Two European heavyweights come up against each other in the final eight of the competition hoping that their dark horse status holds – and looking to take advantage of the likes of the United States and Germany exiting the competition earlier than planned.
Both sides are packed with talent: the Netherlands have recent experience of winning tournaments – in 2017, when a certain Sarina Wiegman won the Euros – while the Spanish boast that Barcelona golden generation. This one could swing in either direction.
The winner faces either Japan or Sweden in a mouthwatering semi-final.
Form
Spain: WWLW Netherlands: WDWW
Stadium
Spain vs Netherlands will be played at Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Kick-off and channel
Spain vs Netherlands kick-off is at 2am BST on Friday 11 August in the UK. The game will be broadcast on ITV 1.
In the US, kick-off time is 9pm ET / 6pm 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:
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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 has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.
