Who Will Win The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup began on Thursday, witnessing both host nations, New Zealand and Australia, securing victories in their opening matches. The U.S. team, aiming for a historic third-consecutive World Cup win, also triumphed in its first match on Friday.
A three-peat achievement has never been accomplished in the history of either the men’s or women’s World Cups, making the U.S. team’s quest for it even more remarkable. Despite this unprecedented challenge, the U.S. remains the favorite, backed by their impressive track record and strong performances in previous tournaments.
FIFA currently ranks the U.S. team as the top team in the world. However, the road to another championship is far from guaranteed, given the tougher competition this year and the fact that over half of the U.S. team will be making their World Cup debuts.
As the tournament progresses, the question remains: Who will emerge as the champions and hoist the trophy on August 20?
Experts have weighed in on their predictions for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup winner:
Fox Sports
Nine analysts, comprising former men’s and women’s national team players, have collectively leaned towards favoring the U.S. as the potential winner of the tournament.
- Carli Lloyd: Spain.
- Alexi Lalas: France.
- Stu Holden: U.S.
- Jimmy Conrad: U.S.
- Leslie Osborne: U.S.
- David Mosse: Sweden.
- Laken Litman: U.S.
- Doug McIntyre: U.S.
- Martin Rogers: Spain.
Sports Illustrated
A group of three journalists from Sports Illustrated made a unanimous prediction, all selecting the U.S. as the eventual champions. Among them, two journalists foresee the U.S. facing England in the final, while the third journalist predicts the U.S. defeating France to claim the victory.
- Andrew Gastelum: U.S.
- Clare Brennan: U.S.
- Kristen Nelson: U.S.
The Athletic
Among the panel of seven writers for The Athletic, Germany emerged as the favored team to lift the World Cup trophy on August 20, receiving the majority of the votes.
- Flo Lloyd-Hughes: Germany.
- Chloe Morgan: England.
- Michael Cox: Germany.
- Steph Yang: U.S.
- Meg Linehan: Germany.
- Jeff Rueter: U.S.
- Charlotte Harpur: Germany
USA Today
Three USA Today journalists reached a unanimous consensus in their predictions, all foreseeing the U.S. as the victorious team in the tournament.
- Nancy Armour: U.S.
- Lindsay Schnell: U.S.
- Jim Reineking: U.S.
EA Sports
In a simulation conducted by EA Sports using the Tournament mode in its FIFA 23 game, the World Cup concluded with the U.S. securing a 4-2 victory over Germany in the final.
Remarkably, the video game has displayed an impressive track record in predicting the last four men’s World Cup winners, as reported by ESPN: Argentina in 2022, France in 2018, Germany in 2014, and Spain in 2010.
