This is a list of records of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

General statistics by tournament

Debut of national teams

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

Medal table

Comprehensive team results by tournament

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place *QF – Quarter-finals *R2 – Round 2 *R1 – Round 1 * – Did not qualify * – Qualified but withdrew * – Withdrew during qualification / Disqualified during qualification (after playing matches) * – Did not enter / Banned / Permanently banned * – Hosts *Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).

Hosts

Host nations are granted an automatic spot in the World Cup group stage.

Results of defending finalists

Results by confederation

— Hosts are from this confederation

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

CONMEBOL

OFC

UEFA

Droughts

This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of women's national football teams in the FIFA Women's World Cups.

Longest active World Cup appearance droughts

''Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.''

Longest World Cup appearance droughts overall

''Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist; updated to include qualification for the

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Teams: tournament position

Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically. ; Most titles won: 4: (

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, 2015,

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). ; Most finishes in the top two: 5: (

, 2011, 2015,

). ; Most finishes in the top three: 8: (every tournament). ; Most finishes in the top four: 8: (every tournament). ; Most finishes in the top eight: 8: , (every tournament). ; Most World Cup appearances: 8: , , , , , , (every tournament). : ''For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup''. ; Most second-place finishes: 1: (

), (

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), (

), ( 2003), ( 2007), ( 2011), ( 2015), (

). ; Most third-place finishes: 3: (

, 2003, 2007), (

, 2011,

). ; Most fourth-place finishes: 2: (

, 2015), (

, 2007). ; Most 3rd-4th-place finishes: 3: (

, 2003, 2007), (

, 2011,

). ; Most 5th-8th-place finishes: 4: (

, 2003, 2007, 2015). ; Most 9th-16th-place finishes: 6: (

, 2003, 2007, 2011,

Consecutive

; Most consecutive championships: 2: (2003–2007), (2015–2019). ; Most consecutive finishes in the top two: 3: (2011–2019). ; Most consecutive finishes in the top three: 8: (1991–2019). ; Most consecutive finishes in the top four: 8: (1991–2019). ; Most consecutive finishes in the top eight: 8: , (1991–2019). ; Most consecutive appearances in the finals: 8: , , , , , , (1991–2019). ; Most consecutive championships by a confederation: 2:

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(2003–2007),

CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch language, Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CON ...

(2015–2019).

Gaps

; Longest gap between successive titles: 16 years: (1999–2015). ; Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two: 12 years: (1999–2011). ; Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three: 12 years: (1991–2003). ; Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four: 12 years: (1991–2003). ; Longest gap between successive appearances in the top eight: 28 years: (1991–2019). ; Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals: 20 years: (1999–2019).

Host team

; Best finish by host team: Champion: (1999). ; Worst finish by host team: Quarterfinals: (1991), (1995), (2007), (2011), (2015), (2019).

Defending champion

; Best finish by defending champion: Champion: (2007), (2019). ; Worst finish by defending champion: Quarterfinals: (2011).

Debuting teams

; Best finish by a debuting team: Champion:

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

(1991). ; Best finish by a debuting team, excluding inaugural tournament: Quarterfinals: (1995), (1999)

Other

; Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion: 1: (1999), (2003), (2007), (2019). ; Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion: 4: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2019). ; Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion: 4: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2019). ; Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champion: 6: (1991–2007, 2015), (1991–2003, 2011, 2019). ; Most appearances without ever being champion: 8: , , (every tournament). ; Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two: 2: (2015–2019). ; Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two: 5: (1995, 2007–2019). ; Most appearances without ever finishing in the top two: 8: (every tournament). ; Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four: 3: (2007–2015). ; Most appearances without ever finishing in the top four: 8: (every tournament). ; Most appearances without ever finishing in the top eight: 5: , (1991, 2007–2019). ; Teams that defeated tournament champion: , 2011 (2–0 vs Japan). ; Most played final: 2: vs (2011–2015).

Players: tournament position

''Qualification: at least one appearance in each Finals tournament''.

Most finishes in the top two

Most finishes in the top three

Most finishes in the top four

Most finishes in the top eight

Coaches: tournament position

; Most championships: 2:

Jill Ellis Jillian Anne Ellis (born 6 September 1966) is an English-American soccer coach and executive who is currently the president of San Diego Wave FC. Ellis coached the United States women's national soccer team from 2014 to October 2019 and won two ...

(, 2015–2019). ; Most finishes in the top two: 2:

Even Pellerud Even Jostein Pellerud (born 15 July 1953) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. Career Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986. He was head coach for the Norway women ...

(, 1991–1995),

Norio Sasaki is a Japanese football coach and former player who is currently the general manager of Omiya Ardija Ventus. He is best known for leading the Japan women's national team to their first and only FIFA Women's World Cup win in 2011 over the Uni ...

(, 2011–2015),

(, 2015–2019). ; Most finishes in the top three: 2:

(, 1991–1995),

Tony DiCicco Anthony D. DiCicco Jr. (August 5, 1948 – June 19, 2017) was an American soccer player and coach and TV commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team wo ...

(, 1995–1999),

(, 2011–2015),

(, 2015–2019). ; Most finishes in the top four: 3:

(, 1991–1995; , 2003)

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time

; Most matches played: 50: . ; Most wins: 40: . ; Fewest wins: 0: , , , , , , , , , . ; Most losses: 19: . ; Fewest losses: 1: . ; Most draws: 7: . ; Fewest draws: 0: , , , , , , , , , , . ; Most matches played without a win or a draw: 3: , , , , . ; Most matches played without a win: 15: . ; Most matches played until first win: 9: . ; Most matches played until first draw: 17: . ; Most matches played until first loss: 10: . ; Most goals scored: 138: . ; Most hat-tricks scored: 5: . ; Most goals conceded: 63: . ; Most hat-tricks conceded: 4: . ; Fewest goals scored: 1: , , . ; Fewest goals conceded: 4: . ; Highest goal difference: +100: . ; Lowest goal difference: –43: . ; Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.76: . ; Highest average of goals conceded per match: 5.67: . ; Most meetings between two teams: 6 times: vs (4–1–1) (1991, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019). ; Most tournaments unbeaten: 4: (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019).

In one tournament

; Most wins: 7: (2019). ; Fewest wins, champions: 4: (2011) (out of 6). ; Most losses, champions: 1: (2011). ; Most goals scored: 26: (2019). ; Most goals scored, group stage: 18: (2019). ; Most goals scored, champions: 26: (2019). ; Most goals scored, hosts: 18, (1999). ; Most goals scored, eliminated in the first round: 7: (2003), (2007). ; Fewest goals scored, champions: 12: (2011). ; Fewest goals scored, hosts: 4: (2015). ; Most goals conceded, champions: 6: (2011). ; Most goals conceded, hosts: 7: (2007). ; Fewest goals conceded, champions: 0: (2007). ; Fewest goals conceded, hosts: 3: (1999), (2015). ; Fewest goals conceded, eliminated in the first round: 2: (2011); ; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 540 minutes: (2007), (2015). ; Highest goal difference: +23: (2019). ; Highest goal difference, champions: +23: (2019). ; Highest goal difference, hosts: +15: (1999). ; Lowest goal difference: -19: (2019). ; Lowest goal difference, champions: +6: (2011). ; Lowest goal difference, hosts: -2: (2007). ; Highest average of goals scored per match: 4.16: (1991), (2003). ; Highest average of goals scored per match, champions: 4.16: (1991), (2003). ; Lowest average of goals scored per match: 0.00: (1991), (1991), (2003), (2007), (2011), (2011). ; Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions: 2.00: (2011), (2015). ; Highest average of goals conceded per match: 6.67: (2019). ; Highest average of goals conceded per match, champions: 1.00: (2011). ; Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.00: (2007). ; Lowest average of goals conceded per match, champions: 0.00: (2007).

Streaks

; Most consecutive successful qualification attempts without automatic spots: 8: , , , (1991–2019). , and the have a 100% success rate in qualifying. ; Most consecutive wins: 12: , from 1–0 vs

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

(2015) to 2–0 vs

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(2019). ; Most consecutive matches without a loss: 17: , from 2–2 vs

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(2011) to 2–0 vs

(2019). ; Most consecutive losses: 8: , from 0–3 vs

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

(1991) to 1–2 vs

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

(2011). ; Most consecutive draws: 3: , from 3–3 vs

(2015) to 1–1 vs Australia (2015). ; Most consecutive matches without a draw: 17: , from 0–4 vs China (1991) to 0–5 vs China (1999). ; Most consecutive top-scoring team: 2: (2003–2007). ; Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal: 15: (1991–1999). ; Most consecutive matches scoring at least five goals: 2: (1991). ; Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets): 6: (2007). ; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 671 minutes: (2003-2011). ; Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals: 4: (1991–2007), (2003–2007). ; Most consecutive matches conceding at least four goals: 3: (1995), (2007), (2015-2019). ; Most consecutive matches conceding at least six goals: 2: (1999), (2003–2007), (2015).

Individual

; Most tournaments played: 7: Formiga (, 1995–2019). ; Most tournaments in squad: 7: Formiga (, 1995–2019). : ''See here for a list of players who have appeared in four or more FIFA Women's World Cups''. ; Most championships: 2: 32 players. : ''See here for a list of FIFA Women's World Cup winning players''. ; Most medals: 5:

Kristine Lilly Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey (; born July 22, 1971) is an American retired soccer player. She was a member of the United States women's national team for 23 years and is the most-capped football player in the history of the sport (men's or wome ...

(, 1991–2007),

Christie Rampone Christie Patricia Pearce (formerly Rampone; born June 24, 1975) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. She is the former captain of the United States national team. Pearce is a three-time Olympic gold medal ...

(, 1999–2015). ; Most appearances in All-Star Team: 2: 10 players. ; Most matches played, finals: 30:

(, 1991–2007). ; Most knockout games played, finals: 15:

(, 1991–2007). ; Most minutes played, finals: 2,537 minutes:

(, 1991–2007). ; Most matches won: 24:

(, 1991–2007). ; Most matches drawn: 5: Sun Wen (, 1991–2003). ; Most matches lost: 10: Florence Omagbemi (, 1991–2003). ; Most appearances in a World Cup final: 3:

Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz (born 25 October 1977) is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen- ...

(; 1995, 2003–2007),

Tobin Heath Tobin Powell Heath (born May 29, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for OL Reign of the NWSL, as well as the United States national team. Heath has been described as "perhaps the USA's most skillful player" ...

(, 2011–2019), Ali Krieger (, 2011–2019), Carli Lloyd (, 2011–2019),

Alex Morgan Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker and captains for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division o ...

(, 2011–2019),

Megan Rapinoe Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger and captains OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States ...

(, 2011–2019). ; Most appearances as captain: 16: Sun Wen (, 1995–2003). ; Most tournaments as captain: 4: Christine Sinclair (, 2007–2019). ; Most appearances as substitute: 8:

Tiffeny Milbrett Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett (born October 23, 1972) is an American former professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national team. In May 2018 the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced Milbrett will be en ...

(, 1995–2003), Zhang Ouying (, 1999–2007). ; Youngest player: :

Ifeanyi Chiejine Ifeanyichukwu Stephanie Chiejine (17 May 1983 – 21 August 2019) was a Nigerian football striker. She last played for SSVSM-Kairat Almaty in the Kazakhstani Championship. She had also played for FC Indiana in USA's W-League, KMF Kuopio an ...

(), vs

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

, 20 June 1999. ; Youngest player, final: :

(), vs

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

, 18 June 1995. ; Youngest player, qualifying match: : Alina Litvinenko (), vs

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

, 27 April 2009. ; Youngest captain: : Nkiru Okosieme (), vs

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, 17 November 1991. ; Oldest player: : Formiga (), vs

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, 23 June 2019. ; Oldest player, final: :

(), vs Japan, 5 July 2015. ; Oldest player, qualifying match: : Tonina Dimech (), vs

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

, 11 April 2010. ; Oldest captain: :

Sandrine Soubeyrand Sandrine Soubeyrand (born 16 August 1973) is a French former footballer and current coach of France women's national under-17 football team. She played as a midfielder for France national team, Félines Saint-Cyr, Caluire and Juvisy. At club l ...

(), vs Sweden, 16 July 2011. ; Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament: : Meg (), vs Japan, 17 November 1991. ; Largest age difference on the same team: : (1995) ( Meg: ; Formiga: ). ; Largest age difference on a champion team: : (2011) (

Nozomi Yamago is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan women's national football team as a goalkeeper. Club career Yamago was born in Saitama on January 16, 1975. After graduating from high school, she joined Prima Ham FC Kunoichi ( ...

: ;

Mana Iwabuchi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Women's Super League (WSL) club Tottenham Hotspur on loan from Arsenal and the Japan national team. She previously played for Aston Villa, Bayern Mun ...

: ). ; Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player: 15 years and 295 days:

Wendi Henderson Wendi Judith Henderson (born 16 July 1971) is an association football player who represented New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the No ...

(, 1991–2007). ; Longest span of World Cup finals appearances as a player: 24 years: Formiga (, 1995–2019).

Goalscoring

Individual

; Most goals scored, overall finals: 17: Marta (, 2003–2019). ; Most goals scored in a tournament: 10:

Michelle Akers Michelle Anne Akers (formerly Akers-Stahl; born February 1, 1966) is an American former soccer player who starred in the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and 1996 Olympics victories by the United States. At the 1991 World Cup, she won the Golden ...

(, 1991). ; Most goals scored in a match: 5:

(), vs Chinese Taipei, 1991;

(), vs

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

, 2019. ; Most goals scored in a lost match: 2:

Genoveva Añonma ''Genoveva'', Op. 81, is an opera in four acts by Robert Schumann in the genre of German Romanticism with a libretto by Robert Reinick and the composer. The only opera Schumann ever wrote, it received its first performance on 25 June 1850 at ...

(), vs Australia, 2011. ; Most goals scored in a final match: 3: Carli Lloyd () vs Japan, 2015. ; Most goals scored in all final matches: 3: Carli Lloyd (), 3 vs Japan in 2015. ; Most matches with at least one goal: 12: Abby Wambach (, 2003–2015). ; Most consecutive matches with at least one goal: 6: Carli Lloyd (, 2015–2019). ; Most matches with at least two goals: 5: Marta (, 2003–2011). ; Most consecutive matches with at least two goals: 2:

(, 1991),

Heidi Mohr Heidi Mohr (29 May 1967 – 7 February 2019) was a German footballer who played as a forward. She was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century. Club career Mohr pl ...

(, 1991), Sissi (, 1999), Sun Wen (, 1999), Marta (, 2007),

(, 2019). ; Fastest hat-trick: 5 minutes:

Fabienne Humm Fabienne Valérie Humm (born 20 December 1986) is a Swiss football forward, playing for FC Zürich of Switzerland's Nationalliga A. Since her debut in May 2012, a 1–0 win over Ireland, she has been a member of the Switzerland national team. ...

(), scored at 47', 49' and 52' vs

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

, 2015. ; Fastest hat-trick from kickoff: 16th minute: Carli Lloyd (), scored at 3', 5' and 16' vs Japan, 2015. ; Most tournaments with at least one goal: 5: Marta (, 2003–2019), Christine Sinclair (, 2003–2019). ; Most tournaments with at least two goals: 4:

Mia Hamm Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra (; born March 17, 1972) is an American retired professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon, she played as a forward for the ...

(, 1991–2003),

Bettina Wiegmann Bettina Wiegmann (born 7 October 1971) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Wiegmann scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the Germany national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997, she was selected '' German Female Footballer of ...

(, 1991–2003), Marta (, 2003–2011, 2019). ; Most tournaments with at least three goals: 3:

(, 1991–1999), Marta (, 2003–2011), Abby Wambach (, 2003–2011). ; Most tournaments with at least four goals: 2:

Ann Kristin Aarønes Ann Kristin Aarønes (born 19 January 1973) is a Norwegian former footballer. She first played for Spjelkavik IL, then for Trondheims-Ørn and the Norwegian national team. Later she played for the WUSA's New York Power, during the club's first ...

(, 1995-1999),

(, 2003-2007), Marta (, 2007–2011), Abby Wambach (, 2007–2011), Cristiane (, 2007, 2019). ; Most tournaments with at least five goals: 2:

(, 2003–2007). ; Longest period between a player's first and last goals: :

Solveig Gulbrandsen Solveig Ingersdatter Gulbrandsen (born 12 January 1981) is a Norwegian footballer currently playing for Kolbotn of the Toppserien. At club level she has previously represented Kolbotn, FC Gold Pride, Vålerenga Fotball Damer and Stabæk. Wi ...

(, 23 June 1999 – 22 June 2015). ; Longest period between one goal and the next: :

Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen (born 6 November 1975) is a Danish former football midfielder and journalist. She most recently played for Brøndby and won over 100 caps for the Danish national team. After the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup she and her ...

(, 6 June 1995 – 12 September 2007). ; Youngest goalscorer: : Elena Danilova (), vs

, 2 October 2003. ; Youngest hat-trick scorer: :

Inka Grings Inka Grings (born 31 October 1978) is a German former international footballer who played as a striker. She played sixteen years for FCR 2001 Duisburg before joining FC Zürich Frauen. She also played for the Germany national team. Grings is ...

(), vs

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, 24 June 1999. ; Youngest goalscorer, final: :

Marianne Pettersen Marianne Iren Pettersen (born 12 April 1975 in Oslo) is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season o ...

(), vs

, 18 June 1995. ; Oldest goalscorer: : Formiga (), vs

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

, 9 June 2015. ; Oldest hat-trick scorer: : Cristiane (), vs

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

, 9 June 2019. ; Oldest goalscorer, final: :

(), vs

, 7 July 2019. ; Most penalties scored (excluding during shootouts): 8:

(, 2 each in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003). ; First substitute winning goalscorer, final: came on 88th minute:

Nia Künzer Nia Tsholofelo Künzer (born 18 January 1980) is a retired German women's football player. Early life She was born in Mochudi, Botswana, as Nia Tsholofelo Künzer (her first name being Swahili for "aim" or "intention" and her second name being ...

(), vs Sweden, 2003. ; Fastest goal from kickoff: 30 seconds:

Lena Videkull Lena Mari Anette Videkull (born 6 December 1962) is a Swedish former association football forward who won 111 caps for the Sweden women's national football team, scoring 71 goals. Videkull can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary te ...

(), vs Japan, 1991. ; Fastest goal by a substitute: 3 minutes:

Pia Wunderlich Pia Wunderlich (born 26 January 1975 in Schwarzenau) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. She played solely for 1. FFC Frankfurt at professional club level and was selected for the German national team 102 times, winni ...

(), vs

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

, 2003;

Linda Sembrant Linda Birgitta Sembrant (born 15 May 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Juventus FC and the Sweden women's national team. Club career Sembrant began playing football with SK Servia, ...

(), vs

, 2015. ; Fastest goal from kickoff in a final: 3rd minute: Carli Lloyd (), vs Japan, 2015. ; Latest goal from kickoff: 122nd minute: Abby Wambach (), vs

, 2011. ; Latest goal from kickoff in a final: 117th minute:

Homare Sawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward or a midfielder. Regarded by many as one of the greatest female footballers of all time and the greatest Asian female footballer of all time, Sawa had a professional club car ...

(), vs

, 2011. ; Latest goal from kickoff in a final, with no goals scored between: 69th minute:

(), vs Japan, 2011.

Team

; Biggest margin of victory: 13: (13) vs (0), 2019. ; Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match: 21: (21) vs (0), 1997 AFC Championship Group A; (21) vs (0), 1998 CONCACAF Championship Group A; (21) vs (0), 1998 OFC Championship Group A; (21) vs (0), 1998 OFC Championship Group B; (21) vs (0), 2022 CONCACAF Women's Championship Qualification. ; Most goals scored in a match, one team: 13: , vs , 2019. ; Most goals scored in a match, both teams: 13: (13) vs (0), 2019. ; Highest scoring draw: 3–3: vs , 2015; vs , 2019. ; Most goals scored in extra time, both teams: 2: (1) vs (1), 2011; (1) vs (1), 2011. ; Most goals scored in a semi-final, one team: 5: , vs , 1991; , vs , 1999. ; Most goals scored in a semi-final, both teams: 7: (5) vs (2), 1991. ; Most goals scored in a final, one team: 5: , vs , 2015. ; Most goals scored in a final, both teams: 7: (5) vs (2), 2015. ; Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams: 0: (0) vs (0), 1999. ; Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match: 7: , vs , 2019 (

Rose Lavelle Rosemary Kathleen Lavelle (born May 14, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and for the United States national team. Lavelle represented the Unite ...

, Lindsay Horan,

Sam Mewis Samantha June Mewis (born October 9, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States national team. She played college ...

Mallory Pugh Mallory Diane Swanson (; born April 29, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United State ...

, Carli Lloyd). ; Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament: 10: (1999:

Julie Foudy Julie Maurine Foudy ( ; born January 23, 1971) is an American retired soccer midfielder, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. She played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1988 to 2004 ...

Cindy Parlow Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone (; born May 8, 1978) is an American soccer executive and president of the United States Soccer Federation. A former professional soccer player, she is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup ch ...

Shannon MacMillan Shannon Ann MacMillan (born October 7, 1974) is an American retired soccer player, coach, FIFA Women's World Cup champion, Olympic gold and silver medalist. Named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year for 2002, MacMillan played for the United Stat ...

Tisha Venturini Tisha Lea Venturini-Hoch (; born March 3, 1973) is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health. She is a gold medalist in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and a world champion in the 1999 FIFA Wome ...

, Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett), (2003:

, Stefanie Gottschlich,

Kerstin Garefrekes Kerstin Garefrekes (born 4 September 1979) is a German former footballer who played as a striker or midfielder . Career Club Garefrekes began her career in 1986 at her local football club Grün-Weiß Steinbeck, before joining DJK Arminia Ibbe ...

Sandra Minnert Sandra Minnert (born 7 April 1973) is a former German football defender. She played for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team. Honours ;FSV Frankfurt * Bundesliga: Winner 1994–95, 1997–98 *DFB-Pokal: Winner 1991–92, 1994� ...

Maren Meinert Maren Meinert (born 5 August 1973) is a German football coach and former player who played as a midfielder and striker. She was most recently the head coach of Germany women's national under-20 football team. As a player, Meinert played for ...

, Conny Pohlers, Martina Müller,

). ; Fewest individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament, champions: 6: (2011: Nahomi Kawasumi,

Karina Maruyama is a Japanese ''tarento'' and former football player. She played for the Japanese national team. Since her retirement, Maruyama has been active as a television personality, represented by the talent agency Horipro. Club career Maruyama was ...

Aya Miyama is a Japanese former footballer who played for the Japan national team starting in 2003, and from 2012 to 2016 served as captain of the team. She appeared in four World Cups between 2003 and 2015, including the team that won the 2011 World C ...

, Yūki Nagasato,

Shinobu Ohno is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. She formerly played for the Japan women's national football team. Club career Ohno was born in Zama on 23 January 1984. She played for Nippon TV Beleza fro ...

Tournament

; Most goals scored in a tournament: 146 goals: 2015,

. ; Fewest goals scored in a tournament: 86 goals: 2011. ; Most goals per match in a tournament: 3.84 goals per match:

. ; Fewest goals per match in a tournament: 2.69 goals per match: 2011. ; Most scorers in a tournament: 90: 2015. ; Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament: 31: 2003, 2015. ; Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament: 14:

. ; Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament: 9:

. ; Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament: 5:

, 2007. ; Most players scoring at least six goals in a tournament: 4:

(

(),

Carin Jennings Carin Leslie Jennings-Gabarra (; born January 9, 1965) is an American retired soccer forward. She earned 117 caps with the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 1996 and was awarded the Golden Ball Award as the best player a ...

(),

Linda Medalen Linda Medalen (born 17 June 1965) is a former Norwegian footballer. She is one of Norway's most celebrated former footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norway team that won the 1995 FIFA ...

(),

()). ; Most players scoring at least seven goals in a tournament: 2:

(

(),

()),

( Sissi (), Sun Wen ()).

Own goals

; Most own goals in a tournament: 8:

. ; Most own goals scored in a match, player: 2:

Angie Ponce Angie Paola Ponce Baque (born 14 July 1996) is an Ecuadorian semi-professional footballer. She was part of the Ecuadorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Ponce holds the record for being the first, and only, player to have scored two ...

(), vs Switzerland, 2015. ; Most own goals scored in a match, one team: 2: , vs Switzerland, 2015. ; Scoring for both teams in the same match: Brandi Chastain (), vs

, 1999 – own goal in the 5th minute, goal in the 49th minute;

Eva González Eva María González Fernández (born 5 November 1980) is a Spanish actress, television presenter and beauty pageant winner who represented her country at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant. Early life González was born and raised in the town ...

(), vs

, 2007 – own goal in the 9th minute, goal in the 60th minute;

(), vs Switzerland, 2015 – two own goals in the 24th minute and 71st minute, goal in the 64th minute.

Top-scoring teams by tournament

: , 25 goals *

: , 23 goals *

: , 19 goals * 2003: , 25 goals * 2007: , 21 goals * 2011: , 13 goals * 2015: , 20 goals *

: , 26 goals Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Total and average goals

Most and fewest in bold.

Goalkeeping

; Most matches played, finals: 22:

Bente Nordby Bente Dalum Nordby (born 23 July 1974) is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norway women's national football team from 1991 to 2007. Career Nordby is the se ...

(, 1995–2007). ; Most clean sheets (matches without conceding): 10:

Briana Scurry Briana Collette Scurry (born September 7, 1971) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper, and assistant coach of the Washington Spirit . Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cu ...

(, 1995–2007). ; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals): 622 minutes (6 consecutive clean sheets): Nadine Angerer (, 2007-2011). ; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (one tournament): 540 minutes: Nadine Angerer (, 2007),

Hope Solo Hope Amelia Stevens (; born July 30, 1981) is an American former soccer goalkeeper. She was a goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2016, and is a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Afte ...

(, 2015). ; Most goals conceded, one tournament: 17: Shirley Berruz (, 2015). ; Most goals conceded, one tournament, hosts: 6:

Han Wenxia Han Wenxia (born August 23, 1976 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese football player who competed for the national team in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her position is that of goalkeeper. Major performances * 1994/1997/2007 National League - 1st/ ...

(, 2007). ; Most goals conceded, one match: 13: Sukanya Chor Charoenying (), vs

, 2019. ; Fewest goals conceded, one tournament: 0: Nadine Angerer (, 2007). ; Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions: 0: Nadine Angerer (, 2007). ; Fewest goals conceded, penalty shootouts, one match: 1:

Ayumi Kaihori is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team. Club career Kaihori was born in Nagaokakyo on September 4, 1986. In 2004, she was a high school student and joined the youth team for the Speranza FC Takatsuki. S ...

(), vs

, 2011; Ingrid Hjelmseth (), vs Australia, 2019. ; Youngest goalkeeper: :Las Aztecas can achieve something special after upsetting England
UTV, 28 June 2011

Cecilia Santiago Aurora Cecilia Santiago Cisneros (born 19 October 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tigres UANL (women) and the Mexico women's national team. By playing in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany at ...

(), vs

, 27 June 2011. ; Oldest goalkeeper: : Meg (), vs

, 9 June 1995.

Coaching

; Most matches coached: 25:

(, 1991–1995, 2015; , 2003–2007). ; Most matches won: 16:

(, 1991–1995, 2015; , 2003–2007). ; Most matches lost: 9:

Tom Sermanni Thomas Dorby Sermanni (born 1 July 1954) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player, who mostly works in women's football. He has previously managed the Australia women's national team, the United States women's national team ...

(, 1995, 2007–2011; , 2019). ; Most tournaments: 5:

(1991–1995, 2003-2007, 2015). ; Most consecutive tournaments with same team: 3:

Silvia Neid Silvia Edith Maria Neid (born 2 May 1964) is a retired professional German football player and manager. She is one of the most successful players in German women's football, having won seven national championships and six DFB-Pokal trophies. Bet ...

(, 2007–2015). ; Youngest coach: : Vanessa Arauz (), vs

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

, 8 June 2015. ; Youngest coach, champions: :

Anson Dorrance Albert Anson Dorrance IV (born April 9, 1951) is an American soccer coach. He is currently the head coach of the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina. He has one of the most successful coaching records in the history of ath ...

(), 1991. ; Oldest coach: : Paulo Gonçalves (), vs Sweden, 1 October 2003. ; Oldest coach, champions: :

(), 2011. ; Quickest substitution made: 6th minute: Chong Tsu-pin (), Hong Li-chyn for

Liu Hsiu-mei Liu Hsiu-mei (; born 28 November 1972) is a Taiwanese football referee and former player. She was the winner of AFC Assistant Referee of the Year in 2007. Liu was part of Chinese Taipei squad in the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. After retiring fro ...

, vs

, 1991; Marika Domanski-Lyfors (), Therese Lundin for

Hanna Ljungberg Hanna Carolina Ljungberg (born 8 January 1979) is a Swedish former football player, who played the position of forward. She played for the club side Umeå IK and for the Swedish national football team. She debuted for Sweden, at age 17, on 6 Febr ...

, vs

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

, 1999. ; Most finals appearances as player and head coach: 5:

, (1991 & 1995 as player; 2007, 2011 & 2015 as coach). ; First person to have played and coached at the finals:

April Heinrichs April Dawn Heinrichs (born February 27, 1964) is an American former soccer player and coach. She was among the first players on the United States women's national soccer team, and was captain of the United States team which won the first ever ...

, was the first person ever to have had both roles – as player for United States in 1991 and later as coach in 2003. ; Best performance by a foreign coach: A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup-winning team. The best performance by a team with a foreign coach is second place, reached by the United States in 2011 with

Pia Sundhage Pia Mariane Sundhage (, born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. She is the head coach of the Brazil women's national team. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired a ...

of Sweden. The USA's coach for their 2015 and 2019 victories,

, was born and spent her early childhood in England, but moved to the U.S. with her family at age 14, and had been a U.S. citizen for many years before becoming head coach in 2014.

Ages average

; Youngest team: 18 years, 8 months: , 1991. ; Youngest team, champions: 23 years, 8 months: ,

. ; Oldest team: 29 years, 5 months: , 2015. ; Oldest team, champions: 29 years, 5 months: , 2015. ; Lowest average of age at tournament: 23 years, 11 months:

. ; Highest average of age at tournament: 25 years, 2 months: 2007.

Refereeing

; Most tournaments: 4:

Kari Seitz Kari Seitz is an American professional soccer referee and the most experienced female referee in the World (out of the male and female referees) She participated in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments in (1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011), as well ...

(, 1999–2011). ; Most matches refereed, overall: 10: Nicole Petignat (, 1999–2007). ; Most matches refereed, one tournament: 5: Anna-Marie Keighley (, 2015).

Discipline

; Fastest sending off: 2nd minute:

Alicia Ferguson Alicia Ann "Eesh" Ferguson (born 31 October 1981) is an Australian soccer player who represented the Australia women's national soccer team at the 1999 and 2007 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. Ferguson debuted for Australia at the a ...

(), vs China, 1999. ; Latest sending off: 121st minute:

Azusa Iwashimizu is a Japanese football player. She played for Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the WE League. She also played for the Japan national team between 2006 and 2016. Club career Iwashimizu was born in Takizawa on 14 October 1986. In 2003, she was promoted ...

(), vs

, 2011. ; Most cautions (all-time, player): 5:

Charmaine Hooper Charmaine Elizabeth Hooper (born January 15, 1968) is a Canadian retired soccer player. A four-time winner of the Canadian Players of the Year award and member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame, Hooper played on the Canada women's national socc ...

(, 1995–2003). ; Most sendings off (all-time, player): 1: 24 players. ; Most sendings off (tournament): 5:

(in 32 matches). ; Most sendings off (all-time, team): 3: . ; Most sendings off (final match): 1:

(), vs

, 2011. ; Most cautions (tournament): 124:

(in 52 matches). ; Most cautions (all-time, team): 55: (in 34 matches). ; Most cautions (match, both teams): 8: (4) vs (4), 2011. ; Most cautions (final match, one team): 3: , vs

, 1995.

Host records

; Most times hosted: 2:

(1999, 2003), China (1991, 2007). ; Had its best performance hosting: Champions: (1999).

Attendance

; Highest attendance in a match: 90,185: vs , 10 July 1999, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States. ; Highest attendance in a final: 90,185: vs , 10 July 1999, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States. ; Lowest attendance in a match: 250: vs , 8 June 1995, Olympia, Helsingborg, Sweden. ; Highest average of attendance per match: 37,319: 1999, hosted by the United States. ; Highest attendance in a tournament: 1,353,506: 2015, hosted by Canada. ; Lowest average of attendance per match: 4,316: 1995, hosted by Sweden. ; Lowest attendance in a tournament: 112,213: 1995, hosted by Sweden.

Total and average attendance

Penalty shootouts

; Most shootouts, team, all-time: 3: . ; Most shootouts, team, tournament: 2: , 2011. ; Most shootouts, all teams, tournament: 3: 2011. ; Fewest shootouts, all teams, tournament: 0:

, 2003, 2007. ; Most wins, team, all-time: 2: . ; Most wins, team, tournament: 1: 7 teams. ; Most losses, team, all-time: 1: 8 teams. ; Most shootouts with 100% record (all won): 1: , . ; Most shootouts with 0% record (all lost): 1: , , . ; Most shootouts, kicker, all-time: 2: Sun Wen (; 1995 quarterfinal, 1999 final),

Xie Huilin Xie Huilin (; born January 17, 1975) is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches. ...

(; 1995 quarterfinal, 1999 final),

Shannon Boxx Shannon Leigh Boxx Spearman (; born June 29, 1977) is an American retired soccer player and former member of the United States women's national soccer team, playing the defensive midfielder position. She last played club soccer for the Chicago Re ...

(; 2011 quarter final, 2011 final), Carli Lloyd (; 2011 quarterfinal, 2011 final), Abby Wambach (; 2011 quarterfinal, 2011 final), Camille Abily (; 2011 quarterfinal, 2015 quarterfinal),

Gaëtane Thiney Gaëtane Iza Laure Thiney (born 28 October 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays for Division 1 Féminine club Paris FC. Primarily a midfielder, she can also play as a striker. Thiney is also a member of the France national team ...

(; 2011 quarterfinal, 2015 quarterfinal). ; Most saves, all-time: 3:

(). ; Most saves, tournament: 3:

(), vs

, 2011. ; Most saves, shootout: 3:

(), 3 vs

in 2011.

Extra time

By team

;Most played: 5: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2015). ;Most tournaments playing extra time: 4: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2015).

By tournament

;Most played: 4: 2011 ;Fewest played: 0: 2007

Footnotes

References

{{Countries at the FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics FIFA Women's World Cup-related lists International women's association football competition records and statistics *

General statistics by tournament

Debut of national teams

Overall team records

Medal table

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Hosts

Results of defending finalists

Results by confederation

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

CONMEBOL

OFC

UEFA

Droughts

Longest active World Cup appearance droughts

Longest World Cup appearance droughts overall

Teams: tournament position

Consecutive

Gaps

Host team

Defending champion

Debuting teams

Other

Players: tournament position

Most finishes in the top two

Most finishes in the top three

Most finishes in the top four

Most finishes in the top eight

Coaches: tournament position

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time

In one tournament

Streaks

Individual

Goalscoring

Individual

Team

Tournament

Own goals

Top-scoring teams by tournament

Total and average goals

Goalkeeping

Coaching

Ages average

Refereeing

Discipline

Host records

Attendance

Total and average attendance

Penalty shootouts

Extra time

By team

By tournament

See also

Footnotes

References