Association football is among the most popular sports in South America, with five members of the South American Football Confederation having competed at the sport's biggest international event, the FIFA Women's World Cup. The highest ranked result in the Women's World Cup for an South American team is 2nd place in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup by Brazil.
Overview
1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  (32) |
Total | |
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18 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Top 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | 0 | |||||||||
| 2nd | | 1 | ||||||||
| 3rd | | 1 | ||||||||
| 4th | 0 |
| Country | # | Years | Best result |
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| Brazil | 9 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 | 2nd |
| Argentina | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2019, 2023 | GS |
| Colombia | 3 | 2011, 2015, 2023 | QF |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2015 | GS |
| Chile | 1 | 2019 | GS |
Results
Most finishes in the top four
| Team | # | Top-four finishes |
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| Brazil |
2 | 1999, 2007 |
Team results by tournament
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The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA.[1] The rankings, apart from the top four positions, are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament. In recent tournaments, FIFA has used the rankings for seedings for the final tournament draw.[2]
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (32) |
Total | Qual. Comp. |
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| Argentina |
× | • | • | R1 16th | R1 16th | • | • | R1 18th | R1 27th | 4 | 8 |
| Brazil |
R1 9th | R1 9th | 3rd | QF 5th | 2nd | QF 5th | R2 9th | R2 10th | R1 18th | 9 | 9 |
| Chile |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 17th | • | 1 | 9 |
| Colombia |
× | × | • | • | • | R1 14th | R2 12th | • | QF 7th | 3 | 7 |
| Ecuador |
× | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | • | • | 1 | 8 |
Tournament standings
| Team | Champions | Finals | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Second round |
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| Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Colombia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Appearances
Ranking of teams by number of appearances
| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
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| Brazil |
9 | 9 | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | Runners-up (2007) |
| Argentina |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2003 | 2023 | Group stage (2003, 2007, 2019, 2023) |
| Colombia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2011 | 2023 | Current (2023) |
| Ecuador |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | 2015 | Group stage (2015) |
| Chile |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | 2019 | Group stage (2019) |
Team debuts
| Year | Debutants | Total |
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| 1991 | Brazil |
1 |
| 2003 | Argentina |
1 |
| 2011 | Colombia |
1 |
| 2015 | Ecuador |
1 |
| 2019 | Chile |
1 |
| Total | 5 | |
Summary of performance
This table shows the number of countries represented at the Women's World Cup, the number of entries (#E) from around the world including any rejections and withdrawals, the number of South American entries (#A), how many of those South American entries withdrawn (#A-) before/during qualification or were rejected by FIFA, the South American representatives at the Women's World Cup finals, the number of World Cup Qualifiers each South American representative had to play to get to the World Cup (#WCQ), the furthest stage reached, results, and coaches.
| Year | Host | Size | #E | #A | #A- | South American finalists | #WCQ | Stage | Results | Coach |
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| 1991 | China | 12 | 48 | 3 | 0 | Brazil | 2 | Group stage | won 1–0  Japan, lost 0–5 United States, lost 0–2 Sweden | Fernando Pires |
| 1995 | Sweden | 12 | 55 | 5 | Brazil | 5 | Group stage | won 1–0 Sweden, lost 1–2 Japan, lost 1–6 Germany | Ademar Fonseca | |
| 1999 | United States | 16 | 67 | 10 | Brazil | 6 | Third place | won 7–1  Mexico, won 2–0  Italy, drew 3–3 Germany, won 4–3  Nigeria (g.g.), lost 0–2 United States, drew 0–0  Norway (won 5–4 (p)) | Wilsinho | |
| 2003 | United States | 16 | 99 | 10 | Argentina | 5 | Group stage | lost 0–6 Japan, lost 0–3 Canada, lost 1–6 Germany | Carlos Borrello | |
| Brazil | 3 | Quarter-finals | won 3–0  South Korea, won 4–1 Norway, drew 1–1 France, lost 1–2 Sweden | Paulo Gonçalves | ||||||
| 2007 | China | 16 | 120 | 10 | Argentina | 7 | Group stage | lost 0–11 Germany, lost 0–1 Japan, lost 1–6  England | Carlos Borrello | |
| Brazil | 7 | Runners-up | won 5–0 New Zealand, won 4–0 China, won 1–0  Denmark, won 3–2 Australia, won 4–0 United States, lost 0–2 Germany | Jorge Barcellos | ||||||
| 2011 | Germany | 16 | 125 | 10 | Brazil | 7 | Quarter-finals | won 1–0 Australia, won 3–0 Norway, won 3–0  Equatorial Guinea, drew 2–2 United States (lost 3–5 (p)) | Kleiton Lima | |
| Colombia | 7 | Group stage | lost 0–1 Sweden, lost 0–3 United States, drew 0–0  North Korea | Ricardo Rozo | ||||||
| 2015 | Canada | 24 | 134 | 10 | Brazil | 7 | Round of 16 | won 2–0 South Korea, won 1–0  Spain, won 1–0  Costa Rica, lost 0–1 Australia | Vadão | |
| Colombia | 7 | Round of 16 | drew 1–1 Mexico, won 2–0 France, lost 1–2 England, lost 0–2 United States | Fabián Taborda | ||||||
| Ecuador | 9 | Group stage | lost 0–6  Cameroon, lost 1–10 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland, lost 0–1 Japan | Vanessa Arauz | ||||||
| 2019 | France | 24 | 144 | 10 | Argentina | 9 | Group stage | drew 0–0 Japan, lost 0–1 England, drew 3–3  Scotland | Carlos Borrello | |
| Brazil | 7 | Round of 16 | won 3–0  Jamaica, lost 2–3 Australia, won 1–0 Italy, lost 1–2 France (a.e.t.) | Vadão | ||||||
| Chile | 7 | Group stage | lost 0–2 Sweden, lost 0–3 United States, won 2–0  Thailand | José Letelier | ||||||
| 2023 | Australia New Zealand | 32 | 172 | 10 | Argentina | 6 | Group stage | lost 0–1 Italy, drew 2–2  South Africa, lost 0–2 Sweden | Germán Portanova | |
| Brazil | 6 | Group stage | won 4–0  Panama, lost 1–2 France, drew 0–0 Jamaica | Pia Sundhage | ||||||
| Colombia | 6 | Quarter-finals | won 2–0 South Korea, won 2–1 Germany, lost 0–1  Morocco, won 1–0 Jamaica, lost 1–2 England | Nelson Abadía |
Not yet qualified
5 of the 10 active FIFA and CONMEBOL members have never appeared in the final tournament.
- Legend
- TBD — To be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament)
- • — Did not qualify
- × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- — Not affiliated in FIFA
- •• — Qualified, but withdrew before Finals
| Country | Number of Qualifying attempts |
1991 |
1995 |
1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2015 |
2019 |
2023 |
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 Bolivia | 8 | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
 Paraguay | 7 | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru | 7 | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
 Uruguay | 7 | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela | 8 | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Competitive history
1999: the beginning of Brazil's women football
2003: Argentina's debut
2007: Brazil reaching the final for the first time
2011: Colombia's debut
2015: Ecuador's debut
2019: Chile's debut
2023: Colombia reaching the quarterfinals
References
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Statistical Overview (page 4)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2006.
- ↑ Seeding of national teams (PDF). Archived 4 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 12 September 2016.
External links
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