FIFA Women's World Cup final
Organising bodyFIFA
Founded1991 (1991)
RegionInternational
Number of teams10[lower-alpha 1]
Current champions Spain (1st title)
Most successful team(s) United States (4 titles)

The FIFA Women's World Cup is the international association football championship for women's national teams who represent members of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. It was established in 1991 and takes place every four years with teams who qualify through continental competitions alongside the hosts. Like the men's tournament, the FIFA Women's World Cup final is the last match of the competition's knockout stage and determines the world champions in women's association football.

The most recent World Cup, hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2023, was won by Spain, who beat England 1–0 to win their first title.

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.[1] The tournament has been decided by a one-off match on every occasion.

List of finals

Locations of FIFA Women's World Cup finals
Key to the list of finals
* Match was won with a golden goal
‡ Match was won on a penalty shoot-out after extra time
  • The "Year" column refers to the year the World Cup was held, and wikilinks to the article about that tournament. The wikilinks in the "Final score" column point to the article about that tournament's final game. Links in the "Winners" and "Runners-up" columns point to the articles for the national football teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries.
List of finals matches, their venues and locations, the finalists and final scores
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance
1991 United States  2–1  Norway Tianhe Stadium Guangzhou, China 63,000[2]
1995 Norway  2–0  Germany Råsunda Stadium Stockholm, Sweden 17,158[3]
1999 United States  ‡0–0‡  China Rose Bowl Pasadena, California, US 90,185[4]
2003 Germany  *2–1*  Sweden Home Depot Center Carson, California, US 26,137[5]
2007 Germany  2–0  Brazil Hongkou Football Stadium Shanghai, China 31,000[6]
2011 Japan  ‡2–2‡  United States Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt, Germany 48,817[7]
2015 United States  5–2  Japan BC Place Vancouver, Canada 53,341[8]
2019 United States  2–0  Netherlands Parc Olympique Lyonnais Décines-Charpieu, France 57,900[9]
2023 Spain  1–0  England Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia 75,784[10]

Results by nation

Results by nation
National team Wins Runners-up Total finals Years won Years runners-up
 United States 4 1 5 1991, 1999, 2015, 2019 2011
 Germany 2 1 3 2003, 2007 1995
 Japan 1 1 2 2011 2015
 Norway 1 1 2 1995 1991
 Spain 1 0 1 2023–
 Brazil 0 1 1 –2007
 China 0 1 1 –1999
 Netherlands 0 1 1 –2019
 Sweden 0 1 1 –2003
 England 0 1 1 –2023

    Results by confederation

    Results by confederation
    Confederation Appearances Winners Runners-up
    UEFA 9 4 5
    CONCACAF 5 4 1
    AFC 3 1 2
    CONMEBOL 1 0 1

    Note

    1. ↑ Only those teams that have appeared in a FIFA Women's World Cup final are counted.

    References

    1. ↑ "Laws of the Game" (PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
    2. ↑ Basler, Barbara (1 December 1991). "Soccer; U.S. women beat Norway to capture World Cup". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    3. ↑ Shannon, David. "Women's World Cup 1995 (Sweden)". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
    4. ↑ Gildea, William (11 July 1999). "U.S. Effort Nets Second World Cup Title". The Washington Post. p. A1. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
    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. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
    9. ↑ "Megan Rapinoe on the spot as USA beat Netherlands to win Women's World Cup". The Guardian. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
    10. ↑ Sanders, Emma (20 August 2023). "Women's World Cup final: England lose to Spain in Sydney". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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