What is 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification?
{{Infobox international football competition|tourney_name=2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification|dates={{nowrap|16 September 2021 – 23 February 2023}}|num_teams=172|confederations=6|matches={{#expr: <!--AFC-->52 +<!--CAF-->86 +<!--CONCACAF-->76 +<!--CONMEBOL-->25 +<!--OFC-->17 +<!--UEFA-->242 +<!--Inter-confederation play-offs-->7}}|goals={{#expr: <!--AFC-->217 +<!--CAF-->281 +<!--CONCACAF-->404 +<!--CONMEBOL-->87 +<!--OFC-->49 +<!--UEFA-->1086 +<!--Inter-confederation play-offs-->19}}|top_scorer={{fbwicon|BEL}} [[Tessa Wullaert]] {{nowrap|(17 goals)}}|prevseason=[[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification|2019]]|nextseason=''[[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification|2027]]''}} The '''2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification''', were qualifications matches to decide which 30 out of 32 teams would take part in the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]]. [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]], who are hosting the event, didn't need to qualify; they got automatic spots.<ref>{{cite news|date=25 June 2020|title=Australia and New Zealand selected as co-hosts of FIFA Women's World Cup 2023|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/australia-and-new-zealand-selected-as-hosts-of-fifa-women-s-world-cup-2023tm|access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref> This tournament is the ninth one of its kind and happens every four years, featuring women's international football teams. What's special about this [[FIFA Women's World Cup|Women's World Cup]] is that it's the first time it's being held in more than one country. This time, it's happening in both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. It's also the third time a Women's World Cup is hosted by a member of the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]], with the previous times being in [[China]] in [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]] and [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]. It's the first time the tournament is taking place in the [[Southern