2023 Cup of Nations squads
The 2023 Cup of Nations will be the second edition of the Cup of Nations, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games, that will be held in Australia from 16 to 22 February 2023. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.
The age listed for each player is on 16 February 2023, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Squads[edit]
Australia[edit]
Coach: 
Tony Gustavsson
The squad was announced on 2 February 2023.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lydia Williams | 13 May 1988 (aged 34) | 102 | 0 |  Brighton & Hove Albion
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| 2 | DF | Courtney Nevin | 12 February 2002 (aged 21) | 18 | 0 | Leicester City
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| 3 | DF | Aivi Luik | 18 March 1985 (aged 37) | 41 | 1 | Häcken
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| 4 | DF | Clare Polkinghorne (captain) | 1 February 1989 (aged 34) | 151 | 14 | Vittsjö
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| 5 | FW | Cortnee Vine | 9 April 1998 (aged 24) | 11 | 2 |  Sydney FC
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| 7 | DF | Steph Catley | 26 January 1994 (aged 29) | 106 | 3 | Arsenal
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| 8 | MF | Elise Kellond-Knight | 10 August 1990 (aged 32) | 114 | 2 | Melbourne Victory
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| 9 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 11 November 1994 (aged 28) | 106 | 27 | Arsenal
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| 10 | MF | Emily van Egmond | 12 July 1993 (aged 29) | 124 | 30 |  San Diego Wave
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| 11 | FW | Mary Fowler | 14 February 2003 (aged 20) | 32 | 8 | Manchester City
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| 12 | GK | Teagan Micah | 20 October 1997 (aged 25) | 14 | 0 | Rosengård
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| 13 | MF | Tameka Yallop | 16 June 1991 (aged 31) | 109 | 12 |  Brann
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| 14 | DF | Alanna Kennedy | 21 January 1995 (aged 28) | 108 | 8 | Manchester City
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| 15 | FW | Emily Gielnik | 13 May 1992 (aged 30) | 57 | 11 | Aston Villa
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| 16 | FW | Hayley Raso | 5 September 1994 (aged 28) | 66 | 9 | Manchester City
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| 18 | GK | Mackenzie Arnold | 25 February 1994 (aged 28) | 29 | 0 | West Ham United
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| 19 | MF | Katrina Gorry | 13 August 1992 (aged 30) | 88 | 16 | Brisbane Roar
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| 20 | FW | Sam Kerr | 10 September 1993 (aged 29) | 116 | 61 | Chelsea
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| 22 | DF | Charlotte Grant | 20 September 2001 (aged 21) | 13 | 0 | Vittsjö
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| 23 | MF | Kyra Cooney-Cross | 15 February 2002 (aged 21) | 22 | 0 | Hammarby
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| 24 | FW | Larissa Crummer | 10 January 1996 (aged 27) | 30 | 4 | Brisbane Roar
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| 26 | MF | Clare Wheeler | 14 January 1998 (aged 25) | 11 | 0 | Everton
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| 27 | MF | Alex Chidiac | 15 January 1999 (aged 24) | 22 | 1 | Melbourne Victory
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| 28 | MF | Amy Sayer | 30 November 2001 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Stanford Cardinal
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| 29 | DF | Clare Hunt | 12 March 1999 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers
|
Czech Republic[edit]
Coach: Karel Rada
The squad was announced on 30 January 2023.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Olivie Lukášová | 4 June 2001 (aged 21) | 8 | 0 |  Slavia Prague
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| 2 | DF | Anna Dlasková | 6 October 1995 (aged 27) | 28 | 2 | Sparta Prague
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| 3 | DF | Aneta Dědinová | 9 March 1994 (aged 28) | 23 | 1 | Sparta Prague
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| 4 | DF | Petra Bertholdová | 24 November 1984 (aged 38) | 112 | 4 | Sparta Prague
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| 5 | DF | Gabriela Šlajsová | 7 April 2000 (aged 22) | 20 | 0 | Slavia Prague
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| 6 | DF | Michaela Khýrová | 3 February 2000 (aged 23) | 11 | 3 | Slavia Prague
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| 7 | FW | Lucie Martínková | 19 September 1986 (aged 36) | 122 | 26 | Sparta Prague
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| 8 | MF | Aneta Pochmanová | 12 April 2001 (aged 21) | 12 | 0 | Sparta Prague
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| 9 | FW | Andrea Stašková | 12 May 2000 (aged 22) | 34 | 13 |  Atlético Madrid
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| 10 | MF | Kristýna Růžičková | 5 November 2002 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Slavia Prague
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| 11 | MF | Barbora Polcarová | 24 July 2002 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Sparta Prague
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| 12 | DF | Klára Cahynová | 20 December 1993 (aged 29) | 88 | 7 | Sevilla
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| 13 | MF | Jitka Chlastáková | 13 October 1993 (aged 29) | 55 | 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers
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| 14 | FW | Klára Cvrčková | 25 July 2001 (aged 21) | 7 | 1 | Sparta Prague
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| 15 | MF | Antonie Stárová | 12 October 1998 (aged 24) | 23 | 1 | Sparta Prague
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| 16 | GK | Barbora Růžičková | 20 April 1998 (aged 24) | 7 | 0 | Slovácko
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| 17 | DF | Adéla Radová | 16 February 1999 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Viktoria Plzeň
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| 18 | DF | Alena Pěčková | 30 March 2001 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Slovácko
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| 19 | DF | Simona Necidová | 20 January 1994 (aged 29) | 40 | 2 | Slavia Prague
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| 20 | MF | Denisa Veselá | 8 January 1998 (aged 25) | 12 | 0 | Slavia Prague
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| 21 | FW | Miroslava Mrázová | 19 February 1999 (aged 23) | 16 | 2 | Viktoria Plzeň
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| 22 | MF | Franny Černá | 22 July 1997 (aged 25) | 17 | 0 | Slavia Prague
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| 23 | GK | Tereza Fuchsová | 20 March 2003 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Slavia Prague
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Jamaica[edit]
Coach: Lorne Donaldson
The squad was announced on 21 January 2023.[3][4] On 4 February 2023, Khadija Shaw withdrew due to personal reasons and was replaced by Shania Hayles.[5] The following week, Hayles and Siobhan Wilson withdrew due to injury and were replaced by Kayla McCoy and Tiffany Cameron.[6][7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sydney Schneider | 31 August 1999 (aged 23) | Sparta Prague
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| 2 | DF | Satara Murray | 1 July 1993 (aged 29) | Racing Louisville
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| 3 | DF | Vyan Sampson | 2 July 1996 (aged 26) |  Heart of Midlothian
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| 4 | DF | Chantelle Swaby | 6 August 1998 (aged 24) |  Fleury
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| 5 | DF | Victoria Williams | 5 April 1990 (aged 32) | Brighton & Hove Albion
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| 6 | MF | Havana Solaun | 23 February 1993 (aged 29) | Houston Dash
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| 7 | MF | Peyton McNamara | 22 February 2002 (aged 20) | Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 8 | FW | Kayla McCoy | 3 September 1996 (aged 26) | Rangers
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| 9 | MF | Drew Spence | 23 October 1992 (aged 30) | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 10 | FW | Jody Brown | 16 April 2002 (aged 20) | Florida State Seminoles
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| 11 | FW | Kameron Simmonds | 6 December 2003 (aged 19) | Tennessee Volunteers
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| 12 | FW | Cheyna Matthews | 10 November 1993 (aged 29) | Unattached |
| 13 | GK | Rebecca Spencer | 22 February 1991 (aged 31) | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 14 | DF | Deneisha Blackwood | 7 March 1997 (aged 25) | Issy
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| 15 | FW | Tiffany Cameron | 16 October 1991 (aged 31) |  Győr
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| 16 | MF | Paige Bailey-Gayle | 12 November 2001 (aged 21) | Crystal Palace
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| 17 | DF | Allyson Swaby | 3 October 1996 (aged 26) | Angel City
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| 18 | MF | Trudi Carter | 18 November 1994 (aged 28) | Unattached |
| 19 | MF | Tiernny Wiltshire | 8 May 1998 (aged 24) | Unattached |
| 20 | FW | Atlanta Primus | 21 April 1997 (aged 25) | London City Lionesses
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| 21 | FW | Kalyssa Van Zanten | 25 August 2001 (aged 21) | Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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| 22 | FW | Solai Washington | Concorde Fire
| |
| 23 | GK | Liya Brooks | 17 May 2005 (aged 17) | Hawaii Surf
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| 24 | MF | Rachel Jones | 21 January 2000 (aged 23) | North Carolina Tar Heels
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Spain[edit]
Coach: Jorge Vilda
The squad was announced on 6 February 2023.[8] The following day, Bibiane Schulze withdrew due to a continuing groin injury and was replaced by Berta Pujadas.[9]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Misa Rodríguez | 23 July 1999 (aged 23) | 9 | 0 | Real Madrid
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| 2 | DF | Oihane Hernández | 4 May 2000 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao
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| 3 | MF | Teresa Abelleira | 9 January 2000 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | Real Madrid
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| 4 | DF | Rocío Gálvez | 14 April 1997 (aged 25) | 6 | 0 | Real Madrid
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| 5 | DF | Ivana Andrés | 13 July 1994 (aged 28) | 42 | 0 | Real Madrid
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| 6 | DF | Laia Codina | 22 January 2000 (aged 23) | 1 | 1 | Barcelona
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| 7 | MF | Irene Guerrero | 12 December 1996 (aged 26) | 18 | 4 | Atlético Madrid
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| 8 | MF | Maite Oroz | 25 March 1998 (aged 24) | 5 | 1 | Real Madrid
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| 9 | FW | Esther González | 8 December 1992 (aged 30) | 30 | 20 | Real Madrid
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| 10 | FW | Jennifer Hermoso | 9 May 1990 (aged 32) | 93 | 46 |  Pachuca
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| 11 | FW | Alba Redondo | 27 August 1996 (aged 26) | 21 | 9 | Levante
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| 12 | DF | Berta Pujadas | 9 April 2000 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Valencia
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| 13 | GK | Enith Salón | 24 September 2001 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Valencia
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| 14 | DF | María Méndez | 10 April 2001 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Levante
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| 15 | FW | Eva Navarro | 27 January 2001 (aged 22) | 5 | 2 | Atlético Madrid
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| 16 | MF | Fiamma Benítez | 19 June 2004 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Valencia
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| 17 | FW | Salma Paralluelo | 13 November 2003 (aged 19) | 2 | 3 | Barcelona
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| 18 | MF | Marta Cardona | 26 May 1995 (aged 27) | 26 | 3 | Atlético Madrid
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| 19 | DF | Olga Carmona | 12 June 2000 (aged 22) | 18 | 0 | Real Madrid
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| 20 | DF | Paula Tomás | 11 September 2001 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Levante
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| 21 | MF | Claudia Zornoza | 29 October 1990 (aged 32) | 8 | 0 | Real Madrid
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| 22 | FW | Athenea del Castillo | 24 October 2000 (aged 22) | 21 | 4 | Real Madrid
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| 23 | GK | Elene Lete | 7 May 2002 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Real Sociedad
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| 24 | MF | Sheila García | 15 March 1997 (aged 25) | 13 | 0 | Atlético Madrid
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| 25 | MF | Marta Carro | 6 January 1991 (aged 32) | 7 | 1 | Valencia
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Player representation[edit]
By club[edit]
Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.
| Players | Club |
|---|---|
| 9 | Sparta Prague, Real Madrid
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| 8 | Slavia Prague
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| 5 | Atlético Madrid
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| 4 | Valencia
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| 3 | Manchester City, Levante
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By club nationality[edit]
| Players | Clubs |
|---|---|
| 26 | Spain
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| 21 | Czech Republic
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| 16 | England
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| 12 | United States
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| 7 | Australia
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| 5 | Sweden
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| 2 | France, Scotland
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| 1 | Hungary, Mexico, Norway
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By club federation[edit]
| Players | Federation |
|---|---|
| 74 | UEFA |
| 13 | CONCACAF |
| 7 | AFC |
By representatives of domestic league[edit]
| National squad | Players |
|---|---|
| Spain |
24 |
| Czech Republic |
20 |
| Australia |
6 |
 Jamaica |
0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Squad named for the Cup of Nations". Matildas. Football Australia. 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Nominace žen na Cup of Nations" [Women's nominations for the Cup of Nations] (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. 30 January 2023.
- ^ Jamaica Football Federation [@jff_football] (21 January 2023). "Coach Lorne Squad List ahead of the Cup Of Nations Tournament in Australia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Reggae Girlz Cup of Nations squad announced". The Gleaner. 21 January 2023.
- ^ Cowan, Sherdon (4 February 2023). "'Bunny' pulls out". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ Cowan, Sherdon (12 February 2023). "Down under tourney opportunity to tighten screws ahead of World Cup — Girlz coach". Jamaica Observer.
Both were brought in to replace Siobhan Wilson and Shania Hayles, due to injuries.
- ^ Wheeler, Daniel (15 February 2023). "Reggae Girlz forced to reshuffle ahead of Cup of Nations bow". The Gleaner.
She was initially replaced by Bristol City striker Shania Hayles, who has been in hot goalscoring form, but an injury to her, as well as Birmingham City defender Siobhan Wilson, resulted in late call-ups for Rangers' Kayla McKenna and ETO Gyor's Tiffany Cameron.
- ^ "Lista de convocadas para la Copa de Naciones de Australia" [Squad list for the Australian Nations Cup] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Bibiane Schulze causa baja y es sustituida por Berta Pujadas" [Bibiane Schulze leaves and is replaced by Berta Pujadas] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 7 February 2023.