England have had a mixed tournament so far. Underwhelming 1-0 wins to begin the competition gave way to a stunning thrashing against China, followed by a nervy 0-0 with Nigeria in which the Lionesses can count themselves lucky for coming through unscathed on penalties. There have been low moments – Keira Walsh's injury scare and Lauren James's red card – but the side are still roaring.
Colombia are the lowest-ranked side left Down Under but will by no means roll over. Teen sensation Linda Caicedo and co. will be looking for another scalp, having defeated Germany – and England will have to step up massively.
The winner faces either Australia or France in a massive semi-final.
Form
England: WWWDP Colombia: WWLW
Stadium
England vs Colombia will be played at Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Kick-off and channel
England vs Colombia kick-off is at 11:30am BST on Saturday 12 August in the UK. The game will be broadcast on ITV 1.
In the US, kick-off time is 6:30am ET / 3:30am PT. The match will be shown onNBC in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
Watch for free
Women's World Cup 2023 live stream: How to watch World Cup 2023 free
Both the UK and Australia will be showing the World Cup on free-to-air channels, with BBC and ITV having the rights in Britain, and SBS showing it in Australia.
UK: BBC – Half of all World Cup games
In the UK, you can get free access to BBC channels on television and on iPlayer just by confirming you have a TV license.
USA Fox are the World Cup rights holders in the States. Games are on Fox or FS1 cable channels.
If you don't have cable, you can use services such Sling and FuboTV to get the Fox channels. You can also watch the games on Peacock TV with Spanish commentary.
New Zealand Paid provider Sky Sports are the Women's World Cup 2023 rights holders in New Zealand. You can watch as part of your Sky subscription of pick up a Sky Now TV pass. There is also a 7-day free trial.
Use a VPN to watch Women's World Cup 2023 from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for some or all of the World Cup, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:
FourFourTwo’s brainy office mates TechRadar love its super speedy connections, trustworthy security and the fact it works with Android, Apple, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, PS4 and loads more. You also get a money-back guarantee, 24/7 support and it's currently available for a knockdown price. Go get it!
Best TVs to watch the Women's World Cup on
If you're getting ready to watch the 2023 Women's World Cup and want to make the most of the experience (it only comes around once every four years, after all), we've found the best TVs for watching football.
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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.
