 2023&trade; (<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3T2NFu5\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3T2NFu5<\/a>), which takes place in Auckland\/T\u0101maki Makaurau on Saturday 22&nbsp;October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket packages for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup 2023 are now available. To secure your seat and for the latest ticketing news, please visit FIFA.com\/tickets (<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3VocdQ5\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3VocdQ5<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news and update on the tournament, click here (<a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3yL7gam\">https:\/\/fifa.fans\/3yL7gam<\/a>) and follow the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup&trade; social media channels on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3TrmGbJ\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3TrmGbJ<\/a>), Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3T32ooV\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3T32ooV<\/a>) and Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3D0x5FV\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3D0x5FV<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Video News Release (VNR) is available to media for editorial purposes. 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