SHEBELIEVES CUP
SheBelieves Cup 2023: how to watch, schedule, host cities, countries, format
The US are to host Brazil, Canada and Japan in the SheBelieves Cup, a four-team invitational tournament that will be held in three American cities.
Starting on Thursday 16 February, the 2023 SheBelieves Cup will see the United States, Brazil, Canada and Japan battle it out to win the eighth edition of the four-team women’s soccer tournament, which is always held in the States.
US the SheBelieves Cup holders
Initially contested by the same four countries - the US, England, France and Germany - the invitational event was opened up to other nations in 2019. Last year, the US won the SheBelieves Cup ahead of the Czech Republic, Iceland and New Zealand - the fifth time the Stars and Stripes had lifted the trophy. The tournament’s only other winners have been France in 2017, and England in 2019.
SheBelieves Cup: tournament format
Running until Wednesday 22 February, the 2023 SheBelieves Cup will, as ever, be played in a round-robin format. Each nation will play each other once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.
The team that accrues the most points will win the tournament, with overall goal difference used to separate sides if they finish level on points. If teams end up with the same number of points and the same goal difference, goals scored will be the next tiebreaker used, followed by head-to-head results and countries’ fair-play ranking.
SheBelieves Cup: host cities
Each round of SheBelieves Cup fixtures will be played at a different venue. Matchday one will be staged at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida, before the tournament moves to Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee, for matchday two. The competition’s final two games will then be held at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
SheBelieves Cup 2023: full schedule
Matchday one, Orlando:
- Thursday 16 February, 4pm ET: Japan vs Brazil
- Thursday 16 February, 7pm ET: US vs Canada
Matchday two, Nashville:
- Sunday 19 February, 3:30pm ET: US vs Japan
- Sunday 19 February, 6:30pm ET: Brazil vs Canada
Matchday three, Frisco:
- Wednesday 22 February, 4pm ET: Canada vs Japan
- Wednesday 22 February, 7pm ET: US vs Brazil
How to watch the SheBelieves Cup
Soccer fans in the US will be able to watch English-language coverage of the 2023 SheBelieves Cup on the streaming platform HBO Max. Two games - US vs Japan and US vs Brazil - will also be shown on the television channel TNT.
Another option is to stream the tournament on the online service fuboTV, which offers a free trial.
Viewers in the States will also find a Spanish-language broadcast of all six games on Telemundo or the streaming service Peacock.