Women's World Cup: Gabby Logan, Reshmin Chowdhury and Alex Scott to lead BBC TV coverage
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Former England players Steph Houghton, Ellen White, Alex Scott, Anita Asante, Rachel Brown-Finnis and Fara Williams will feature on the BBC's World Cup coverage
Gabby Logan, Reshmin Chowdhury and Alex Scott will lead the BBC's coverage of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand on TV and iPlayer.
Former England players Steph Houghton, Ellen White and Fara Williams have been named on the BBC's pundit team.
White won Euro 2022, Houghton is a former England captain, and Williams is the Lionesses' most-capped player.
England legends Rachel Brown-Finnis, Anita Asante and Karen Bardsley will also provide tournament analysis.
They will be joined by France great Laura Georges, Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall and Lewes head coach Scott Booth.
"Having shown every Women's World Cup on the BBC since 1999, we were very happy to extend our partnership with Fifa for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand," said Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport.
"The growth of the women's game has been extraordinary, demonstrated by the vast numbers who watched our coverage of the Euros last year.
"United across television, radio and online, the BBC is now preparing to deliver fans an unrivalled package of live match coverage, highlights, analysis and digital content."
England's group game against Denmark at the World Cup will be shown live on the BBC.
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Sarina Wiegman's European champions face the Danes in Sydney on Friday, 28 July (09:30 BST kick-off) - six days after their opening match against Haiti (10:30).
Slater added: "Fans can enjoy exclusive live coverage of England's crucial group game against Denmark, the key last-16 games and both World Cup semi-finals.
"The matches will be brought to you by an outstanding squad of the best presenters, experts and ex-players, including a number of legendary Lionesses."
Radio match commentaries and podcasts
On radio, Juliette Ferrington will present from Australia with Vicki Sparks and ex-England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley providing match commentaries.
BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds will have live commentary of every England game, as well as Republic of Ireland's matches against Australia and Canada.
Other key matches will be covered on 5 Live as well, including both semi-finals and the final.
Available on BBC Sounds, 5 Live's Football Daily podcast will focus on the World Cup every day from 17 July.
The podcast will feature match reaction from Down Under, insight from inside the England camp and the biggest names from the women's game, including White, Houghton and Fran Kirby.
Also on BBC Sounds, Jill Scott's Coffee Club will feature a host of Lionesses as you've never heard them before. Lucy Bronze, Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and England head coach Sarina Wiegman are all guests in the second series of the popular podcast.
Digital clips, highlights and live text commentaries
All 33 BBC live matches will be streamed on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. There will also be shortform highlights of all 64 matches available to watch at full-time.
BBC Sport's industry-leading live match pages will have in-play clips for all BBC TV matches, as well as our ever-popular live text commentary.
As well as providing audiences with the best live match coverage, highlights, reaction and news, BBC Sport's digital and social media services will be home to an array of ways to engage with the Fifa Women's World Cup.