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{{short description|Women's international association football competition}}
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{{For|the most recent Women's World Cup|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup}}

{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = FIFA Women's World Cup 
| image                = FIFA museum, Zurich 06 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize            = 
| caption              = 
| organiser            = [[FIFA]]
| founded              = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1991}}
| related comps        = [[FIFA World Cup]]
| region               = International 
| number of teams      = {{nowrap|32}}
(48 from [[2031 FIFA Women's World Cup|2031]] onwards)
| current champions    = {{fbw|ESP}} (1st title)
| most successful team = {{nowrap|{{fbw|USA}} (4 titles)}}
| broadcasters         = [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup#Broadcasting rights|List of broadcasters]]
| website              =  {{url|https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup|fifa.com/womensworldcup}}
| current              = [[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup]] 
}}{{Season sidebar
| image = [[File:2023FWWC Final (celebration).jpg|225px]]
| caption = [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]], the current champions
| title = Tournaments
| list  = 
* [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]
* [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]]
* [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]]
* [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]
* [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]
* [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]]
* [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]
* [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]]
* [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]]
* ''[[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup|2027]]''
* ''[[2031 FIFA Women's World Cup|2031]]''
* ''[[2035 FIFA Women's World Cup|2035]]''
}}

The '''FIFA Women's World Cup''' is an international [[association football]] competition contested by the senior [[list of women's national association football teams|women's national teams]] of the members of the [[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] (FIFA), the sport's international governing body. The competition has been held every four years and one year after the men's [[FIFA World Cup]] since 1991, when the [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|inaugural tournament]], then called the FIFA Women's World Championship, was held in China.

Under the tournament's current format, national teams vie for the remaining 31 slots in a three-year qualification phase. The host nation's team is automatically entered as the first slot. The tournament, called the ''World Cup Finals'', is contested at venues within the host nation(s) over about one month.

The nine FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments have been won by five national teams. The [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] have won four times. The other winners are [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]], with two titles, and [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]], [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]], and [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]] with one title each.

Eight countries have hosted the Women's World Cup. China and the United States have each hosted the tournament twice, while Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and Sweden have each hosted it once.

The [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023 edition]] was hosted by Australia and New Zealand, making it the first edition to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first Women's World Cup to be hosted by two countries, as well as the first FIFA competition for either men or women to be held across two confederations. The [[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup|2027 edition]] will be hosted by Brazil, making it the first edition to be held in South America.

==Format==
===Qualification===
{{main|FIFA Women's World Cup qualification}}

Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), and are organized by their respective confederations: [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF), [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC), Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football ([[CONCACAF]]), South American Football Confederation ([[CONMEBOL]]), [[Oceania Football Confederation]] (OFC), and Union of European Football Associations ([[UEFA]]). For each tournament, FIFA decides beforehand the number of berths awarded to each of the continental zones, based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams. The hosts of the World Cup receive an automatic berth in the finals. Except for the UEFA, other confederations organize its qualification campaign throughout continental tournaments. Since the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]], the number of finalists increased from 16 to 24 and now 32.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Champions: USA Wins 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/07/05/21/19/150705-wnt-v-jpn-game-story|publisher=U.S. Soccer|access-date=27 June 2017|date=5 July 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706151332/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/07/05/21/19/150705-wnt-v-jpn-game-story|archive-date=6 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Starting from the [[2031 FIFA Women's World Cup]], the number of finalists will once again increase from 32 to 48.

===Final tournament===
The final tournament has featured between 12 and 32 (48 starting from 2031) national teams competing over about one month in the host nation(s). There are two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage.<ref name="FIFAformat">{{cite web | url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/47/91/regulationsfwwccanada2015e_neutral.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209162112/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/47/91/regulationsfwwccanada2015e_neutral.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 December 2014 | title=Regulations FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 | work=FIFA.com | access-date=12 June 2015 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association }}</ref>

In the group stage, teams are drawn into groups of four teams each. Each group plays a [[round-robin tournament]], in which each team is scheduled for three matches against other teams in the same group. The last round of matches of each group is scheduled at the same time to preserve fairness among all four teams. In the 2015 24-team format, the two teams finishing first and second in each group and the four best teams among those ranked third qualified for the round of 16, also called the knockout stage. Points are used to rank the teams within a group. Since [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[Three points for a win| Three points have been awarded for a win]], one for a draw and none for a loss (before, winners received two points). Starting from 2031, the top 8 third place teams will also advance to the knockout stage. 

The ranking of each team in each group is determined as follows:<ref name="FIFAformat" />
# Greatest number of points in group matches
# Greatest goal difference in group matches
# Greatest number of goals scored in group matches
# If more than one team remains level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined as follows:
## Greatest number of points in head-to-head matches among those teams
## Greatest goal difference in head-to-head matches among those teams
## Greatest number of goals scored in head-to-head matches among those teams

The knockout stage is a [[single-elimination tournament]] in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with [[extra time]] and [[penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootouts]] used to decide the winners if necessary. It begins with the round of 16. This is followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals, the [[third place playoff|third-place match]] (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final.<ref name="FIFAformat" /> Starting from 2031, the knockout stage will include the round of 32 to account for the expansion to 48 teams.

==History==
The first instance of a Women's World Cup dates back to [[1970 Women's World Cup|1970 in Italy]], with the first tournament of that name taking place in July 1970, which Denmark won.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mondo-women70.html|title=Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970|date=26 February 2015|access-date=14 May 2019|first=Erik|website=[[RSSSF]]|last=Garin|archive-date=28 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728155233/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mondo-women70.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by another non-FIFA World Cup tournament [[1971 Women's World Cup|in Mexico in 1971]], in which [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]] won the title after defeating [[Mexico women's national football team|Mexico]], 3–0, in the final at the [[Estadio Azteca|Azteca Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46149887|title=Mexico 1971: When women's football hit the big time|date=7 December 2018|access-date=14 May 2019|first=Bill|last=Wilson|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Cooperation|BBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207214128/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46149887|archive-date=7 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mundo-women71.html|title=Mundial (Women) 1971|date=29 February 2004|access-date=14 May 2019|first=Eric|website=[[RSSSF]]|last=Garin|archive-date=28 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728155235/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mundo-women71.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/04/womens-world-cup-unofficial-record-breaking|title=Women's World Cup: from unofficial tournaments to record-breaking event|date=5 June 2015|access-date=14 May 2019|first=Anna|last=Kessel|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605044132/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/04/womens-world-cup-unofficial-record-breaking|archive-date=5 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 1980s, the [[Mundialito (women)|Mundialito]] was held in Italy across four editions with both [[Italy women's national football team|Italy]] and [[England women's national football team|England]] winning two titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mundialito-women.html|title=Mundialito (Women) 1981–1988|date=11 April 2019|access-date=14 May 2019|first=Erik|website=[[RSSSF]]|last=Garin|archive-date=3 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803221248/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mundialito-women.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several countries lifted bans on women's football in the 1970s, leading to new teams being established in many countries. After official continental women's tournaments were held [[1975 AFC Women's Championship|in Asia in 1975]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/latest/news/foundation-of-asian-brilliance|title=Foundation of Asian brilliance|date=15 February 2018|access-date=21 May 2019|publisher=AFC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703193448/http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/latest/news/foundation-of-asian-brilliance|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[1984 European Competition for Women's Football|Europe in 1984]], [[Ellen Wille]] declared that she wanted better effort from the [[FIFA Congress]] in promoting the women's game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/ellen-wille-mother-norwegian-women-football-1462830|title=Ellen Wille, mother of Norwegian women's football|date=30 June 2011|access-date=21 May 2019|publisher=FIFA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608195632/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/ellen-wille-mother-norwegian-women-football-1462830|archive-date=8 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> This came in the form of the [[1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament]] in China as a test to see if a global women's World Cup was feasible. Twelve national teams took part in the competition – four from [[UEFA]], three from [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]], two from [[CONCACAF]], one each from [[CONMEBOL]], [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] and [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]. After the opening match of the tournament between [[China women's national football team|China]] and [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada]] was attended by 45,000 people, the tournament was deemed a success, with crowds averaging 20,000. [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]], who was the [[1987 European Competition for Women's Football|European champions]], defeated [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]], 1–0, in the final, while [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] clinched third place by beating [[China women's national football team|the hosts]] in a penalty shootout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifamuseum.com/stories/blog/a-green-and-gold-shirt-steeped-in-history-500107/|title=A green and gold shirt steeped in history|date=16 December 2015|access-date=22 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629110059/http://www.fifamuseum.com/stories/blog/a-green-and-gold-shirt-steeped-in-history-500107/|archive-date=29 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The competition was deemed a success and on 30 June FIFA approved the establishment of an official World Cup, which was to take place in [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]] again in China. Again, twelve teams competed, this time culminating in the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] defeating Norway in the final, 2–1, with [[Michelle Akers]] scoring two goals.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 December 2018 |title=When Akers and USA got the party started |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/when-akers-and-usa-got-the-party-started |work=FIFA.com |access-date=22 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213173348/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/when-akers-and-usa-got-the-party-started |archive-date=13 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995 edition]] in Sweden saw the experiment of a timeout concept throughout the tournament which was later tightened mid-tournament to only occur after a break in play. The timeout only appeared in the one tournament which saw it scrapped. The final of the 1995 edition saw Norway, who scored 17 goals in the group stage, defeat Germany, 2–0, to capture their only title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/fifa-women-world-cup-sweden-1995-501999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524061602/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/fifa-women-world-cup-sweden-1995-501999|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2019|title=Norway take gold in Sweden|date=22 March 2007|access-date=24 May 2019|work=FIFA.com}}</ref> In the  1999 edition, one of the most famous moments of the tournament was American defender [[Brandi Chastain]]'s victory celebration after scored  the Cup-winning [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty kick]] against [[China women's national football team|China]]. She took off her jersey and waved it over her head (as men frequently do) as she celebrated. The 1999 final in the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in [[Pasadena, California]], had an attendance of 90,185.<ref>{{cite web| title=Women's World Cup History| work=The Sports Network| url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=SOC-WWC/STAT/WWC-HISTORY.htm| access-date=25 March 2007}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The 1999 and [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003 Women's World Cups]] were both held in the United States; in 2003 China was supposed to host it, but the tournament was moved because of [[SARS]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Naomi | last=Koppel | title=FIFA moves Women's World Cup from China because of SARS | date=3 May 2003 | url =https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2003-05-03-womens-cup-sars_x.htm | work =USA Today | access-date = 27 March 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212124055/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2003-05-03-womens-cup-sars_x.htm | archive-date=12 February 2009 | url-status=live }}</ref> As compensation, China retained their automatic qualification to the 2003 tournament as host nation, and was automatically chosen to host the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]]. [[Germany]] hosted the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]], as decided by vote in October 2007. In March 2011, FIFA awarded [[Canada]] the right to host the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]]. The 2015 competition saw the field expand from 16 to 24 teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canada-gets-2015-women-s-world-cup-of-soccer-1.988843 |title=Canada gets 2015 Women's World Cup of soccer |first=John F. |last=Molinaro |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Company|CBC Sports]] |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=9 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304143611/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/03/03/sp-womens-world-cup.html |archive-date=4 March 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]], both [[Formiga (footballer, born 1978)|Formiga]] of [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] and [[Homare Sawa]] of [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]] appeared in their record sixth World Cup,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-women-japan-idUKKBN0NM3D120150501 | work=Reuters | title=Japan legend Sawa cuts sixth World Cup | date=1 May 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821094856/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-women-japan-idUKKBN0NM3D120150501 | archive-date=21 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> a feat that had never been achieved before by either female or male players. [[Christie Pearce]] became the oldest player to ever play in a Women's World Cup match, at the age of 40 years.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/christie-rampone-oldest-player_n_7599882.html | work=Huffington Post | title=USWNT'S Christie Rampone Is Now The Oldest Player To Appear In The Women's World Cup | date=17 June 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617061147/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/christie-rampone-oldest-player_n_7599882.html | archive-date=17 June 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2015, FIFA awarded [[France]] the right to host the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]] over [[South Korea]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=france-to-host-the-fifa-women-s-world-cup-in-2019-2567761.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320194817/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=france-to-host-the-fifa-women-s-world-cup-in-2019-2567761.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 March 2015|work=FIFA.com|title=France to host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019|date=19 March 2015}}</ref>

In the 2019 edition, which was held in France, the United States won the tournament for the fourth time.

In 2023, Australia and New Zealand hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time as joint hosts, and the number of participants was expanded from 24 to 32. It was also the first tournament to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. With [[Football Australia|Australia]] and [[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]] respectively being members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]] and [[Oceania Football Confederation]], this was the first FIFA senior competition to be hosted across two confederations. Spain won their first-ever title, defeating England 1-0 in the final. This made Spain the 2nd nation to win both the Men's and Women's World Cup, after Germany. In 2027, Brazil will host the FIFA Women's World Cup, bringing the tournament to [[South America]] and [[Latin America]] for the first time. In 2031, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States will host the second joint hosted tournament, and the number of participants will be expanded from 32 to 48. In 2035, the home nations of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) will host.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cr4z0g6e234o | title=Women's World Cup to be expanded to 48 teams from 2031 | work=BBC Sport | date=9 May 2025 }}</ref>

==Trophy==
The current trophy was designed in 1998 by William Sawaya for the 1999 tournament and takes the form of a spiral band, enclosing a football at the top. It was sculpted by Sawaya & Moroni in [[Milan]] and stands {{convert|47|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall, weighs {{convert|4.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and is made of sterling silver clad in 23-karat yellow and white gold.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 October 2019 |title=The FIFA Women's World Cup Original Trophy is Back |url=https://www.fifamuseum.com/en/blog-stories/blog/the-fifa-women-s-world-cuptm-original-trophy-is-back-at-the-fifa-museu-2620371/ |publisher=FIFA Museum |accessdate=10 March 2024 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311034417/https://www.fifamuseum.com/en/blog-stories/blog/the-fifa-women-s-world-cuptm-original-trophy-is-back-at-the-fifa-museu-2620371/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2010s, it was fitted with a cone-shaped base. Underneath the base, the name of each of the tournament's previous winners is engraved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/marketinghighlights/canada2015/marketing-higlights/the-brand/the-official-womens-world-cup-trophy.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319113103/http://www.fifa.com/marketinghighlights/canada2015/marketing-higlights/the-brand/the-official-womens-world-cup-trophy.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 March 2017|title=The Official Women's World Cup Trophy|website=www.fifa.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> The trophy had an estimated value in 2015 of approximately $30,000; by contrast, the men's World Cup trophy is fabricated in 18-karat gold and has a precious metal value of $150,000. However, a new Winner's Trophy is constructed for each women's champion to take home, while there is only one original women's trophy which is retained by FIFA with each women's champion taking home a replica trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's World Cup Trophy Is Made of Gold-Clad Sterling Silver; Men's Version Is 18-Karat Gold |url=https://thejewelerblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/womens-world-cup-trophy-is-made-of-gold-glad-sterling-silver-mens-version-is-18-karat-gold/ |website=The Jeweler's Blog |access-date=13 October 2018 |date=2015-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013211741/https://thejewelerblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/womens-world-cup-trophy-is-made-of-gold-glad-sterling-silver-mens-version-is-18-karat-gold/ |archive-date=2018-10-13 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since 2007, the winners are also awarded the [[FIFA Champions Badge]], which is worn on the jerseys of the winning team until the winners of the next tournament have been decided.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/fifa-world-champions-badge-honours-real-madrid-s-impeccable-year-2494968|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222125210/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/fifa-world-champions-badge-honours-real-madrid-s-impeccable-year-2494968|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2019|title=FIFA World Champions Badge honors Real Madrid's impeccable year|website=[[FIFA]]|date=20 October 2014|access-date=21 December 2019|quote=The badge is also worn by the Japanese women’s national team following their triumph at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011™ ...}}</ref>

==Hosts==
{{Main|FIFA Women's World Cup hosts}}

===Selection results===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|+ Total of World Cup competitions hosted by each confederation (1991–2035)<br>''{{small|Confederation and year in bold has an upcoming competition}}''
|-
! scope="row" | Confederation
! scope="col" style=width:4em:| Total
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:31em" | Hosts
|-
| [[Asian Football Confederation]]<br>(AFC)
| style="text-align:center"|3
| [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]: {{country|China}}<br>[[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]: {{country|China}}<br>[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]]: {{country|Australia}}
|-
| [[Confederation of African Football]]<br>(CAF)
| style="text-align:center"| 0
| &nbsp;
|-
| '''[[Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football]]<br>(CONCACAF)'''
| style="text-align:center"| 4
| [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]]: {{country|United States}}<br>[[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]: {{country|United States}}<br>[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]: {{country|Canada}} <br>'''[[2031 FIFA Women's World Cup|2031]]''': {{country|Costa Rica}}, {{country|Jamaica}}, {{country|Mexico}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.mx/2025/05/27/mexico-es-elegido-sede-del-mundial-femenil-2031-junto-a-estados-unidos-fmf-lo-adelanta/|title=México es elegido sede del Mundial Femenil 2031 junto a Estados Unidos; FMF lo adelanta|publisher=FOX Sports Mexico|lang=es|date=27 May 2025}}</ref> {{country|United States}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/44515026/uk-set-host-2035-women-world-cup-rival-bids-drop-out | title=U.S. To get '31 Women's World Cup; UK gets '35 }}</ref>
|-
| '''[[South American Football Confederation]]<br>(CONMEBOL)'''
| style="text-align:center"| 1
| '''[[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup|2027]]''': {{country|Brazil}}
|-
| [[Oceania Football Confederation]]<br>(OFC)
| style="text-align:center"| 1
| [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]]: {{country|New Zealand}}
|-
| '''[[Union of European Football Associations]]<br>(UEFA)'''
| style="text-align:center"| 4
| [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]]: {{country|Sweden}}<br>[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]]: {{country|Germany}}<br>[[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]]: {{country|France|1974}}<br>'''[[2035 FIFA Women's World Cup|2035]]''': {{country|England}}, {{country|Northern Ireland}}, {{country|Scotland}}, {{country|Wales}}
|}

==Attendance==
{{See also|List of sports attendance figures}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2" style= "width:120px;"| Hosts
!rowspan="2"| Venues/<br />Cities
!rowspan="2"| Total<br />attendance<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1816849eda4db6/original/jaeq2lvmczqjofxccj3u-pdf.pdf|publisher=FIFA|access-date=22 May 2019|pages=148|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831030705/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1816849eda4db6/original/jaeq2lvmczqjofxccj3u-pdf.pdf|archive-date=31 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2015_keyfacts">{{cite web|title=Key figures from the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=key-figures-from-the-fifa-women-s-world-cup-canada-2015tm-2661648.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711210112/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=key-figures-from-the-fifa-women-s-world-cup-canada-2015tm-2661648.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2015|publisher=FIFA|access-date=3 October 2016|date=7 July 2015}}</ref>
!rowspan="2"| Matches
!rowspan="2"| Average<br />attendance
!colspan="3"| Highest attendances 
|-
! Number
! class="unsortable"|Venue
! Game(s)
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]||style="text-align:left"|{{flag|China}}||6/4||510,000||26||18,344||65,000||align=left|<small>[[Tianhe Stadium]], Guangzhou</small>||align=left|<small>China PR 4–0 Norway, Opening match</small>
|-
|style="text-align: center" |[[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]]||style="text-align:left"|{{flag|Sweden}}||5/5||112,213||26||4,316||17,158||align=left|<small>[[Råsunda Stadium]], Solna</small>||align=left|<small>[[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup final|Germany 0–2 Norway, final]]</small>
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]]||style="text-align:left"|{{flag|United States}}||8/8||1,214,209||32||37,944||90,185||align=left|<small>[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], Pasadena, California</small>||align=left|<small>[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final|United States 0–0 (5–4p) China PR, final]]</small>
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]||style="text-align:left"|{{flag|United States}}||6/6||679,664||32||21,240||34,144||align=left|<small>[[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]], Washington, D.C.</small>||align=left|<small>United States 3–1 Sweden, quarter-final</small>
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]||style="text-align:left"|{{flag|China}}||5/5||1,190,971||32||37,218||55,832||align=left|<small>[[Tianjin Olympic Center]], Tianjin</small>||align=left|<small>China PR 2–0 New Zealand, group stage</small>
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]]||style="text-align:left"|{{flag|Germany}}||9/9||845,751||32||26,430||73,680||align=left|<small>[[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]], Berlin</small>||align=left|<small>Germany 2–1 Canada, group stage</small>
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]||style="text-align: left"|{{flag|Canada}}||6/6||1,353,506||52||26,029||54,027||align=left|<small>[[BC Place]], Vancouver</small>||align=left|<small>England 2–1 Canada, quarter-final</small>
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]]||style="text-align: left"|{{flag|France|1974}}||9/9||1,131,312||52||21,756||57,900||align=left|<small>[[Parc Olympique Lyonnais]], Décines-Charpieu</small>||align=left|<small> [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final|United States 2–0 Netherlands, final]]</small>
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]]||style="text-align: left"|{{flag|Australia}}<br />{{flag|New Zealand}}|| 10/9 || 1,978,274 || 64 || 30,911 || 75,784 ||align=left|<small>[[Stadium Australia]], Sydney</small>||align=left|<small>''Five matches, including the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final|final]], all at Stadium Australia''</small>
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup|2027]]||style="text-align: left"|{{flag|Brazil}}||  8/8 ||  || 64 ||  ||  ||align=left|<small>TBA</small>||align=left|<small>TBA</small>
|- class="sortbottom" valign="top"
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[2031 FIFA Women's World Cup|2031]]||style="text-align: left"|{{flag|Costa Rica}}<br>{{flag|Jamaica}}<br>{{flag|Mexico}}<br>{{flag|United States}}|| / || || 104 ||  ||  ||align=left|<small>TBA</small>||align=left|<small>TBA</small>
|- class="sortbottom" valign="top"
|-
|style="text-align: center"| [[2035 FIFA Women's World Cup|2035]]||style="text-align: left"|{{flag|England}}<br/>{{flag|Northern Ireland}}<br/>{{flag|Scotland}}<br/>{{flag|Wales}}||  / ||  || 104 ||  ||  ||align=left|<small>TBA</small>||align=left|<small>TBA</small>
|- class="sortbottom" valign="top"
!colspan="3"|Overall||'''9,015,900'''||'''348'''||25,908||90,185||<small>[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], Pasadena (1999)</small>||
|}

Notes:
* The 2003 Women's World Cup was initially planned to  hosted by China, with FIFA awarding the hosting rights in October 2000. Following a [[2002–2004 SARS outbreak|SARS outbreak]], it was re-awarded to the United States in May 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last=Longman |first=Jere |date=May 27, 2003 |title=U.S. Replaces China As Host of Soccer's Women's World Cup |page=D1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/27/sports/soccer-us-replaces-china-as-host-of-soccer-s-women-s-world-cup.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 1, 2012 |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908054348/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/27/sports/soccer-us-replaces-china-as-host-of-soccer-s-women-s-world-cup.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]] set a new attendance record for all FIFA competitions besides the men's FIFA World Cup.<ref name="2015_keyfacts"/>

==Results==
<!-- The FIFA Men's World Cup table also has the label "Score and venue" information -->
{{Further|List of FIFA Women's World Cup finals}}
{{See also|FIFA Women's World Cup hosts}}

{{small div|
;Key
* aet: [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|after extra time]]
* p: [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]]
* TBD: to be determined
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:93%; text-align:center; width:;"
|-
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | Year
! rowspan=2 style= "width:140px;" |Hosts
|width="1%" rowspan=30 style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;"|
! colspan=3 | Final
|width="1%" rowspan=30 style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;"|
! colspan=3 | Third-place playoff
|width="1%" rowspan=30 style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;"|
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|No. of<br>teams|Number of teams}}
|-
! width= 150px| Champions
! width= 70px| Score
! width= 150px| Runners-up
! width= 150px | Third place
! width= 70px | Score
! width= 150px | Fourth place
|-
!1
| [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]
|align=left| {{flag|China}}
|'''{{fbw-big|USA}}'''
|'''[[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2–1]]'''
|{{fbw-big|Norway}}
|{{fbw-big|Sweden}}
|'''4–0'''
|{{fbw-big|Germany}}
|12
|- 
!2
| [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]]
|align=left| {{flag|Sweden}}
|'''{{fbw-big|Norway}}'''
|'''[[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2–0]]'''
|{{fbw-big|Germany}}
|{{fbw-big|USA}}
|'''2–0'''
|{{fbw-big|China}}
|12
|- 
!3
| [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]]
|align=left| {{flag|United States}}
|'''{{fbw-big|USA}}'''
|'''[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final|0–0]]''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|5–4}} <br>
|{{fbw-big|China}}
|{{fbw-big|Brazil}}
|'''0–0'''{{refn|No [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] was played.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brazil takes third |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/1999/womens_worldcup/news/1999/07/10/brazil_norway/ |publisher=SI/CNN |access-date=2 July 2011 |date=10 July 1999 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020228035519/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/1999/womens_worldcup/news/1999/07/10/brazil_norway/ |archive-date=28 February 2002 }}</ref>|group=n|name=noaet}}<br>{{pso|5–4}}
|{{fbw-big|Norway}}
|16
|- 
!4
| [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]
|align=left| {{nowrap|{{flag|United States}}}}{{refn|The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in the United States following a [[SARS]] [[2002–2004 SARS outbreak|outbreak]] in China, where it was initially planned to be held.|group=n|name=us}}
|'''{{fbw-big|Germany}}'''
|{{nowrap|'''[[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2–1]]''' {{aet|yes}}}}
|{{fbw-big|Sweden}}
|{{fbw-big|USA}}
|'''3–1'''
|{{fbw-big|Canada}}
|16
|- 
!5
| [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]
|align=left| {{flag|China}}
|'''{{fbw-big|Germany}}'''
|'''[[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2–0]]'''
|{{fbw-big|Brazil}}
|{{fbw-big|USA}}
|'''4–1'''
|{{fbw-big|Norway}}
|16
|- 
!6
| [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]]
|align=left| {{flag|Germany}}
|'''{{fbw-big|Japan}}'''
|'''[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2–2]]''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|3–1}} <br>
|{{fbw-big|USA}}
|{{fbw-big|Sweden}}
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbw-big|France|1974}}
|16
|- style="height: 5em;"
!7
| [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]
|align=left| {{flag|Canada}}
|'''{{fbw-big|USA}}'''
|'''[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final|5–2]]'''
|{{fbw-big|Japan}}
|{{fbw-big|England}}
|'''1–0''' {{aet}}
|{{fbw-big|Germany}}
|24
|- 
!8
| [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]]
|align=left| {{flag|France|1974}}
|'''{{fbw-big|USA}}'''
|'''[[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2–0]]'''
|{{fbw-big|Netherlands}}
|{{fbw-big|Sweden}}
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbw-big|England}}
|24
|-  
!9
| [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]]
|align=left| {{flag|Australia}}<br />{{nowrap|{{flag|New Zealand}}}}
|'''{{fbw-big|Spain}}'''
|'''[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final|1–0]]'''
|{{fbw-big|England}}
|{{fbw-big|Sweden}} 
|'''2–0'''
|{{fbw-big|Australia}}
|32
|-
!10
| [[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup|2027]]
|align=left| {{flag|Brazil}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|32
|-
!11
| [[2031 FIFA Women's World Cup|2031]]
|align=left| {{flag|Costa Rica}}<br>{{flag|Jamaica}}<br>{{flag|Mexico}}<br>{{flag|United States}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|48
|-
!12
| [[2035 FIFA Women's World Cup|2035]]
|align=left| {{flag|England}}<br/>{{flag|Northern Ireland}}<br/>{{flag|Scotland}}<br/>{{flag|Wales}} 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|48
|-
|}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=n}}

In total, 44 nations have [[FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics|played in at least one Women's World Cup]]. Of those, five nations have won the World Cup. With four titles, the United States is the most successful Women's World Cup team; it is one of only seven nations to [[FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics#Overall team records|play in every World Cup]]. They have also had the most top-four finishes (8), medals (8), as well as final appearances (5), including the longest streak of three consecutive finals in [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2011]], [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2015]], and [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2019]].

[[File:Womens World Cup countries best results.png|thumb|upright=2.5|center|Map of countries' best results]]

===Teams reaching the top four===
{{Further|FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Teams reaching the semi-finals
|-
! Team !! Title(s) !! Runners-up !! Third place !! Fourth place !! data-sort-type="number"|Top 4 <br />total 
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{nowrap|{{fbw|USA}}}}
|bgcolor=gold|4 ([[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]], [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]][[#*|*]], [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]], [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]])
|1 ([[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]])
|3 ([[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]], [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]][[#*|*]], [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]])
|{{N/a|}}
|align=center| 8
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbw|GER}}
|bgcolor=gold|2 ([[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]], [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]])
|1 ([[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]])
|{{N/a|}}
|2 ([[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]], [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]])
|align=center| 5
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbw|NOR}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 ([[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]])
|1 ([[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]])
|{{N/a|}}
|2 ([[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]], [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]])
|align=center| 4
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbw|JPN}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 ([[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]])
|1 ([[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]])
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|align=center| 2
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbw|ESP}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 ([[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]])
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|align=center| 1
|-
|bgcolor=silver|{{fbw|SWE}}
|{{N/a|}}
|bgcolor=silver|1 ([[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]])
|4 ([[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]], [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]], [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]], [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]])
|{{N/a|}}
|align=center| 5
|-
|bgcolor=silver|{{fbw|ENG}}
|{{N/a|}}
|bgcolor=silver|1 ([[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]])
|1 ([[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]])
|1 ([[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]])
|align=center| 3
|-
|bgcolor=silver|{{fbw|BRA}}
|{{N/a|}}
|bgcolor=silver|1 ([[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]])
|1 ([[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]])
|{{N/a|}}
|align=center| 2
|-
|bgcolor=silver|{{fbw|CHN}}
|{{N/a|}}
|bgcolor=silver|1 ([[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]])
|{{N/a|}}
|1 ([[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]])
|align=center| 2
|-
|bgcolor=silver|{{fbw|NED}}
|{{N/a|}}
|bgcolor=silver|1 ([[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]])
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|align=center| 1
|-
|style="background:#9ACDFF"|{{fbw|CAN}}
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|style="background:#9ACDFF"|1 ([[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]])
|align=center| 1
|-
|style="background:#9ACDFF"|{{fbw|FRA|1974}}
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|style="background:#9ACDFF"|1 ([[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]])
|align=center| 1
|-
|style="background:#9ACDFF"|{{fbw|AUS}}
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|style="background:#9ACDFF"|1 ([[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023*]])
|align=center| 1
|-
|}

:<div id="*"><nowiki>*</nowiki> ''host nation''</div>

===Best performance by confederations===
{{See also|FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics#Results by confederation|l1=FIFA Women's World Cup performance by confederation}}

{{As of|2023}}, four of the six FIFA confederations have made it to a Women's World Cup final, the only exceptions being [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] (Africa) and the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] (Oceania). [[CONMEBOL]] is the only confederation to have made a World Cup final without winning, following [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]]'s defeat in the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup final|2007 final]]. The farthest advancing African team was [[Nigeria women's national football team|Nigeria]], who were eliminated in the quarter-finals in 1999. Oceania has sent two teams, [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]], to the World Cup, but Australia did not advance from the group stage until after [[Football Australia|the country's football association]] moved to the [[Asian Football Confederation]], and New Zealand (which remains in the OFC) has never advanced to the knockout rounds.

The United States and Norway are the only teams to have won a tournament hosted by their own confederations, with the U.S. winning in 1999 (at home) and 2015 (in Canada), and Norway in 1995 (in Sweden).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Total times teams qualified by confederation
|-
! scope="row" | Confederation
! scope="col" | [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
! scope="col" | [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
! scope="col" | [[CONCACAF]]
! scope="col" | [[CONMEBOL]]
! scope="col" | [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]
! scope="col" | [[UEFA]]
|- style="border-top:3px solid green"
| style="background: gold" | Champions || style="background: gold" | 1 || 0 || style="background: gold" | 4 || 0 || 0 || style="background: gold" | 4
|-
| style="background: #C0C0C0" | Runners-up || style="background: #C0C0C0" | 2 || 0 || style="background: #C0C0C0" | 1 || style="background: #C0C0C0" | 1 || 0 || style="background: #C0C0C0" | 5
|-
| style="background: #CC9966" | Third place || 0 || 0 || style="background: #CC9966" | 3 || style="background: #CC9966" | 1 || 0 || style="background: #CC9966" | 5
|-
| style="background: #9ACDFF" | Fourth place || style="background: #9ACDFF" | 2 || 0 || style="background: #9ACDFF" | 1 || 0 || 0 || style="background: #9ACDFF" | 6
|-
| Finalists  || 3 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 9
|-
| Semi-finalists  || 5 || 0 || 9 || 2 || 0 || 20
|-
| Quarter-finalists  || 16 || 1 || 10 || 5 || 0 || 40
|-
| Top 16 (since 2015) || 9 || 6 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 23
|-
| Qualifiers  || 35 || 20 || 26 || 18 || 9 || 60
|}

==Broadcasting and revenue==
{{As of|2017}}, the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final]] was the most watched soccer match in American history with nearly 23 million viewers,<ref name="ussf_070815">{{cite web|title=Women's World Cup Final Is Most-watched football Match in U.S. History|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/07/08/16/59/150708-wnt-victory-breaks-tv-records|publisher=U.S. Soccer|access-date=27 June 2017|date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709161003/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/07/08/16/59/150708-wnt-victory-breaks-tv-records|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> more than the [[2015 NBA Finals]] and [[Stanley Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hinog|first1=Mark|title=More Americans watched the Women's World Cup final than the NBA Finals or the Stanley Cup 24|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/6/8900299/more-americans-watched-the-womens-world-cup-final-than-the-nba-finals|publisher=SB Nation|access-date=27 June 2017|date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707222336/https://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/6/8900299/more-americans-watched-the-womens-world-cup-final-than-the-nba-finals|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also the most watched Spanish-language broadcast in tournament history.<ref name="ussf_070815"/> More than 750 million viewers were reported to have watched the tournament worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Record-breaking FIFA Women's World Cup tops 750 million TV viewers|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=record-breaking-fifa-women-s-world-cup-tops-750-million-tv-viewers-2745963.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218034246/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=record-breaking-fifa-women-s-world-cup-tops-750-million-tv-viewers-2745963.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2015|publisher=FIFA|access-date=27 June 2017|date=17 December 2015}}</ref>

The 2023 Women's World Cup generated $570 million.<ref>{{cite news |title='Best' Women's World Cup generates $570m for FIFA |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/best-womens-world-cup-generates-570m-fifa-infantino-2023-08-18/ |access-date=24 January 2023 |work=NBC Sports |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124175112/https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/world-cup/equal-pay-womens-world-cup-players-seriously |url-status=live }}</ref> By comparison, that equates to 9% of the revenue generated by the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 men's tournament]] of $6.1 billion.<ref>{{cite news |title=US Women's Soccer Fans Demand 'Equal Pay' After 13-0 Win – Brutally Reminded of Loss to U15 Boys |url=https://pluralist.com/uswnt-equal-pay-controversy/ |access-date=3 July 2019 |work=Pluralist.com |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703120647/https://pluralist.com/uswnt-equal-pay-controversy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA Set to Make $6.1 billion From 2018 World Cup |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/sports/fifa-revenue.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/sports/fifa-revenue.html |archive-date=2 January 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=24 January 2023 |work=The New York Times|date=13 June 2018 |last1=Panja |first1=Tariq }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2023, FIFA separated broadcast rights for the Women's World Cup from the men's tournament for the first time, and president [[Gianni Infantino]] suggested in May 2023 that the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup might not be broadcast in the "Big 5" European countries due to disappointing offers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxscorenews.com/fifa-calls-womens-world-cup-broadcast-offers-disappointing-p168538-199.htm|title=FIFA Set to Make $6.1 billion From 2018 World Cup|website=Boxscore World Sportswire|access-date=17 May 2023|archive-date=18 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518034444/https://boxscorenews.com/fifa-calls-womens-world-cup-broadcast-offers-disappointing-p168538-199.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ath-2023-broadcast">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4575427/2023/06/04/womens-world-cup-commercial-tv-rights/ |title=Women's World Cup unresolved issues: TV rights and player release dates |date=June 3, 2023 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=[[The Athletic]] |first=Florence |last=Lloyd-Hughes |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605201409/https://theathletic.com/4575427/2023/06/04/womens-world-cup-commercial-tv-rights/?source=twitterhq |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2023|06|03}}, FIFA had yet to reach broadcast agreements in Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, or the United Kingdom, with German broadcasters [[ZDF]] and [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] bidding 3% as much for the Women's World Cup as the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 men's World Cup]], French and Spanish broadcasters less than 5%, and Italian broadcasters less than 1%.<ref name="ath-2023-broadcast"/>

==Records and statistics==
{{Main|FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics}}

'''Boldface''' indicates a player still playing.

===Top goalscorers===
[[File:Marta (10), meio-campista, craque, genial, DSC00982.jpg|thumb|right|[[Marta (footballer)|Marta]] of [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] is the all-time leading scorer of the senior FIFA World Cups.]]
;Individual
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Goals scored
|-
|1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Marta (footballer)|Marta]]'''
|17
|-
| rowspan="2" |2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Birgit Prinz]]
| rowspan="2" |14
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Abby Wambach]]
|-
|4
| align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michelle Akers]]
|12
|-
| rowspan="3" |5
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Cristiane Rozeira|Cristiane]]'''
| rowspan="3" |11
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Wen (footballer)|Sun Wen]]
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bettina Wiegmann]]
|-
|rowspan="3" |8
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Christine Sinclair]]
|rowspan="3" |10
|-
|align="left" |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ann Kristin Aarønes]]
|-
|align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Carli Lloyd]]
|-
|}
;Country
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Country
!Goals scored
|-
| 1 || align=left|{{fbw|United States}} || 142
|-
| 2 || align=left|{{fbw|Germany}} || 129
|-
| 3 || align=left|{{fbw|Norway}} || 100
|-
| 4 || align=left|{{fbw|Sweden}} || 83
|-
| 5 || align=left|{{fbw|Brazil}} || 71
|-
| 6 || align=left|{{fbw|England}} || 56
|-
| 7 || align=left|{{fbw|China}} || 55
|-
| 8 || align=left|{{fbw|Japan}} || 54
|-
| 9 || align=left|{{fbw|Australia}} || 48
|-
| 10 || align=left|{{fbw|France}} || 44
|}

==Awards==
{{main|FIFA Women's World Cup awards}}
At the end of each World Cup, awards are presented to select players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament.
*There are currently five post-tournament awards from the FIFA Technical Study Group:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6bd2fa3c769ee09c/original/lnpeuvaoc1v5tih9rf7p-pdf.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: Technical Report |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=22 September 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727190318/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6bd2fa3c769ee09c/original/lnpeuvaoc1v5tih9rf7p-pdf.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
**The '''Golden Ball''' (currently commercially termed "[[adidas]] Golden Ball") for the best overall player of the tournament (first awarded in [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]);
**The '''Golden Boot''' (currently commercially termed "Adidas Golden Boot", formerly known as the ''Golden Shoe'') for the top goalscorer of the tournament (first awarded in [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]);
**The '''Golden Glove''' (currently commercially termed "Adidas Golden Glove", formerly known as the ''Best Goalkeeper'') for the best goalkeeper of the tournament (first awarded in [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]);
**The '''FIFA Young Player Award''' for the best player of the tournament under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year (first awarded in [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]]);
**The '''FIFA Fair Play Trophy''' for the team with the best record of fair play during the tournament (first awarded in [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]).

*There is currently one award voted on by fans during the tournament:
**The '''Player of the Match''' (currently commercially termed "[[Visa Inc.|VISA]] Player of the Match") for outstanding performance by a player during each match of the tournament (first awarded in [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]).

*There is currently one award voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament:
**The '''Goal of the Tournament''' (currently commercially termed "[[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] Goal of the Tournament") for the fans' best goal scored during the tournament (first awarded in [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]).

*The following five awards are no longer given:
**The '''All-Star Squad''' for the best squad of players of the tournament (chosen by the technical study group, awarded from [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]] to [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]);
**The '''Most Entertaining Team''' for the team that entertained the fans the most during the tournament (voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament, awarded in [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]] and [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]);
**The '''FANtasy All-Star Team''' for the fans' best eleven-player line-up of the tournament (voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament, awarded in [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]);
**The '''Dream Team''' for the fans' best manager and eleven-player line-up of the tournament (voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament, awarded in [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]);
**The ''' Players Who Dared to Shine''' for ten key players of the tournament who "dared to shine" (chosen by the technical study group, awarded in [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]]).

{| class="wikitable"
!World Cup
!Golden Ball
!Golden Boot
!Goals
!Golden Glove
!Clean sheets
!FIFA Young Player Award
!FIFA Fair Play Trophy
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991 China]]
|{{fbwicon|USA}} [[Carin Jennings]]
|{{fbwicon|USA}} [[Michelle Akers]]
|align=center|10
|rowspan="2" align=center|''Not awarded''
|rowspan="2" align=center|''N/A''
|rowspan="5" align=center|''Not awarded''
|{{fbw|GER}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995 Sweden]]
|{{fbwicon|NOR}} [[Hege Riise]]
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ann Kristin Aarønes]]
|align=center|6
|{{fbw|SWE}}
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999 United States]]
|{{fbwicon|CHN}} [[Sun Wen (footballer)|Sun Wen]]
|{{fbwicon|CHN}} [[Sun Wen (footballer)|Sun Wen]]<br />{{fbwicon|BRA}} [[Sissi (footballer)|Sissi]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbwicon|CHN}} [[Gao Hong (footballer)|Gao Hong]]<br />{{fbwicon|USA}} [[Briana Scurry]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbw|CHN}}
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003 United States]]
|{{fbwicon|GER}} [[Birgit Prinz]]
|{{fbwicon|GER}} [[Birgit Prinz]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbwicon|GER}} [[Silke Rottenberg]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbw|CHN}}
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007 China]]
|{{fbwicon|BRA}} [[Marta (footballer)|Marta]]
|{{fbwicon|BRA}} [[Marta (footballer)|Marta]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbwicon|GER}} [[Nadine Angerer]]
|align=center|6
|{{fbw|NOR}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011 Germany]]
|{{fbwicon|JPN}} [[Homare Sawa]]
|{{fbwicon|JPN}} [[Homare Sawa]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbwicon|USA}} [[Hope Solo]]
|align=center|2
|{{fbwicon|AUS}} [[Caitlin Foord]]
|{{fbw|JPN}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015 Canada]]
|{{fbwicon|USA}} [[Carli Lloyd]]
|{{fbwicon|GER}} [[Célia Šašić]]
|align=center|6
|{{fbwicon|USA}} [[Hope Solo]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbwicon|CAN}} [[Kadeisha Buchanan]]
|{{fbw|FRA|1974}}
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019 France]]
|{{fbwicon|USA}} [[Megan Rapinoe]]
|{{fbwicon|USA}} [[Megan Rapinoe]]
|align=center|6
|{{fbwicon|NED}} [[Sari van Veenendaal]]
|align=center|3
|{{fbwicon|GER}} [[Giulia Gwinn]]
|{{fbw|FRA|1974}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}}{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023 Australia/New Zealand]]
|{{fbwicon|ESP}} [[Aitana Bonmatí]]
|{{fbwicon|JPN}} [[Hinata Miyazawa]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbwicon|ENG}} [[Mary Earps]]
|align=center|3
|{{fbwicon|ESP}} [[Salma Paralluelo]]
|{{fbw|JPN}}
|}

==Predecessors==
* [[1970 Women's World Cup]]
* [[1971 Women's World Cup]]
* [[Women's World Invitational Tournament]] (1978-1987)
* [[Mundialito (women)]] (1981-1988)
* [[1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament]]

==See also==
{{portal|Women's association football|Association football|Sports|Olympics|Games|World}}
* [[FIFA Women's Club World Cup]]
* [[FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]
* [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]
* [[FIFA World Cup|FIFA Men's World Cup]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup}}
* [https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/ UEFA's page on the FIFA Women's World Cup], UEFA.com {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/women-worldcup.html Women's World Cup] at the [[RSSSF]] {{in lang|en}}

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