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(4/4) And here's the projected pots. (Again, based on the August 2024 rankings.)

The teams in Pot 4 with asterisks (*) are the winners of the inter-confed play-offs.

If Mexico and Costa Rica are co-hosts, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago could qualify. Also, South Africa could move up to Pot 3.
Table 4: Potential Pots for a 48-Team WWC Field Note: The rankings (in parentheses) are as of August 2024. Pot 1: Host A Host B USA (1) England (2) Spain (3) Germany (4) Sweden (5) Canada (6) Japan (7) Brazil (8) Korea DPR (9) France (10) Pot 2: Netherlands (11) Denmark (12) Iceland (13) Italy (14) Australia (15) Norway (16) Austria (17) China PR (18) Korea Republic (19) Belgium (20) Colombia (21) Portugal (22) Pot 3: Scotland (23) Republic of Ireland (24) Switzerland (25) Mexico (30) New Zealand (31) Argentina (33) Nigeria (36) Vietnam (37) Chile (38) Phillippines (39) Chinese Taipei (41) Jamaica (42) Pot 4: Finland (26)* Czechia (28)* Wales (29)* Costa Rica (43) Thailand (47)* South Africa (50) Haiti (53) Papua New Guinea (56) Morocco (59) Zambia (62) Ghana (66) Cameroon (69) Based on the above pots, the USA could have a “hard” group with the Netherlands, Scotland, and Thailand, or an “easy” group with Portugal, Chinese Taipei, and Cameroon.
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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(3/4) Based on the above slot allocations, here are the teams expected to qualify (based solely on FIFA rankings, as of August 2024).

• "Should" and "May" = expected direct qualifiers
• "Play-offs" = expected to qualify for the inter-confederation playoffs
• "Honorable mentions" = last teams out
AFC (Asia) Should qualify (5 teams): Japan (7), Korea DPR (9), Australia (15), China PR (18), Korea Republic (19) May qualify (3 teams): Vietnam (37), Philippines (39), Chinese Taipei (41) Play-offs (3 teams): Thailand (47), Uzbekistan (54), Myanmar (54) Honorable mentions: IR Iran (64), India (68) CAF (Africa) Should qualify (4 teams): Nigeria (36), South Africa (59), Morocco (59), Zambia (62) May qualify (2 teams): Ghana (66), Cameroon (69) Play-offs (2 teams): Côte d’Ivoire (71), Tunisia (78) Concacaf (North America plus Caribbean) Should qualify (3 teams): USA (1), Canada (6), Mexico (30) May qualify (3 teams): Jamaica (42), Costa Rica (43), Haiti (53) Play-offs (2 teams): Panama (60), Trinidad and Tobago (77) Honorable mention: Guatemala (80) CONMEBOL (South America) Should qualify (3 teams): Brazil (8), Colombia (21), Argentina (33) May qualify (1 teams): Chile (38) Play-offs (2 teams): Paraguay (49), Venezuela (52) Honorable mentions: Ecuador (65), Uruguay (67) OFC (Oceania) Should qualify (1 team): New Zealand (31) May qualify (1 team): Papua New Guinea (56) Play-offs: n/a Honorable mention: Fiji (72) UEFA (Europe) Should qualify (6 teams): England (#2), Spain (#3), Germany (#4), Sweden (#5), France (#10), Netherlands (#11) May qualify (10 teams): Denmark (12), Iceland (13), Italy (14), Norway (16), Austria (17), Belgium (20), Portugal (22), Scotland (23), Republic of Ireland (24), Switzerland (25) Play-offs (3 teams): Finland (26), Czechia (28), Wales (29) Questionable: Russia (27) Honorable mentions: Poland (32), Serbia (34), Ukraine (35)
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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(2/4) This is a projected allocation of slots per confederation, which includes two generic slots for hosts plus four inter-confederation playoff slots.

It's unclear how many hosts there will be for the 2031 WWC. At least three seems to be likely (USA, probably Mexico, plus ???).
Table 2: FIFA WWC Slots, 2015 to 2023, Plus Projected 48-Team WWC Slots {table contents omitted} For the most part, the 48-team scenario has double the allocation of the two 24-team editions. The main exception is that the AFC has only 8 full slots, instead of 10. However, the total number of inter-confederation slots is expanded to 4, which is up 1 from 2023’s 32-team allocation, and four-times what it was under 24 teams. The OFC is given two full slots, primarily for developmental reasons, although one could easily see either the AFC or UEFA being given an extra automatic slot, with the OFC’s second slot converted to an inter-confederation slot.
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Utah Royals vs. North Carolina Courage
⏰: 10:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM PDT
USA 📺/💻: ion

Ref: Cristian Campo Hernandez
AR1: Clarence Clark
AR2: Bruno Rizo
4th: James Morgan
VAR: Kevin Broadley
AVAR: Alicia Messer

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May 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Seattle Reign vs. Kansas City Current
⏰: 10:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM PDT
USA
📺: n/a
💻: NWSL+ / Golazo / Paramount+ / Prime Video

REF: Calin Radosav
AR1: Bennett Savage
AR2: Rachel Smith
4TH: Christopher Calderon
VAR: Jamie Padilla
AVAR: Brian Marshall

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May 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Houston Dash vs. Racing Louisville
⏰: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT
USA
📺: n/a
💻: NWSL+

REF: Marie Durr
AR1: Melissa Beck
AR2: Ben Rigel
4TH: Melvin Rivas
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr
AVAR: Tom Felice

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May 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Washington Spirit vs. Angel City
⏰: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT
USA
📺: n/a
💻: Prime Video

REF: Shawn Tehini
AR1: Jacob Little
AR2: Christian Little
4TH: Arman Becan
VAR: Adorae Monroy
AVAR: Kali Smith

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May 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Saturday
Spirit/Gotham: Abdou Ndiaye (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Courage/Current: Shawn Tehini (VAR: Greg Dopka)
Stars/Wave: Danielle Chesky (VAR: Jamie Padilla)
Bay/Reign: Katja Koroleva (VAR: Greg Dopka)

Sunday
Thorns/Racing: Corbyn May (VAR: Danielle Chesky)

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NWSL: 2025 USA TV/Streaming Schedule — Week 6, with Referee Assignments
Week Six of the National Women’s Soccer League’s 2025 regular season got underway early this week, with a match on Tuesday between the league’s two representatives in the the upco…
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April 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Specifically, current U-16 head coach Ciara Crinion will transition with this cycle's U-16 group (2009 birth year) to the U-17s later this year.

Meanwhile, current U-17 head coach Katie Schoepfer will switch to the U-16s (2010 birth year) after this year's FIFA U-17 WWC.

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April 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM