List of FIFA Women's World Cup finals

The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1991. It is contested by the women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years. The most recent World Cup, hosted by Canada in 2015, was won by the USA, who beat Japan 5–2.[1]

Just like the men's tournament the World Cup final match is the last of the competition, and the result determines which country is declared world champions. If after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw, an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a game is still tied after extra time it is decided by kicks from the penalty shoot-out. The winning penalty shoot-out area team are then declared champions.[2] The tournament has been decided by a one-off match on every occasion.

List of finals

Key to the list of finals
* Match was won with a golden goal
double-dagger Match was won on a penalty shoot-out after extra time
List of finals matches, their venues and locations, the finalists and final scores
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance Ref(s)
1991 United States  2–1  Norway Tianhe Stadium Guangzhou, China 63,000 [3]
1995 Norway  2–0  Germany Råsunda Stadium Stockholm, Sweden 17,158 [4]
1999 United States  0–0double-dagger  China PR Rose Bowl Pasadena, California, United States 90,185
2003 Germany  2–1*  Sweden Home Depot Center Carson, California, United States 26,137 [5]
2007 Germany  2–0  Brazil Hongkou Football Stadium Shanghai, China 31,000 [6]
2011 Japan  2–2double-dagger  United States Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt, Germany 48,817 [7]
2015 United States  5–2  Japan BC Place Vancouver, Canada 53,341 [8]

Results by nation

National team Wins Runners-up Total finals Years won Years runners-up
 United States 3 1 4 1991, 1999, 2015 2011
 Germany 2 1 3 2003, 2007 1995
 Japan 1 1 2 2011 2015
 Norway 1 1 2 1995 1991
 Brazil 0 1 1 2007
 China PR 0 1 1 1999
 Sweden 0 1 1 2003

    References

    1. "USA Women 5-2 Japan Women". Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    2. "Laws of the Game" (PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 9 February 2009.
    3. Basler, Barbara (1 December 1991). "Soccer; U.S. women beat Norway to capture World Cup". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    4. Shannon, David. "Women's World Cup 1995 (Sweden)". rsssf.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    5. Longman, Jere (13 October 2013). "SOCCER; Golden Goal Proves Magical as Germany Captures Women's World Cup". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    6. "FIFA Women's World Cup - Sweden 1995". FIFA.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    7. "Japan edge out USA on penalties to lift women's World Cup". The Guardian. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    8. "USA 5-2 Japan". fifa.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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