FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics


FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics


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

General statistics by tournament

Debut of national teams

Overall team records

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

As of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Medal table

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – 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 / Kicked / Banned / Permanently banned
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).

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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 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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:  United States (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019).
Most finishes in the top two
5:  United States (1991, 1999, 2011, 2015, 2019).
Most finishes in the top three
8:  United States (1991–2019).
Most finishes in the top four
8:  United States (1991–2019).
Most finishes in the top eight
8:  Germany,  United States (1991–2019).
Most World Cup appearances
9:  Brazil,  Germany,  Japan,  Nigeria,  Norway,  Sweden,  United States (every tournament).
Most second-place finishes
1:  Norway (1991),  Germany (1995),  China (1999),  Sweden (2003),  Brazil (2007),  United States (2011),  Japan (2015),  Netherlands (2019),  England (2023).
Most third-place finishes
4:  Sweden (1991, 2011, 2019, 2023).
Most fourth-place finishes
2:  Germany (1991, 2015),  Norway (1999, 2007).
Most 3rd-4th-place finishes
4:  Sweden (1991, 2011, 2019, 2023).
Most 5th-8th-place finishes
4:  China (1991, 2003, 2007, 2015).
Most 9th-16th-place finishes
7:  Nigeria (1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2023).

Consecutive

Most consecutive championships
2:  Germany (2003–2007),  United States (2015–2019).
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
3:  United States (2011–2019).
Most consecutive finishes in the top three
8:  United States (1991–2019).
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
8:  United States (1991–2019).
Most consecutive finishes in the top eight
8:  Germany,  United States (1991–2019).
Most consecutive appearances in the finals
9:  Brazil,  Germany,  Japan,  Nigeria,  Norway,  Sweden,  United States (1991–2023).
Most consecutive championships by a confederation
2: UEFA (2003–2007), CONCACAF (2015–2019).

Gaps

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

Host team

Best finish by host team
Champion:  United States (1999).
Worst finish by host team
Group Stage:  New Zealand (2023).

Defending champion

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

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team
Champion: United States (1991).
Best finish by a debuting team, excluding inaugural tournament
Quarterfinals:  England (1995),  Russia (1999)

Other

Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
1:  China (1999),  Sweden (2003),  Brazil (2007),  Netherlands (2019),  England (2023).
Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion
5:  Sweden (1991, 2003, 2011, 2019, 2023).
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
5:  Sweden (1991, 2003, 2011, 2019, 2023).
Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champion
7:  Sweden (1991–2003, 2011, 2019, 2023).
Most appearances without ever being champion
9:  Brazil,  Nigeria,  Sweden (every tournament).
Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
1:  Canada (2003),  France (2011),  Australia (2023).
Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two
4:  Australia (2007–2015, 2023),  France (2011–2023).
Most appearances without ever finishing in the top two
9:  Nigeria (every tournament).
Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four
2:  Denmark (1991–1995),  Russia (1999–2003),  Italy (1991, 2019).
Most appearances without ever finishing in the top four
9:  Nigeria (every tournament).
Most appearances without ever finishing in the top eight
6:  New Zealand (1991, 2007–2023).
Teams that defeated tournament champion
 England, 2011 (2–0 vs Japan);  Japan, 2023 (4–0 vs Spain).
Most played final
2:  Japan vs  United States (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 ( United States, 2015–2019).
Most finishes in the top two
2: Even Pellerud ( Norway, 1991–1995), Norio Sasaki ( Japan, 2011–2015), Jill Ellis ( United States, 2015–2019), Sarina Wiegman ( Netherlands, 2019;  England, 2023).
Most finishes in the top three
2: Even Pellerud ( Norway, 1991–1995), Tony DiCicco ( United States, 1995–1999), Norio Sasaki ( Japan, 2011–2015), Jill Ellis ( United States, 2015–2019), Sarina Wiegman ( Netherlands, 2019;  England, 2023).
Most finishes in the top four
3: Even Pellerud ( Norway, 1991–1995;  Canada, 2003)

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time

Most matches played
53:  United States.
Most wins
41:  United States.
Fewest wins
0:  Argentina,  Costa Rica,  Ecuador,  Equatorial Guinea,  Haiti,  Republic of Ireland,  Ivory Coast,  Mexico,  Panama,  Scotland,  Vietnam.
Most losses
19:  Nigeria.
Fewest losses
1:  Portugal.
Most draws
9:  United States.
Fewest draws
0:  Cameroon,  Chile,  Chinese Taipei,  Ecuador,  Equatorial Guinea,  Haiti,  Ivory Coast,  Morocco,  Panama,  Philippines,  Russia,  Thailand,  Vietnam,  Zambia.
Most matches played without a win or a draw
3:  Equatorial Guinea,  Ecuador,  Haiti,  Ivory Coast,  Panama,  Vietnam.
Most matches played without a win
12:  Argentina.
Most matches played until first win
15:  New Zealand.
Most matches played until first draw
17:  Norway.
Most matches played until first loss
10:  United States.
Most goals scored
142:  United States.
Most hat-tricks scored
5:  Germany.
Most goals conceded
65:  Nigeria.
Most hat-tricks conceded
4:  Mexico.
Fewest goals scored
0:  Haiti,  Vietnam.
Fewest goals conceded
1:  Portugal.
Highest goal difference
+103:  United States.
Lowest goal difference
–42:  Nigeria.
Highest average of goals scored per match
2.78:  Germany.
Highest average of goals conceded per match
5.67:  Ecuador.
Most meetings between two teams
7 times:  United States vs  Sweden (4–2–1) (1991, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023).
Most tournaments unbeaten
5:  United States (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019, 2023).

In one tournament

Most wins
7:  United States (2019).
Fewest wins, champions
4:  Japan (2011) (out of 6).
Most losses, champions
1:  Japan (2011),  Spain (2023).
Most goals scored
26:  United States (2019).
Most goals scored, group stage
18:  United States (2019).
Most goals scored, champions
26:  United States (2019).
Most goals scored, hosts
18,  United States (1999).
Most goals scored, eliminated in the first round
8:  Germany (2023).
Fewest goals scored, champions
12:  Japan (2011).
Fewest goals scored, hosts
1:  New Zealand (2023).
Most goals conceded, champions
7:  Spain (2023).
Most goals conceded, hosts
8:  Australia (2023).
Fewest goals conceded, champions
0:  Germany (2007).
Fewest goals conceded, hosts
1:  New Zealand (2023).
Fewest goals conceded, eliminated in the first round
1:  New Zealand (2023),  Portugal (2023).
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal
540 minutes:  Germany (2007),  United States (2015).
Highest goal difference
+23:  United States (2019).
Highest goal difference, champions
+23:  United States (2019).
Highest goal difference, hosts
+15:  United States (1999).
Lowest goal difference
-19:  Thailand (2019).
Lowest goal difference, champions
+6:  Japan (2011).
Lowest goal difference, hosts
-2:  China (2007).
Highest average of goals scored per match
4.16:  United States (1991),  Germany (2003).
Highest average of goals scored per match, champions
4.16:  United States (1991),  Germany (2003).
Lowest average of goals scored per match
0.00:  Japan (1991),  Nigeria (1991),  Nigeria (2003),  New Zealand (2007),  Colombia (2011),  North Korea (2011),  Haiti (2023),  Vietnam (2023).
Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions
2.00:  Japan (2011),  United States (2015).
Highest average of goals conceded per match
6.67:  Thailand (2019).
Highest average of goals conceded per match, champions
1.00:  Japan (2011),  Spain (2023).
Lowest average of goals conceded per match
0.00:  Germany (2007).
Lowest average of goals conceded per match, champions
0.00:  Germany (2007).

Streaks

Most consecutive successful qualification attempts without automatic spots
9:  Brazil,  Japan,  Nigeria,  Norway (1991–2023).
Most consecutive wins
13:  United States, from 1–0 vs Nigeria (2015) to 3–0 vs Vietnam (2023).
Most consecutive matches without a loss
21:  United States, from 2–2 vs Brazil (2011) to 0–0 vs Sweden (2023).
Most consecutive losses
8:  New Zealand, from 0–3 vs Denmark (1991) to 1–2 vs England (2011).
Most consecutive draws
3:  Sweden, from 3–3 vs Nigeria (2015) to 1–1 vs Australia (2015),  United States, from 1–1 vs Netherlands (2023) to 0–0 vs Sweden (2023).
Most consecutive matches without a draw
17:  Norway, from 0–4 vs China (1991) to 0–5 vs China (1999).
Most consecutive top-scoring team
2:  Germany (2003–2007).
Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal
16:  England (2015–2023).
Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals
10:  United States (1991–1995),  Germany (1999–2007),  United States (2015–2023).
Most consecutive matches scoring at least three goals
5:  United States (1991),  Germany (2003).
Most consecutive matches scoring at least five goals
2:  United States (1991).
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets)
6:  Germany (2007).
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal
671 minutes:  Germany (2003–2011).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals
4:  New Zealand (1991–2007),  Argentina (2003–2007).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least four goals
3:  Australia (1995),  Ghana (2007),  Thailand (2015–2019).
Most consecutive matches conceding at least six goals
2:  Mexico (1999),  Argentina (2003–2007),  Ecuador (2015).

Individual

Most tournaments played
7: Formiga ( Brazil, 1995–2019).
Most tournaments in squad
7: Formiga ( Brazil, 1995–2019).
See here for a list of players who have appeared in four or more FIFA Women's World Cups.
Most championships
2: 32 players.
See here for a list of FIFA Women's World Cup winning players.
Most medals
5: Kristine Lilly ( United States, 1991–2007), Christie Rampone ( United States, 1999–2015).
Most appearances in All-Star Team
2: 10 players.
Most matches played, finals
30: Kristine Lilly ( United States, 1991–2007).
Most knockout games played, finals
15: Kristine Lilly ( United States, 1991–2007).
Most minutes played, finals
2,537 minutes: Kristine Lilly ( United States, 1991–2007).
Most matches won
24: Kristine Lilly ( United States, 1991–2007).
Most matches drawn
5: Sun Wen ( China, 1991–2003).
Most matches lost
10: Florence Omagbemi ( Nigeria, 1991–2003), Onome Ebi ( Nigeria, 2003–2019).
Most appearances in a World Cup final
3: Birgit Prinz ( Germany; 1995, 2003–2007), Tobin Heath ( United States, 2011–2019), Ali Krieger ( United States, 2011–2019), Carli Lloyd ( United States, 2011–2019), Alex Morgan ( United States, 2011–2019), Megan Rapinoe ( United States, 2011–2019).
Most appearances as captain
17: Christine Sinclair ( Canada, 2007–2023).
Most tournaments as captain
5: Christine Sinclair ( Canada, 2007–2023).
Most appearances as substitute
8: Tiffeny Milbrett ( United States, 1995–2003), Zhang Ouying ( China, 1999–2007), Carli Lloyd ( United States, 2007–2019).
Youngest player
16 years, 26 days: Casey Phair ( South Korea), vs Colombia, 25 July 2023.
Youngest player, final
17 years, 236 days: Birgit Prinz ( Germany), vs Norway, 18 June 1995.
Youngest player, qualifying match
13 years, 131 days: Alina Litvinenko ( Kyrgyzstan), vs Jordan, 27 April 2009.
Youngest captain
19 years, 261 days: Nkiru Okosieme ( Nigeria), vs Germany, 17 November 1991.
Oldest player
41 years, 112 days: Formiga ( Brazil), vs France, 23 June 2019.
Oldest player, final
40 years, 11 days: Christie Rampone ( United States), vs Japan, 5 July 2015.
Oldest player, qualifying match
49 years, 110 days: Tonina Dimech ( Malta), vs Turkey, 11 April 2010.
Oldest captain
40 years, 49 days: Christine Sinclair ( Canada), vs Australia, 31 July 2023.
Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament
35 years, 320 days: Meg ( Brazil), vs Japan, 17 November 1991.
Largest age difference on the same team
22 years, 256 days:  South Korea (2023) (Kim Jung-mi: 38 years, 277 days; Casey Phair: 16 years, 21 days).
Largest age difference on a champion team
18 years, 61 days:  Japan (2011) (Nozomi Yamago: 36 years, 182 days; Mana Iwabuchi: 18 years, 121 days).
Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player
15 years and 295 days: Wendi Henderson ( New Zealand, 1991–2007).
Longest span of World Cup finals appearances as a player
24 years: Formiga ( Brazil, 1995–2019).

Goalscoring

Individual

Most goals scored, overall finals
17: Marta ( Brazil, 2003–2019).
Most goals scored in a tournament
10: Michelle Akers ( United States, 1991).
Most goals scored in a match
5: Michelle Akers ( United States), vs Chinese Taipei, 1991; Alex Morgan ( United States), vs Thailand, 2019.
Most goals scored in a lost match
2: Genoveva Añonma ( Equatorial Guinea), vs Australia, 2011; Arianna Caruso ( Italy), vs South Africa, 2023.
Most goals scored in a final match
3: Carli Lloyd ( United States) vs Japan, 2015.
Most goals scored in all final matches
3: Carli Lloyd ( United States), 3 vs Japan in 2015.
Most matches with at least one goal
12: Abby Wambach ( United States, 2003–2015).
Most consecutive matches with at least one goal
6: Carli Lloyd ( United States, 2015–2019).
Most matches with at least two goals
5: Marta ( Brazil, 2003–2011).
Most consecutive matches with at least two goals
2: Michelle Akers ( United States, 1991), Heidi Mohr ( Germany, 1991), Sissi ( Brazil, 1999), Sun Wen ( China, 1999), Marta ( Brazil, 2007), Megan Rapinoe ( United States, 2019).
Fastest hat-trick
5 minutes: Fabienne Humm ( Switzerland), scored at 47', 49' and 52' vs Ecuador, 2015.
Fastest hat-trick from kickoff
16th minute: Carli Lloyd ( United States), scored at 3', 5' and 16' vs Japan, 2015.
Most tournaments with at least one goal
5: Marta ( Brazil, 2003–2019), Christine Sinclair ( Canada, 2003–2019).
Most tournaments with at least two goals
4: Mia Hamm ( United States, 1991–2003), Bettina Wiegmann ( Germany, 1991–2003), Marta ( Brazil, 2003–2011, 2019).
Most tournaments with at least three goals
3: Bettina Wiegmann ( Germany, 1991–1999), Marta ( Brazil, 2003–2011), Abby Wambach ( United States, 2003–2011).
Most tournaments with at least four goals
2: Ann Kristin Aarønes ( Norway, 1995-1999), Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 2003-2007), Marta ( Brazil, 2007–2011), Abby Wambach ( United States, 2007–2011), Cristiane ( Brazil, 2007, 2019).
Most tournaments with at least five goals
2: Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 2003–2007).
Longest period between a player's first and last goals
15 years, 364 days: Solveig Gulbrandsen ( Norway, 23 June 1999 – 22 June 2015).
Longest period between one goal and the next
12 years, 98 days: Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen ( Denmark, 6 June 1995 – 12 September 2007).
Youngest goalscorer
16 years, 107 days: Elena Danilova ( Russia), vs Germany, 2 October 2003.
Youngest hat-trick scorer
20 years, 236 days: Inka Grings ( Germany), vs Mexico, 24 June 1999.
Youngest goalscorer, final
20 years, 67 days: Marianne Pettersen ( Norway), vs Germany, 18 June 1995.
Oldest goalscorer
37 years, 98 days: Formiga ( Brazil), vs South Korea, 9 June 2015.
Oldest hat-trick scorer
34 years, 25 days: Cristiane ( Brazil), vs Jamaica, 9 June 2019.
Oldest goalscorer, final
34 years, 2 days: Megan Rapinoe ( United States), vs Netherlands, 7 July 2019.
Most penalties scored (excluding during shootouts)
8: Bettina Wiegmann ( Germany, 2 each in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003).
First substitute winning goalscorer, final
came on 88th minute: Nia Künzer ( Germany), vs Sweden, 2003.
Fastest goal from kickoff
30 seconds: Lena Videkull ( Sweden), vs Japan, 1991.
Fastest goal by a substitute
3 minutes: Pia Wunderlich ( Germany), vs Russia, 2003; Linda Sembrant ( Sweden), vs Nigeria, 2015.
Fastest goal from kickoff in a final
3rd minute: Carli Lloyd ( United States), vs Japan, 2015.
Latest goal from kickoff
122nd minute: Abby Wambach ( United States), vs Brazil, 2011.
Latest goal from kickoff in a final
117th minute: Homare Sawa ( Japan), vs United States, 2011.
Latest goal from kickoff in a final, with no goals scored between
69th minute: Alex Morgan ( United States), vs Japan, 2011.

Team

Biggest margin of victory
13:  United States (13) vs  Thailand (0), 2019.
Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match
21:  Japan (21) vs  Guam (0), 1997 AFC Championship Group A;  Canada (21) vs  Puerto Rico (0), 1998 CONCACAF Championship Group A;  New Zealand (21) vs  Samoa (0), 1998 OFC Championship Group A;  Australia (21) vs  American Samoa (0), 1998 OFC Championship Group B;  Haiti (21) vs  British Virgin Islands (0), 2022 CONCACAF Women's Championship Qualification.
Most goals scored in a match, one team
13:  United States, vs  Thailand, 2019.
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
13:  United States (13) vs  Thailand (0), 2019.
Highest scoring draw
3–3:  Nigeria vs  Sweden, 2015;  Argentina vs  Scotland, 2019.
Most goals scored in extra time, both teams
2:  Brazil (1) vs  United States (1), 2011;  Japan (1) vs  United States (1), 2011.
Most goals scored in a semi-final, one team
5:  United States, vs  Germany, 1991;  China, vs  Norway, 1999.
Most goals scored in a semi-final, both teams
7:  United States (5) vs  Germany (2), 1991.
Most goals scored in a final, one team
5:  United States, vs  Japan, 2015.
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
7:  United States (5) vs  Japan (2), 2015.
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
0:  United States (0) vs  China (0), 1999.
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match
7:  United States, vs  Thailand, 2019 (Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle, Lindsay Horan, Sam Mewis, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh, Carli Lloyd).
Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament
10:  United States (1999: Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, Tiffeny Milbrett, Michelle Akers, Cindy Parlow, Shannon MacMillan, Tisha Venturini, Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett),  Germany (2003: Bettina Wiegmann, Stefanie Gottschlich, Birgit Prinz, Kerstin Garefrekes, Sandra Minnert, Maren Meinert, Conny Pohlers, Martina Müller, Pia Wunderlich, Nia Künzer).
Fewest individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament, champions
6:  Japan (2011: Nahomi Kawasumi, Karina Maruyama, Aya Miyama, Yūki Nagasato, Shinobu Ohno, Homare Sawa).

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 (Michelle Akers ( United States), Carin Jennings ( United States), Linda Medalen ( Norway), Heidi Mohr ( Germany)).
Most players scoring at least seven goals in a tournament
2: 1991 (Michelle Akers ( United States), Heidi Mohr ( Germany)), 1999 (Sissi ( Brazil), Sun Wen ( China)).

Own goals

Most own goals in a tournament
8: 2019, 2023.
Most own goals scored in a match, player
2: Angie Ponce ( Ecuador), vs Switzerland, 2015.
Most own goals scored in a match, one team
2:  Ecuador, vs Switzerland, 2015;  Morocco vs Germany, 2023.
Scoring for both teams in the same match
Brandi Chastain ( United States), vs Germany, 1999 – own goal in the 5th minute, goal in the 49th minute; Eva González ( Argentina), vs England, 2007 – own goal in the 9th minute, goal in the 60th minute; Angie Ponce ( Ecuador), vs Switzerland, 2015 – two own goals in the 24th minute and 71st minute, goal in the 64th minute.

Top-scoring teams by tournament

  • 1991:  United States, 25 goals
  • 1995:  Norway, 23 goals
  • 1999:  China, 19 goals
  • 2003:  Germany, 25 goals
  • 2007:  Germany, 21 goals
  • 2011:  United States, 13 goals
  • 2015:  Germany, 20 goals
  • 2019:  United States, 26 goals
  • 2023:  Spain, 18 goals

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Total and average goals

Most and fewest in bold.

Assists

Most assists, overall finals
13: Mia Hamm ( United States, 1995–2003).
Most assists in a tournament
7: Maren Meinert ( Germany, 2003).
Most tournaments with at least one assist
4: Kristine Lilly ( United States, 1995–2007), Therese Sjögran ( Sweden, 2003–2015).
Most tournaments with at least two assists
3: Mia Hamm ( United States, 1995–2003).
Most tournaments with at least three assists
2: Mia Hamm ( United States, 1995, 2003), Megan Rapinoe ( United States, 2011, 2019).
Most tournaments with at least four assists
2: Mia Hamm ( United States, 1995, 2003).
Most individual assisters for one team, one tournament
10:  United States (2019: Tierna Davidson, Crystal Dunn, Tobin Heath, Lindsey Horan, Sam Mewis, Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara, Christen Press, Mallory Pugh, Megan Rapinoe).
Fewest individual assisters for one team, one tournament, champions
5:  Japan (2011: Yukari Kinga, Aya Miyama, Yūki Nagasato, Shinobu Ohno, Homare Sawa),  United States (2015: Julie Johnston, Ali Krieger, Sydney Leroux, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe).

Goalkeeping

Most matches played, finals
22: Bente Nordby ( Norway, 1995–2007).
Most clean sheets (matches without conceding)
10: Briana Scurry ( United States, 1995–2007).
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals)
622 minutes (6 consecutive clean sheets): Nadine Angerer ( Germany, 2007-2011).
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (one tournament)
540 minutes: Nadine Angerer ( Germany, 2007), Hope Solo ( United States, 2015).
Most goals conceded, one tournament
17: Shirley Berruz ( Ecuador, 2015).
Most goals conceded, one tournament, hosts
7: Mackenzie Arnold ( Australia, 2023).
Most goals conceded, one match
13: Sukanya Chor Charoenying ( Thailand), vs United States, 2019.
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament
0: Nadine Angerer ( Germany, 2007).
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions
0: Nadine Angerer ( Germany, 2007).
Fewest goals conceded, penalty shootouts, one match
1: Ayumi Kaihori ( Japan), vs United States, 2011; Ingrid Hjelmseth ( Norway), vs Australia, 2019.
Youngest goalkeeper
16 years, 251 days: Cecilia Santiago ( Mexico), vs England, 27 June 2011.
Oldest goalkeeper
39 years, 353 days: Vanina Correa ( Argentina), vs Sweden, 2 August 2023.

Coaching

Most matches coached
25: Even Pellerud ( Norway, 1991–1995, 2015;  Canada, 2003–2007).
Most matches won
16: Even Pellerud ( Norway, 1991–1995, 2015;  Canada, 2003–2007).
Most matches lost
9: Tom Sermanni ( Australia, 1995, 2007–2011;  New Zealand, 2019).
Most finals won
2: Jill Ellis ( United States, 2015–2019).
Most finals lost
2: Sarina Wiegman ( Netherlands, 2019;  England, 2023).
Most tournaments
5: Even Pellerud (1991–1995, 2003–2007, 2015).
Most different nations coached
3: Pia Sundhage ( United States, 2011;  Sweden, 2015;  Brazil, 2023).
Most consecutive tournaments with same team
3: Silvia Neid ( Germany, 2007–2015).
Youngest coach
26 years, 4 months and 3 days: Vanessa Arauz ( Ecuador), vs Cameroon, 8 June 2015.
Youngest coach, champions
40 years, 7 months and 21 days: Anson Dorrance ( United States), 1991.
Oldest coach
72 years, 1 month and 11 days: Mai Đức Chung ( Vietnam), vs Netherlands, 1 August 2023.
Oldest coach, champions
53 years, 1 month and 23 days: Norio Sasaki ( Japan), 2011.
Quickest substitution made
6th minute: Chong Tsu-pin ( Chinese Taipei), Hong Li-chyn for Liu Hsiu-mei, vs Nigeria, 1991; Marika Domanski-Lyfors ( Sweden), Therese Lundin for Hanna Ljungberg, vs Ghana, 1999.
Most finals appearances as player and head coach
6: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg,  Germany (1991, 1995 & 1999 as player; 2015, 2019 & 2023 as coach).
First person to have played and coached at the finals
April Heinrichs, was the first person ever to have had both roles – as player for United States in 1991 and later as coach in 2003.
Best performance by a foreign coach
A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup-winning team. The best performance by a team with a foreign coach is second place, reached by the United States in 2011 with Pia Sundhage of Sweden and England in 2023 with Sarina Wiegman of the Netherlands. The USA's coach for their 2015 and 2019 victories, Jill Ellis, 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:  Nigeria, 1991.
Youngest team, champions
23 years, 8 months:  United States, 1991.
Oldest team
29 years, 5 months:  United States, 2015.
Oldest team, champions
29 years, 5 months:  United States, 2015.
Lowest average of age at tournament
23 years, 11 months: 1991.
Highest average of age at tournament
25 years, 2 months: 2007.

Refereeing

Most tournaments
4: Kari Seitz ( United States, 1999–2011).
Most matches refereed, overall
10: Nicole Petignat (  Switzerland, 1999–2007).
Most matches refereed, one tournament
5: Anna-Marie Keighley ( New Zealand, 2015), Tori Penso ( United States, 2023).

Discipline

Fastest sending off
2nd minute: Alicia Ferguson ( Australia), vs China, 1999.
Latest sending off
121st minute: Azusa Iwashimizu ( Japan), vs United States, 2011.
Most cautions (all-time, player)
5: Charmaine Hooper ( Canada, 1995–2003).
Most sendings off (tournament)
6: 2023 (in 64 matches).
Most sendings off (all-time, team)
4:  Nigeria.
Most cautions (tournament)
124: 2019 (in 52 matches).
Most cautions (all-time, team)
55:  Brazil (in 34 matches).
Most cautions (match, both teams)
8:  Brazil (4) vs  United States (4), 2011.
Most cautions (final match, one team)
3:  Norway, vs Germany, 1995.

Host records

Most times hosted
2: United States (1999, 2003), China (1991, 2007).
Had its best performance hosting

Champions:  United States (1999)

4th Place:  Australia (2023)

Attendance

Highest attendance in a match
90,185:  United States vs  China, 10 July 1999, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States.
Highest attendance in a final
90,185:  United States vs  China, 10 July 1999, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States.
Lowest attendance in a match
250:  Nigeria vs  Canada, 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:  United States.
Most shootouts, team, tournament
2:  United States, 2011.
Most shootouts, all teams, tournament
3: 2011, 2023.
Fewest shootouts, all teams, tournament
0: 1991, 2003, 2007.
Most wins, team, all-time
2:  United States.
Most losses, team, all-time
2:  United States.
Most shootouts, kicker, all-time
2: 12 players.
Most penalties missed against, all-time
4: Mackenzie Arnold ( Australia).
Most penalties missed against, tournament
4: Mackenzie Arnold ( Australia), vs France, 2023.
Most penalties missed against, shootout
4: Mackenzie Arnold ( Australia), 4 vs France in 2023.

Extra time

By team

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

By tournament

Most played
4: 2011, 2023
Fewest played
0: 2007

See also

  • FIFA World Cup records and statistics
  • FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Footnotes

References


Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics by Wikipedia (Historical)




 


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