The FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 will kick off its opening ceremony and opening matches in Edmonton.

The schedule for the world's largest women's football tournament was released Thursday, revealing opening matches and semifinal games will be held in Edmonton.

The tournament will run from June 6 to July 5 2015.

Canada, as hosts, have been named as A1 seeds, meaning the team will play their first two group matches in Edmonton.

Edmonton, along with Montreal, will also host semifinal games of the tournament.

In total, Edmonton will be host to 11 games with at least two inculding Team Canada.

One of the semifinal matches will be played on Canada Day in Edmonton.

Fifty-two matches will be played over 30 days from coast-to-cast in six cities.

Click here for a full schedule.

The final gold-medal match will be played in Vancouver.

The 2015 World Cup will feature 24 countries - up from 16 - for the first time in the tournament's history.