The top-ranked U.S. women's national team will be watching intently as FIFA completes the 2023 Women's World Cup draw on October 22.The event will set the stage for next summer's tournament and confirm the group stage matchups as teams look to prepare for the showcase event.Australia and New Zealand are set to jointly host the FIFA Women's World Cup in summer 2023, with the tournament taking place during the months of July and August.The Sporting News brings you all the information you need ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup draw, including how the event will work and who the U.S. could end up matching up against.MORE: Date: Saturday, October 22Time:2a.m. ET (11 p.m. PT on Oct. 21)TV channel: FS1Streaming: , Fox Sports appThe 2023 Women's World Cup draw will take place in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 22 (U.S. time).The draw takes place in Auckland, New Zealand at the Aotea Centre. It will be shown live on FS1 and streamed on the Fox Sports app. FS1 is .MORE: The 32 teams that have qualified Bronson Kaufusi Jersey for the 2023 Women's World Cup will be separated into four pots .Pot 1 includes the two hosts Australia and New Zealand in addition to the top six ranked teams in the world. Pots 2 and 3 consist of the next qualified teams by ranking, while Pot 4 includes the bottom five ranked teams plus the three yet-unknown intercontinental playoff winners (playoffs to be played February 2023).FIFA executives and guest pickers will select one team from each of the four pots to create eight groups. The hosts have already been pre-placed into the first two groups, with New Zealand slotted into Group A and Australia placed in Group B.Teams from the same continent cannot be drawn into the same group, with the exception of Europe, with groups capped at a maximum of two European teams each.For example, the USA cannot be drawn with a Pot 2 opponent of Canada or a Pot 3 opponent of Costa Rica or Jamaica since they hail from the same North America Kenny Clark Jersey region.MORE: The 32 teams have been separated into four pots for the 2023 Women's World Cup draw, with each eventual group consisting of one team from each pot.Pot 1 includesthe two hosts Australia and New Zealand are automatically included in Pot 1 regardle s of their world ranking, while the threeplayoff qualifiers determined in February 2023 are automatically Pot 4 seeds.FIFA world ranking for each country indicated in parentheses.Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4New Zealand (22)*Canada (7)Denmark (18)Nigeria (45)Australia (13)*Netherlands (8)Switzerland (21)Philippines (53)United States (1)Brazil (9)Rep. of Ireland (24)South Africa (54)Sweden (2)Japan (11)Colombia (27)Morocco (76)Germany Elgton Jenkins Jersey (3)Norway (12)Argentina (29)Zambia (81)England (4)Italy (14)Vietnam (34)France (5)China (15)Costa Rica (37)Spain (6)South Korea (17)Jamaica (43)* Co-hosts are automatically placed in Pot 1 regardle s of FIFA ranking There are a number of po sible scenarios for the USWNT when it comes to its 2023 World Cup group, but there are a number of rules to remember.For starters, the USA cannot be drawn into a group with any of the other Pot 1 teams, as only one team from each pot will be drawn into each group.Canada falling to a Pot 2 team will cause someone serious headaches, but it won't be Vlakto Andonovski, because teams from the same confederation cannot be drawn into the same group. Therefore, the USA cannot be drawn into a group with Canada, Costa Rica, or Jamaica since they are North American confederation members. The only continent where this rule is relaxed for is Europe, who can have two teams drawn into a group together, but no more.Best po sible USWNT group stage drawPot 1: USAPot 2:ItalyPot 3:VietnamPot 4:NigeriaFor the most favorable po sible draw at the 2023 Women's World Cup, the USWNT will want to start with Italy, who have struggled mightily over the past calendar year. The Italians drew with Spain in July, but they then suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat to France straight after, and also sport a pair of 1-0 defeats to Belgium and Brazil since.Landing Vietnam would result in a soft Pot 3 selection, given it's a team that was blasted 7-0 by France back in July to go with recent defeats to fellow Asian sides Philippines and Myanmar in Southeast Asia's Women's Championship.Finally, rounding out the group with familiar foes Nigeria would prove a friendly outcome. The U.S Jonathan Garvin Jersey . walloped Nigeria 4-0 in early September, plus another win days later. The Super Falcons have also fallen to Japan, Zambia, South Africa, and Morocco since the summer of 2022.Toughest po sible USWNT group stage drawPot 1: USAPot 2:BrazilPot 3:Rep. of IrelandPot 4:South AfricaThe World Cup draw could also had the USWNT a very difficult early group stage journey.Brazil are on a 10-match winning streak at the moment and they could be drawn from Pot 2. They challenged European opponents France and Denmark in 2-1 defeats earlier this year, coughing up early leads in both, and they would be a formidable opponent at the FIFA showcase.Ireland, ranked No. 24 in the world, would be a top Pot 3 opponent. They are a team that defends exceptionally well, having conceded three goals during the 2022 calendar year. They've beaten Poland, Wales, Finland, and Scotland all by 1-0 scorelines, and they drew 1-1 with Sweden in World Cup qualifying.Finally, South Africa could give the USA something to think about. They've struggled against top international sides like Australia and Brazil of late, but they won the Africa Cup of Nations this past summer, topping fellow Pot 4 sides Morocco, JJ Molson Jersey Zambia, and Nigeria along the way.