This is a list of the records of the

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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 Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...

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 (2015–present: knockout round of 16) *R1 – Round 1 (1991–present: group stage) * – Did not qualify * – Qualified but withdrew * – Withdrew during qualification / Disqualified during qualification (after playing matches) * – Did not enter / 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: (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019). ; Most finishes in the top two: 5: (1991, 1999, 2011, 2015, 2019). ; Most finishes in the top three: 8: (1991–2019). ; Most finishes in the top four: 8: (1991–2019). ; Most finishes in the top eight: 8: , (1991–2019). ; Most World Cup appearances: 9: , , , , , , (every tournament). ; Most second-place finishes: 1: (1991), (1995), (1999), (2003), (2007), (2011), (2015), (2019), (2023). ; Most third-place finishes: 4: (1991, 2011, 2019, 2023). ; Most fourth-place finishes: 2: (1991, 2015), (1999, 2007). ; Most 3rd-4th-place finishes: 4: (1991, 2011, 2019, 2023). ; Most 5th-8th-place finishes: 4: (1991, 2003, 2007, 2015). ; Most 9th-16th-place finishes: 7: (1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2023).

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: 9: , , , , , , (1991–2023). ; Most consecutive championships by a confederation: 2:

UEFA The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#A ...

(2003–2007),

CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...

(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: Group Stage: (2023).

Defending champion

; Best finish by defending champion: Champion: (2007), (2019). ; Worst finish by defending champion: Round of 16: (2023).

Debuting teams

; Best finish by a debuting team: Champion:

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

(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), (2023). ; Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion: 5: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2019, 2023). ; Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion: 5: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2019, 2023). ; Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champion: 7: (1991–2003, 2011, 2019, 2023). ; Most appearances without ever being champion: 9: , , (every tournament). ; Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two: 1: (2003), (2011), (2023). ; Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two: 4: (2007–2015, 2023), (2011–2023). ; Most appearances without ever finishing in the top two: 9: (every tournament). ; Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four: 2: (1991–1995), (1999–2003), (1991, 2019). ; Most appearances without ever finishing in the top four: 9: (every tournament). ; Most appearances without ever finishing in the top eight: 6: (1991, 2007–2023). ; Teams that defeated tournament champion: , 2011 (2–0 vs

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

); , 2023 (4–0 vs

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

). ; 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 football manager and executive who is the Chief Football Officer of FIFA and will serve as part of the world governing body's executive management team, driving the development an ...

(, 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. He is best known for leading the Japanese women's national team to their first and only FIFA Women's World Cup win in 2011 over the United States on penalty shootouts. He retired as head coach in ...

(, 2011–2015),

(, 2015–2019), Sarina Wiegman (, 2019; , 2023). ; 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, coach, administrator, 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 ...

(, 1995–1999),

(, 2011–2015),

(, 2015–2019), Sarina Wiegman (, 2019; , 2023). ; Most finishes in the top four: 3:

(, 1991–1995; , 2003)

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time

; Most matches played: 53: . ; Most wins: 41: . ; Fewest wins: 0: , , , , , , , , , , . ; Most losses: 19: . ; Fewest losses: 1: . ; Most draws: 9: . ; Fewest draws: 0: , , , , , , , , , , , , , . ; Most matches played without a win or a draw: 3: , , , , , . ; Most matches played without a win: 12: . ; Most matches played until first win: 15: . ; Most matches played until first draw: 17: . ; Most matches played until first loss: 10: . ; Most goals scored: 142: . ; Most hat-tricks scored: 5: . ; Most goals conceded: 65: . ; Most hat-tricks conceded: 4: . ; Fewest goals scored: 0: , . ; Fewest goals conceded: 1: . ; Highest goal difference: +103: . ; Lowest goal difference: –42: . ; Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.78: . ; Highest average of goals conceded per match: 5.67: . ; Most meetings between two teams: 7 times: vs (4–2–1) (1991, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023). ; Most tournaments unbeaten: 5: (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019, 2023).

In one tournament

; Most wins: 7: (2019). ; Fewest wins, champions: 4: (2011) (out of 6). ; Most losses, champions: 1: (2011), (2023). ; 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: 8: (2023). ; Fewest goals scored, champions: 12: (2011). ; Fewest goals scored, hosts: 1: (2023). ; Most goals conceded, champions: 7: (2023). ; Most goals conceded, hosts: 8: (2023). ; Fewest goals conceded, champions: 0: (2007). ; Fewest goals conceded, hosts: 1: (2023). ; Fewest goals conceded, eliminated in the first round: 1: (2023), (2023). ; 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), (2023), (2023). ; 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), (2023). ; 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: 9: , , , (1991–2023). ; Most consecutive wins: 13: , from 1–0 vs

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

(2015) to 3–0 vs

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

(2023). ; Most consecutive matches without a loss: 21: , from 2–2 vs

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

(2011) to 0–0 vs

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

(2023). ; Most consecutive losses: 8: , from 0–3 vs

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

(1991) to 1–2 vs

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

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

(2015) to 1–1 vs

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

(2015), , from 1–1 vs

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

(2023) to 0–0 vs

(2023). ; Most consecutive matches without a draw: 17: , from 0–4 vs

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

(1991) to 0–5 vs

(1999). ; Most consecutive top-scoring team: 2: (2003–2007). ; Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal: 16: (2015–2023). ; Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals: 10: (1991–1995), (1999–2007), (2015–2023). ; Most consecutive matches scoring at least three goals: 5: (1991), (2003). ; 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 In the FIFA Women's World Cup, the following female players have been named in the national team in at least four finals tournaments. Tournaments Matches The following players earned caps in at least 18 matches, which requires appearances at a ...

''. ; 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 former professional 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 (m ...

(, 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),

Onome Ebi Onome Ebi (born 8 May 1983) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nigerian club Abia Angels and the Nigeria women's national team. In 2023 she became the first African footballer, male or female, to play in 6 FIF ...

(, 2003–2019). ; 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 and entrepreneur. Playing primarily as a forward and midfielder for the United States national team, she won gold at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, 2012 Lon ...

(, 2011–2019),

Ali Krieger Alexandra Blaire Krieger (born July 28, 1984) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player who played as a right back or center back. She made more than 100 appearances for the United States women's national soccer team ...

(, 2011–2019),

Carli Lloyd Carli Anne Hollins (; born July 16, 1982) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player. She is a two-time Olympic Games, Olympic gold medalist (2008 and 2012), two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion (2015 and 2019) ...

(, 2011–2019),

Alex Morgan Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American former professional association football, soccer player.She co-captained the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team with ...

(, 2011–2019),

Megan Rapinoe Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. She spent most of her career playing for Seattle Reign FC, OL Reign of the National Wom ...

(, 2011–2019). ; Most appearances as captain: 17:

Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a retired Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who most recently played as a Forward (association football), forward for the Portland Thorns FC, Portland Thorns of the ...

(, 2007–2023). ; Most tournaments as captain: 5:

(, 2007–2023). ; 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 ens ...

(, 1995–2003),

Zhang Ouying Zhang Ouying (; 2 November 1975 – 1 December 2018) was a Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the 1999, 2003, and 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was a member of ...

(, 1999–2007),

(, 2007–2019). ; Youngest player: :

Casey Phair Casey Yu-jin Phair (; born 29 June 2007) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Angel City FC and the South Korea national team. She was the youngest player to ever featur ...

(), vs

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

, 25 July 2023. ; Youngest player, final: :

(), vs

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

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

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

, 27 April 2009. ; Youngest captain: :

Nkiru Okosieme Nkiru Doris "NK" Okosieme (born 1 March 1972) is a former captain of the Nigeria women's national football team who played as a midfielder. She played across four FIFA Women's World Cups (1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003), several African Women Cup ...

(), vs

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

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

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

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

(), vs

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

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, 11 April 2010. ; Oldest captain: :

(), vs

, 31 July 2023. ; Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament: :

Meg Meg is a feminine given name, often a short form of Margaret, Megan, Megumi (Japanese), etc. It may refer to: People *Meg (singer) (born 1980), Japanese singer *Meg Baird, American musician *Meg Bateman, Scottish writer * Meg Bellamy, British ac ...

(), vs

, 17 November 1991. ; Largest age difference on the same team: : (2023) ( Kim Jung-mi: ;

: ). ; Largest age difference on a champion team: : (2011) (

Nozomi Yamago is a Japanese former 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 (la ...

: ;

Mana Iwabuchi is a Japanese former professional Association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder. She was most recently with Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur and has previously played f ...

: ). ; 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 at international level. Henderson made her full Football Ferns debut as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Hawaii on 12 December 1987. She w ...

(, 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 Marta may refer to: People * Marta (given name), a feminine given name * Märta, a feminine given name * Marta (surname) * Marta (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian professional footballer Places * Marta (river), an Italian river that flow ...

(, 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 Association football, soccer player who starred in the FIFA Women's World Cup 1991, 1991 and FIFA Women's World Cup 1999, 1999 Women's World Cup and Footbal ...

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

(), vs

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One China principle stipulated by the ...

, 1991;

(), vs

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

, 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

, 2011;

Arianna Caruso Arianna Caruso (born 6 November 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, on loan from Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team. Club career Caruso who started her ...

(), vs

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

, 2023. ; Most goals scored in a final match: 3:

() vs

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. ; Most goals scored in all final matches: 3:

(), 3 vs

in 2015. ; Most matches with at least one goal: 12:

Abby Wambach Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American retired Association football, soccer player, coach, and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on ...

(, 2003–2015). ; Most consecutive matches with at least one goal: 6:

(, 2015–2019). ; Most matches with at least two goals: 5:

(, 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 association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. She was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Eur ...

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

(, 2007),

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

Fabienne Humm Fabienne Valérie Humm (born 20 December 1986) is a Swiss former women's soccer, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Since her debut in May 2012, she's also a member of the Switzerland women's national football te ...

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

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

, 2015. ; Fastest hat-trick from kickoff: 16th minute:

(), scored at 3', 5' and 16' vs

. ; Most tournaments with at least one goal: 5:

(, 2003–2019),

(, 2003–2019). ; Most tournaments with at least two goals: 4:

Mia Hamm Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm (born March 17, 1972) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player, two-time Women's Football at the Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Haile ...

(, 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 o ...

(, 1991–2003),

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

(, 1991–1999),

(, 2003–2011),

(, 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 fi ...

(, 1995-1999),

(, 2003-2007),

(, 2007–2011),

(, 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 former footballer played a midfielder. At club level she has previously represented Kolbotn, FC Gold Pride, Vålerenga Fotball Damer and Stabæk. With the Norwegian nati ...

(, 23 June 1999 – 22 June 2015). ; Longest period between one goal and the next: : Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen (, 6 June 1995 – 12 September 2007). ; Youngest goalscorer: :

Elena Danilova Elena Yurievna Danilova is a former Russia women's national football team, international Russian association football, football forward (association football), forward who played for Ryazan VDV. At 16 she took part in the 2003 FIFA Women's Worl ...

(), vs

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

Inka Grings Inka Grings (born 31 October 1978) is a German former international Association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. She played sixteen years for FCR 2001 Duisburg before joining FC Zürich Frauen. She al ...

(), vs

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

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

Marianne Pettersen Marianne Iren Pettersen (born 12 April 1975) 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 of 18 matches. ...

(), vs

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

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

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

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

, 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

, 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 tel ...

(), vs

, 1991. ; Fastest goal by a substitute: 3 minutes:

Pia Wunderlich Pia Wunderlich (born 26 January 1975 in Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Schwarzenau) is a German former Women's association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. She played solely for 1. FFC Frankfurt at professional club level and was ...

(), vs

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

, 2003;

Linda Sembrant Linda Brigitta Sembrant (born 15 May 1987) is a Swedish professional Football player, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre back for Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich (women), Bayern Munich and the S ...

(), vs

, 2015. ; Fastest goal from kickoff in a final: 3rd minute:

(), vs

, 2015. ; Latest goal from kickoff: 122nd minute:

(), 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, Sawa had a professional club career spanning 24 seasons, mostly with Nippon TV Beleza ...

(), vs

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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

(), vs

, 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 association football, soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national soccer ...

Lindsey Horan Lindsey Michelle Heaps (born Lindsey Michelle Horan ; May 26, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Lyon and Captain (association football), captains the ...

Sam Mewis Samantha June Mewis (born October 9, 1992) is an American former professional association football, soccer player who played as a midfielder. Mewis is the editor-in-chief and podcast host of ''The Women's Game'' from ''Men in Blazers''. Raised i ...

Mallory Pugh Mallory Diane Swanson (; born April 29, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT). A ...

). ; 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 cha ...

Shannon MacMillan Shannon Ann MacMillan (born October 7, 1974) is an American retired football (soccer), 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 fo ...

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 Wo ...

Brandi Chastain Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is an American retired soccer player, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold-medalist, coach, and sports broadcaster. She played for the United States national team from 1988 ...

Joy Fawcett Joy Lynn Fawcett (; born February 8, 1968) is an American soccer coach and former professional player. She earned 241 caps with the United States women's national soccer team and retired in 2004 as the highest scoring defender in team history. ...

), (2003:

, Stefanie Gottschlich,

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

, Sandra Minnert,

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 Ge ...

Conny Pohlers Conny Pohlers (born 16 November 1978) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. From 1998 she played in the Women's Bundesliga and from 2001 in the Germany national team. Club career Born, Halle, Pohlers comes from a ...

, Martina Müller,

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

Nahomi Kawasumi is a Japanese footballer who plays either as a midfielder or forward for Japanese club Albirex Niigata. A full international since 2008, she won gold at the 2011 World Cup as well as silver at the 2012 London Olympics and 2015 World Cup. Dur ...

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 b ...

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, and was part of the team that won the 2011 W ...

Yūki Nagasato , known from 2012 to 2016 as , is a Japanese former footballer who played as a striker. Nagasato is the first female footballer to play for the first-team of a Japanese men's club. Nagasato represented Japan internationally between 2004 and 20 ...

Shinobu Ohno is a Japanese former footballer who played as a forward. She formerly played for the Japan national team. Club career Ohno was born in Zama on 23 January 1984. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1999 to 2010. In 12 seasons, she played 192 ...

Tournament

; Most goals scored in a tournament: 164 goals: 2023. ; Fewest goals scored in a tournament: 86 goals: 2011. ; Most goals per match in a tournament: 3.84 goals per match: 1999. ; Fewest goals per match in a tournament: 2.56 goals per match: 2023. ; Most scorers in a tournament: 100: 2023. ; Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament: 33: 2023. ; Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament: 17: 2023. ; Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament: 9: 1991. ; Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament: 5: 1991, 2007. ; Most players scoring at least six goals in a tournament: 4: 1991 (

(),

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 FIF ...

(),

()). ; Most players scoring at least seven goals in a tournament: 2: 1991 (

(),

()), 1999 ( Sissi (), Sun Wen ()).

Own goals

; Most own goals in a tournament: 8: 2019, 2023. ; Most own goals scored in a match, player: 2: Angie Ponce (), vs

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

, 2015. ; Most own goals scored in a match, one team: 2: , vs

, 2015; vs

, 2023. ; Scoring for both teams in the same match:

(), 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 host and beauty pageant titleholder 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; Angie Ponce (), vs

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

Top-scoring teams by tournament

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

: , 25 goals *

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

: , 23 goals *

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

: , 19 goals *

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

: , 25 goals *

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

: , 21 goals *

: , 13 goals *

: , 20 goals *

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

: , 26 goals *

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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

Total and average goals

Most and fewest in bold.

Assists

; Most assists, overall finals: 13:

(, 1995–2003). ; Most assists in a tournament: 7:

(, 2003). ; Most tournaments with at least one assist: 4:

(, 1995–2007),

Therese Sjögran Kerstin Ingrid Therese Sjögran (born 8 April 1977) is a Swedish Association football, football manager and coach, and former player as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Sweden women's national football team, Sweden nati ...

(, 2003–2015). ; Most tournaments with at least two assists: 3:

(, 1995–2003). ; Most tournaments with at least three assists: 2:

(, 1995, 2003),

(, 2011, 2019). ; Most tournaments with at least four assists: 2:

(, 1995, 2003). ; Most individual assisters for one team, one tournament: 10: (2019: Tierna Davidson,

Crystal Dunn Crystal Alyssia Soubrier (; born July 3, 1992) is an American professional soccer player for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain and the United States national team. A versatile player, she primarily plays as an attacking midfielder or ...

Kelley O'Hara Kelley Maureen O'Hara (born August 4, 1988) is an American former professional association football, soccer player. She represented the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team on 160 occasions, winning two FIFA ...

Christen Press Christen Annemarie Press (born December 29, 1988) is an American professional Women's association football, soccer player, entrepreneur, and sports journalist. She plays for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Unit ...

). ; Fewest individual assisters for one team, one tournament, champions: 5: (2011:

Yukari Kinga is a Japanese football player. She plays as a defender for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina in the WE League. She previously played for the Japan women's national football team, winning a World Cup and an Olympic silver medal before her international ...

), (2015:

Julie Johnston Julie Beth Ertz (; born April 6, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player. From 2014 to 2021, she played for National Women's Soccer League club Chicago Red Stars, and in 2023 she played for Angel City FC. A member of the Unite ...

Sydney Leroux Sydney Rae Leroux (; born May 7, 1990) is a Canadian-born American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in Canada to a Canadian mother (Sandi Leroux) and an Am ...

Goalkeeping

; Most matches played, finals: 22:

Bente Nordby Bente Dalum Nordby (born 23 July 1974) is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper. She played with the Norway women's national football team from 1991 to 2007. Career Nordby is the second-most capped player ever for Norway with 172 internatio ...

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

Briana Scurry Briana Collette Scurry (born September 7, 1971) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup (3rd place), 1996 Summer Olympics (gold medal) ...

(, 1995–2007). ; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals): 622 minutes (6 consecutive clean sheets):

Nadine Angerer Nadine Marejke Angerer (born 10 November 1978) is a German football coach and player who is the former goalkeeping player-coach for Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Angerer has played for Frauen-Bundesliga clubs Ba ...

(, 2007-2011). ; Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (one tournament): 540 minutes:

(, 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. Aft ...

(, 2015). ; Most goals conceded, one tournament: 17: Shirley Berruz (, 2015). ; Most goals conceded, one tournament, hosts: 7: Mackenzie Arnold (, 2023). ; Most goals conceded, one match: 13: Sukanya Chor Charoenying (), vs

, 2019. ; Fewest goals conceded, one tournament: 0:

(, 2007). ; Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions: 0:

(, 2007). ; Fewest goals conceded, penalty shootouts, one match: 1: Ayumi Kaihori (), vs

, 2011;

Ingrid Hjelmseth Ingrid Hjelmseth (born 10 April 1980) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She was Norway's No. 1 for a decade, and her former club Stabæk name her a legend. Career Originally from Skjetten, she was the Norway national ...

(), vs

, 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 t ...

(), vs

, 27 June 2011. ; Oldest goalkeeper: :

Vanina Correa Vanina Noemí Correa (born 14 August 1983) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Correa has played for Renato Cesarini, Boca Juniors, Social Lux, Rosario Central and San Lorenzo in her country. In the seco ...

(), vs

, 2 August 2023.

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 manager and former professional player, who mostly works in women's football. He has previously managed the Australia women's national team across three stints (1994–1997, 2005� ...

(, 1995, 2007–2011; , 2019). ; Most finals won: 2:

(, 2015–2019). ; Most finals lost: 2: Sarina Wiegman (, 2019; , 2023). ; Most tournaments: 5:

(1991–1995, 2003–2007, 2015). ; Most different nations coached: 3:

Pia Sundhage Pia Mariane Sundhage (, born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. Currently, she is coaching Switzerland. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as the top scorer fo ...

(, 2011; , 2015; , 2023). ; Most consecutive tournaments with same team: 3:

Silvia Neid Silvia Edith Maria Neid (born 2 May 1964) is a German former professional 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. Betwe ...

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

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

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

Anson Dorrance Albert Anson Dorrance IV (born April 9, 1951) is a retired American soccer coach (sport), coach. He was the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer, women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Uni ...

(), 1991. ; Oldest coach: :

Mai Đức Chung Mai Đức Chung (born 21 June 1951) is a Vietnamese former football player and coach, currently serving as the manager of the Vietnam women's national football team. As of 2023, he is the oldest head coach of any national football team—men's ...

(), vs

, 1 August 2023. ; 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 f ...

, vs

, 1991;

Marika Domanski-Lyfors Marika Susan Domanski-Lyfors (born 17 May 1960), Marika Susan Domanski, is a Swedish football coach and former player. She was head coach of the Sweden women's national team from September 1996 until June 2005 and also coached the China women ...

(), Therese Lundin for

Hanna Ljungberg Hanna Carolina Ljungberg (born 8 January 1979) is a Swedish former association football Forward (association football), forward. She spent the majority of her club career at Umeå IK and was a Sweden women's national football team, Swedish intern ...

, vs

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

, 1999. ; Most finals appearances as player and head coach: 6:

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (born Martina Voss; 22 December 1967) is a German football manager and former player who last coached the German national team. She previously coached FCR 2001 Duisburg and FF USV Jena. As a player, she played as a midf ...

, (1991, 1995 & 1999 as player; 2015, 2019 & 2023 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 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

of Sweden and England in 2023 with Sarina Wiegman of the Netherlands. 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:

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 Anna-Marie Keighley (born 30 June 1982) is an association football referee from Taranaki, New Zealand. She has officiated matches at the international level since 2010, including the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympics. Outside of re ...

(, 2015),

Tori Penso Mary Victoria Penso (; born 1986) is an American soccer referee. She began her professional refereeing career in the National Women's Soccer League and later moved to Major League Soccer, where in 2020 she became the first woman to referee a reg ...

(, 2023).

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 age o ...

(), vs

, 1999. ; Latest sending off: 121st minute:

Azusa Iwashimizu is a Japanese footballer who played as a defender for Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the WE League and the Japan national team. Club career Iwashimizu was born in Takizawa on 14 October 1986. In 2003, she was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza after devel ...

(), 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 so ...

(, 1995–2003). ; Most sendings off (tournament): 6:

(in 64 matches). ; Most sendings off (all-time, team): 4: . ; 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),

(1991, 2007). ; Had its best performance hosting: Champions: (1999) 4th Place: (2023)

Attendance

; Highest attendance in a match: 90,185: vs , 10 July 1999,

Rose Bowl Rose Bowl or Rosebowl may refer to: * Rose Bowl Game, an annual American college football game * Rose Bowl (stadium), Pasadena, California, site of the football game, and the home stadium of the UCLA Football team * Rose Bowl (cricket ground), West ...

, Pasadena, United States. ; Highest attendance in a final: 90,185: vs , 10 July 1999,

, 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: 1,978,274: 2023, hosted by Australia and New Zealand. ; 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 shoot-outs

; Most shootouts, team, all-time: 4: . ; Most shootouts, team, tournament: 2: , 2011. ; Most shootouts, all teams, tournament: 3: 2011, 2023. ; Fewest shootouts, all teams, tournament: 0: 1991, 2003, 2007. ; Most wins, team, all-time: 2: . ; Most losses, team, all-time: 2: . ; Most shootouts, kicker, all-time: 2: 12 players. ; Most penalties missed against, all-time: 4: Mackenzie Arnold (). ; Most penalties missed against, tournament: 4: Mackenzie Arnold (), vs

, 2023. ; Most penalties missed against, shootout: 4: Mackenzie Arnold (), 4 vs

in 2023.

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, 2023 ;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

Assists

Goalkeeping

Coaching

Ages average

Refereeing

Discipline

Host records

Attendance

Total and average attendance

Penalty shoot-outs

Extra time

By team

By tournament

See also

Footnotes

References