National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup
_appearances_2015.png)
Map of appearances (1991–2015)
_best_result_and_host_(2015).png)
Map of Women's World Cup participants and their best results (1991–2015)
For more information about the FIFA Women's World Cup, see the article FIFA Women's World Cup.
This article lists the performances of each of the 32 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the World Cup finals.
Debut of national teams
A total of 32 national teams have qualified for at least one Women's World Cup tournament. The 2007 Women's World Cup is the only World Cup for either sex in which every competing team had appeared at at least one of previously held tournaments.
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil  Chinese Taipei  China PR  Denmark  Germany  Italy  Japan  New Zealand  Nigeria  Norway  Sweden  United States |
12 |
| 1995 |  Australia  Canada  England |
3 |
| 1999 |  Ghana  Mexico  North Korea  Russia |
4 |
| 2003 |  Argentina  France  South Korea |
3 |
| 2007 | none | 0 |
| 2011 |  Colombia  Equatorial Guinea |
2 |
| 2015 |  Cameroon  Costa Rica  Ecuador  Ivory Coast  Netherlands  Spain  Switzerland  Thailand |
8 |
| 2019 | To be determined |
Comprehensive team results in each World Cup
- Legend
- 1st - Champions
- 2nd - Runners-up
- 3rd - Third place
- 4th - Fourth place
- QF - Quarterfinals
- R2 - Round 2 (2015: knockout round of 16)
- R1 - Round 1
- • – Did not qualify
- × - Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- – Hosts
- q - Qualified for forthcoming tournament
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of qualified teams in each tournament (in parentheses) are shown.
| Team | 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
2019 (24) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
× | • | • | R1 16th | R1 16th | • | • | 6 → 2 | |
| Australia |
• | R1 12th | R1 11th | R1 13th | QF 6th | QF 8th | QF 7th | 7 → 6 | |
 Brazil |
R1 9th | R1 9th | 3rd | QF 5th | 2nd | QF 5th | R2 9th | 7 → 7 | |
| Cameroon |
• | × | • | • | • | • | R2 11th | 6 → 1 | |
| Canada |
• | R1 10th | R1 12th | 4th | R1 9th | R1 16th | QF 6th | 7 → 6 | |
| China PR |
QF 5th | 4th | 2nd | QF 6th | QF 5th | • | QF 8th | 7 → 6 | |
| Chinese Taipei |
QF 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 → 1 | |
| Colombia |
× | × | • | • | • | R1 14th | R2 12th | 5 → 2 | |
| Costa Rica |
• | × | • | • | • | • | R1 18th | 6 → 1 | |
| Denmark |
QF 7th | QF 7th | R1 15th | • | R1 12th | • | • | 7 → 4 | |
| Ecuador |
× | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | 6 → 1 | |
| England |
• | QF 6th | • | • | QF 7th | QF 7th | 3rd | 7 → 4 | |
| Equatorial Guinea |
× | × | × | • | • | R1 15th | • | 4 → 1 | |
| France |
• | • | • | R1 9th | • | 4th | QF 5th | q | 8 → 4 |
| Germany |
4th | 2nd | QF 8th | 1st | 1st | QF 6th | 4th | 7 → 7 | |
| Ghana |
• | • | R1 13–14 | R1 12th | R1 15th | • | • | 7 → 3 | |
| Italy |
QF 6th | • | R1 9th | • | • | • | • | 7 → 2 | |
| Ivory Coast |
× | × | × | • | • | • | R1 23rd | 4 → 1 | |
| Japan |
R1 12th | QF 8th | R1 13–14 | R1 10th | R1 10–11 | 1st | 2nd | 7 → 7 | |
| North Korea |
• | × | R1 10th | R1 11th | QF 8th | R1 13th | × | 5 → 4 | |
| South Korea |
• | • | • | R1 14th | • | • | R2 14th | 7 → 2 | |
| Mexico |
• | • | R1 16th | • | • | R1 11th | R1 22nd | 7 → 3 | |
| Netherlands |
• | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | 7 → 1 | |
| New Zealand |
R1 11th | • | • | • | R1 14th | R1 12th | R1 19th | 7 → 4 | |
| Nigeria |
R1 10th | R1 11th | QF 7th | R1 15th | R1 13th | R1 9th | R1 21st | 7 → 7 | |
| Norway |
2nd | 1st | 4th | QF 7th | 4th | R1 10th | R2 10th | 7 → 7 | |
| Russia |
× | • | QF 5th | QF 8th | • | • | • | 6 → 2 | |
| Spain |
• | • | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | 7 → 1 | |
| Sweden |
3rd | QF 5th | QF 6th | 2nd | R1 10–11 | 3rd | R2 16th | 7 → 7 | |
| Switzerland |
• | • | • | • | • | • | R2 15th | 7 → 1 | |
| Thailand |
• | × | × | • | • | • | R1 17th | 5 → 1 | |
| United States |
1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 7 → 7 | |
| Team | 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
2019 (24) |
Ranking of teams by number of appearances
| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Champions (1991, 1999*, 2015) |
| Germany |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Champions (2003, 2007) |
| Norway |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Champions (1995) |
| Japan |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Champions (2011) |
| Brazil |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Runners-up (2007) |
| Sweden |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Runners-up (2003) |
| Nigeria |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Quarterfinals (1999) |
| China PR |
6 | 5 | 1 | 1991 | 2015 | Runners-up (1999) |
| Canada |
6 | 6 | 6 | 1995 | 2015 | Fourth place (2003) |
| Australia |
6 | 6 | 6 | 1995 | 2015 | Quarterfinals (2007, 2011, 2015) |
| England |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1995 | 2015 | Third place (2015) |
| France |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2003 | 2019 | Fourth place (2011) |
| Denmark |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1991 | 2007 | Quarterfinals (1991, 1995) |
| North Korea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 1999 | 2011 | Quarterfinals (2007) |
| New Zealand |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1991 | 2015 | Round 1 |
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1999 | 2015 | Round 1 |
| Ghana |
3 | 3 | 0 | 1999 | 2007 | Round 1 |
| Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 1999 | 2003 | Quarterfinals (1999, 2003) |
| Italy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1991 | 1999 | Quarterfinals (1991) |
| Colombia |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2011 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
| South Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
| Argentina |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2003 | 2007 | Round 1 |
| Chinese Taipei |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1991 | 1991 | Quarterfinals (1991) |
| Cameroon |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
| Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
| Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
| Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
| Ecuador |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 | Round 1 |
| Ivory Coast |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
| Spain |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
| Thailand |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
- Sorted by appearances, best result, number of times that result was achieved, and first to achieve that result, in that order. If still tied, sorted alphabetically.
- *: Tournament hosts.
Overall team records
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. 3 points per win, 1 point per draw and 0 points per loss.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
43 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 112 | 35 | +77 | 105 |
| Germany |
39 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 111 | 37 | +74 | 83 |
| Norway |
35 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 86 | 45 | +41 | 69 |
| Sweden |
33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 59 |
| Brazil |
30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 58 |
| China PR |
29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 51 |
| Japan |
29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 42 |
| England |
19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 |
| Canada |
23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 23 |
| France |
14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 21 |
| Australia |
22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 20 |
| Russia |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 |
| Nigeria |
22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 56 | -38 | 12 |
| North Korea |
13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 11 |
| Italy |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 |
| Denmark |
14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 10 |
| Cameroon |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
| Colombia |
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 5 |
| Netherlands |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| South Korea |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 4 |
| Ghana |
9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 30 | -24 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 3 |
| Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 3 |
| New Zealand |
12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 29 | -22 | 3 |
| Mexico |
9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 30 | -24 | 3 |
| Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Spain |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 0 |
| Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 0 |
| Argentina |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33 | -31 | 0 |
Results by confederation
— Hosts are from this confederation
AFC (Asia)
| 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Top 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1st | | 1 | ||||||
| 2nd | | | 2 | |||||
| 3rd | 0 | |||||||
| 4th | | 1 |
CAF (Africa)
| 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Top 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st | 0 | |||||||
| 2nd | 0 | |||||||
| 3rd | 0 | |||||||
| 4th | 0 |
CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean)
| 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Top 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Top 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Top 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1st | | | | 3 | ||||
| 2nd | | 1 | ||||||
| 3rd | | | | 3 | ||||
| 4th | | 1 |
CONMEBOL (South America)
| 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Top 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | 0 | |||||||
| 2nd | | 1 | ||||||
| 3rd | | 1 | ||||||
| 4th | 0 |
OFC (Oceania)
| 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Top 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st | 0 | |||||||
| 2nd | 0 | |||||||
| 3rd | 0 | |||||||
| 4th | 0 |
UEFA (Europe)
| 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 39 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| Top 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| Top 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Top 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1st | | | | 3 | ||||
| 2nd | | | | 3 | ||||
| 3rd | | | | 3 | ||||
| 4th | | | | | | 5 |
Overall
| AFC | CAF | CONCACAF | CONMEBOL | OFC | UEFA | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 24 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 112 |
| Top 8 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 56 |
| Top 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Top 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 1st | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3rd | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.