2019 Fifa Women's World Cup - teams, fixtures, results and how to watch on TV in the UAE

The 2019 Fifa Women's World Cup is being held in France with 24 teams vying to be crowned champions. The tournament, which got under way on June 7, runs through to July 7 when the final will be held in Paris. Here's everything you need to know about this summer's tournament. France are for the first time hosting the Women's World Cup and are already up and running in Group A. Corinne Diacre's side opened the tournament on June 7 with a resounding 4-0 win over South Korea. France are among the favourites to win the trophy on home soil, a feat that would match the men's team achievement in 1998. The United States are the defending champions having won the trophy four years ago in Vancouver with a 5-2 victory over Japan. _________________ _________________ There are nine venues in total, including the Parc des Princes - home of Paris Saint-Germain. The opening match took place there, while seven of the venues will host at least three group games. Grenoble: Stade des Alpes Le Harve: Stade Oceane Lyon: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Montpellier: Stade de la Mosson Nice: Allianz Riviera Paris: Parc des Princes Reims: Stage Auguste-Delaune Rennes: Roazhon Park Valenciennes: Stade du Hainaut There are 24 teams taking part in this year's Women's World Cup. They are: Australia Argentina Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile China England France Germany Italy Jamaica Japan Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Scotland South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Thailand United States _________________ _________________ The 2019 Women's World Cup is made up of four teams in six groups: Group A France, South Korea, Norway, Nigeria Fixtures (all kick-off times UAE) June 7 France 4-0 South Korea June 8 Norway 3-0 Nigeria June 12 Nigeria 2-0 South Korea France 2-1 Norway June 17 Nigeria 0-1 France South Korea 1-2 Norway _________________ Group B Spain, Germany, China, South Africa Fixtures June 8 Germany 1-0 China Spain 3-1 South Africa June 12 Germany 1-0 Spain June 13 South Africa 0-1 China June 17 South Africa 0-4 Germany China 0-0 Spain - report _________________ Group C Australia, Italy, Brazil, Jamaica Fixtures June 9 Australia 1-2 Italy Brazil 3-0 Jamaica June 13 Australia 3-2 Brazil June 14 Jamaica 0-5 Italy - report June 18 Jamaica 1-4 Australia Italy 0-1 Brazil _________________ Group D England, Scotland, Argentina, Japan Fixtures June 9 England 2-1 Scotland June 10 Argentina 0-0 Japan June 14 Japan 2-1 Scotland England 1-0 Argentina - report June 19 Japan 0-2 England Scotland 3-3 Argentina _________________ Group E Canada, Cameroon, New Zealand, Netherlands Fixtures June 10 Canada 1-0 Cameroon June 11 New Zealand 0-1 Netherlands - report June 15 Netherlands 3-1 Cameroon - report Canada 2-0 New Zealand - report June 20 Netherlands 2-1 Canada Cameroon 2-1 New Zealand _________________ Group F United States, Thailand, Chile, Sweden Fixtures: June 11 Chile 0-2 Sweden United States 13-0 Thailand - report June 16 Sweden 5-1 Thailand United States 3-0 Chile June 20 Sweden 0-2 United States Thailand 0-2 Chile _________________ The teams in each group will play in a single round-robin format, and after the group stage, the top two teams and the four best third-placed teams will advance to the last 16. The winners will advance to the quarter-finals stage, and from then on, progress to the semi-finals. The semi-final losers will contest a third-place match, while semi-final winners will advance to the final. June 22 Germany 3-0 Nigeria - report Norway 1-1 Australia (Norway win 4-1 on penalties) June 23 England 3-0 Cameroon - report France 2-1 Brazil - report June 24 Spain 1-2 United States - report Sweden 1-0 Canada - report June 25 Italy 2-0 China Netherlands 2-1 Japan June 27 England 3-0 Norway - report June 28 France 1-2 United States June 29 Italy 0-2 Netherlands Germany 1-2 Sweden - report July 2 England 1-2 United States. Report July 3 Netherlands 1-0 Sweden. Report July 6 England v Sweden, 7pm July 7 United States 2-0 Netherlands - report The final takes place on July 7 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. The scheduling of the final was criticised by many followers of the women's game, as the finals of two men's continental championships - the Copa America in Rio de Janeiro and Concacaf Gold Cup in Chicago - will be held on the same date. You can watch all the matches on BeIN Sports.

2019 Fifa Women's World Cup - teams, fixtures, results and how to watch on TV in the UAE

The 2019 Fifa Women's World Cup runs until July 7