A quick guide to the groups, the numbers are the FIFA ranking of the team. Plus my guess at the likely qualifiers...
Group A
New Zealand 26 Norway 12 Switzerland 20 Philippines 46
NZ have home advantage and a decent looking ranking but I still expect Norway and Switzerland to run away with this group.
NZ's WWC finals record to date - P15 W0 D3 L12. I don't know enough about the Philippines to comment.
Group B
Australia 10 Canada 7 Ireland 22 Nigeria 40
Ireland had some great wins to get here and Nigeria are potentially better than their ranking suggests - despite ongoing rows between them and their own FA over facilities, funding and the governing body's all round indifference.
Australia have home advantage and some great players. Canada are the Olympic Champions. I can't see Ireland or Nigeria stopping them, but it would nice to see them giving them a scare.
Group C
Spain 6 Japan 11 Costa Rica 36 Zambia 77
Zambia surprised lots of people when they came third in the African nations cup last year, they surprised Germany by beating them 3-2 in a friendly last week. Their manager is facing allegations of sexual misconduct though which casts a massive shadow. Costa Rica have had a decent team for years and should arrive well prepared.
Even so, Spain and Japan have to be favourites to go through. Problems between the players and the management mean we won't see Spain's strongest team and they come in without the time together that you'd expect, but they could still be contenders. Japan have been revamping their team, but whether it's ready to win something - we'll have to wait and see.
Group D
England 4 China 14 Denmark 13 Haiti 53
England have struggled to reproduce their form and to score goals since the Euros. Denmark have some top players but don't currently look like a top team. Even so, I think those two will go through.
China could spoil the party of course. Haiti are in a tough group for their first tournament.
Group E
USA 1 Netherlands 9 Portugal 21 Vietnam 32
Vietnam hasn't made a WC before - neither the men's nor the women's team's. First WWC for Portugal as well.
USA and Netherlands to go through, but hopefully unlike in their 2019 group it won't be a walkover for the US.
Group F
France 5 Brazil 8 Jamaica 43 Panama 52
Ok, I admit it, I'm looking forward to seeing Khadija Shaw play for someone who isn't City. I doubt she's enough to get Jamaica through the group stage but she might be enough to give the others a scare. Panama I don't know at all.
France and Brazil to go through.
Group G
Sweden 3 Italy 16 Argentina 28 South Africa 54
Hard to envisage Sweden not making it through the group stage, but this group could be closer than the rankings make it look.
Italy are inconsistent - but so are Argentina and SA. SA won the Women's ANC last year so they're capable of surprising people. Argentina are better prepared than they were back in 2019.
Group H
Germany 2 South Korea 17 Colombia 25 Morocco 72
Germany to go through - they have to be a tournament favourite if they can keep their first choice players fit.
Second place in the group could turn into a battle. Morocco are the lowest ranked team in the tournament but they've got a good manager and made it to the final of the Womens ANC last year. The mix of federations and the fact that in women's football a shift in FA policy or funding can make a difference quickly makes it hard to know how seriously to take the rankings.
I'm going Korea as second qualifier if only on the basis that Ji So-yun has been an annoyingly good player for Chelsea.
