Provisional 23-player squads have been named for all teams competing at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, including those to play New Zealand in Group A.
The squads are filled with players who play their club football on many different continents.
Here’s your guide to the squads, with allocated shirt numbers and the clubs to which they are contracted:
New Zealand
Current FIFA ranking: #26
Best World Cup finish: Group stage 2019
Base training camp: Keith Hay Park, Mt Roskill, Auckland (home of Auckland United)
Goalkeepers
1 Erin Nayler (IFK Norrköping, Sweden)
21 Victoria Esson (Rangers, Scotland)
23 Anna Leat (Aston Villa, England)*
Defenders
4 CJ Bott (Leicester City, England)
3 Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory, Australia)*
5 Michaela Foster (Unattached)*
7 Ali Riley (Angel City, United States)
13 Rebekah Stott (Brighton & Hove Albion, England)
14 Katie Bowen (Unattached)
19 Elizabeth Anton (Perth Glory, Australia)*
Midfielders
2 Ria Percival (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
6 Malia Steinmetz (Unattached)*
8 Daisy Cleverley (HB Køge, Denmark)
10 Annalie Longo (Unattached)
11 Olivia Chance (Celtic, Scotland)
12 Betsy Hassett (Stjarnan, Iceland)
Forwards
9 Gabi Rennie (Arizona State University, United States)*
15 Paige Satchell ( Unattached)
16 Jacqui Hand (Åland United, Finland)*
17 Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City, Australia)
18 Grace Jale (Unattached)*
20 Indiah-Paige Riley (Unattached)*
22 Milly Clegg (Western Sydney Wanderers, Australia)*
*FIFA Women’s World Cup debut
Head coach
Jitka Klimková
Norway
Current FIFA ranking: #12
Best World Cup finish: Winners 1995
Base training camp: Seddon Fields, Westmere, Auckland (home of Western Springs)
Goalkeepers
1 Cecilie Fiskerstrand (LSK Kvinner, Norway)
12 Guro Pettersen (Vålerenga, Norway)
23 Aurora Mikalsen (Brann, Norway)
Defenders
2 Anja Sønstevold (Inter Milan, Italy)
3 Sara Horte (Rosenborg, Norway)
4 Tuva Hansen (Bayern Munich)
5 Guro Bergsvand (Brighton, England)
6 Maren Mjelde (Chelsea, England)
16 Mathilde Harviken (Rosenborg, Norway)
19 Marit Bratberg Lund (Brann, Norway)
Midfielders
7 Ingrid Syrstad Engen (Barcelona, Spain)
8 Vilde Bøe Risa (Manchester United, England)
11 Guro Reiten (Chelsea, England)
13 Thea Bjelde (Vålerenga, Norway)
15 Amalie Eikeland (Reading, England)
17 Julie Blakstad (Manchester City, England)
18 Frida Leonhardsen Maanum (Arsenal, England)
20 Emilie Haavi (Roma, Italy)
Forwards
9 Karina Sævik (Vålerenga, Norway)
10 Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona, Spain)
14 Ada Hegerberg (Lyon, France)
21 Anna Jøsendal (Rosenborg, Norway)
22 Sophie Roman Haug (Roma, Italy)
Head coach
Hege Riise
Philippines
Current FIFA ranking: #46
Best World Cup finish: First appearance
Base training camp: Olympic Park, New Lynn, Auckland (home of Bay Olympic)
Goalkeepers
1 Olivia Davies-McDaniel (Milwaukee Panthers, United States)
18 Kaiya Jota (Los Angeles Breakers, United States)
22 Kiara Fontanilla (Central Coast Mariners, Australia)
Defenders
2 Malea Cesar (Blacktown City, Australia)
3 Jessika Cowart (IFK Kalmar, Sweden)
5 Hali Long (Kaya–Iloilo, Philippines)
13 Angela Beard (Western United, Australia)
16 Sofia Harrison (Unattached)
17 Alicia Barker (Unattached)
19 Dominique Randle (Þór/KA, Iceland)
22 Reina Bonta (Santos, Brazil)
Midfielders
4 Jaclyn Sawicki (Australia Western United, Australia)
6 Tahnai Annis (Þór/KA, Iceland)
8 Sara Eggesvik (KIL/Hemne, Norway)
11 Anicka Castañeda (Mt Druitt Town Rangers, Australia)
12 Ryley Bugay (Unattached)
14 Meryll Serrano (Stabæk, Norway)
20 Quinley Quezada (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia)
Forwards
7 Sarina Bolden (Western Sydney Wanderers, Australia)
9 Isabella Flanigan (Unattached)
10 Chandler McDaniel (Milwaukee Panthers, United States)
15 Carleigh Frilles (Blacktown Spartans, Australia)
21 Katrina Guillou (Piteå IF, Sweden)
Head coach
Alen Stajcic
Switzerland
Current FIFA ranking: #20
Best World Cup finish: Last 16 in 2019
Base training camp: Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Goalkeepers
1 Gaëlle Thalmann (Real Betis, Spain)
12 Livia Peng (BK Häcken, Sweden)
21 Seraina Friedli (Zürich, Switzerland)
Defenders
2 Julia Stierli (Zürich, Switzerland)
3 Lara Marti (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
4 Laura Felber (Servette, Switzerland)
5 Noelle Maritz (Arsenal, England)
8 Nadine Riesen (Zürich, Switzerland)
14 Marion Rey (Zürich, Switzerland)
15 Luana Bühler (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
18 Viola Calligaris (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
19 Eseosa Aigbogun (Paris FC, France)
Midfielders
6 Géraldine Reuteler (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)
7 Amira Arfaoui (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
11 Coumba Sow (Servette, Switzerland)
13 Lia Walti (Arsenal, England)
16 Sandrine Mauron (Servette, Switzerland)
17 Seraina Piubel (Zürich, Switzerland)
Forwards
9 Ana Maria Crnogorčević (Barcelona, Spain)
10 Ramona Bachmann (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
20 Fabienne Humm (Zürich, Switzerland)
22 Meriame Terchoun (Dijon, France)
23 Alisha Lehmann (Aston Villa, England)
Head coach
Inka Grings
Fixtures
Group A
Thursday July 20, 2023, 7pm (NZT)
New Zealand (#26) v Norway (#12)
Eden Park, Auckland
Friday July 21, 2023, 5pm (NZT)
Philippines (#46) v Switzerland (#20)
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Tuesday July 25, 2023, 5.30pm (NZT)
New Zealand (#26) v Philippines (#46)
Sky Stadium, Wellington
Tuesday July 25, 2023, 8pm (NZT)
Switzerland (#20) v Norway (#12)
FMG Stadium, Hamilton
Sunday July 30, 2023, 7pm (NZT)
Norway (#12) v Philippines (#46)
Eden Park, Auckland
Sunday July 30, 2023, 7pm (NZT)
Switzerland (#20) v New Zealand (#26)
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin