This is a list of the records of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Debuting teams |
Teams |
No. |
Cum. |
1991 | Brazil, China, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden, United States |
12 |
12 |
1995 | Australia, Canada, England |
3 |
15 |
1999 | Ghana, Mexico, North Korea, Russia |
4 |
19 |
2003 | Argentina, France, South Korea |
3 |
22 |
2007 | None |
0 |
22 |
2011 | Colombia, Equatorial Guinea |
2 |
24 |
2015 | Cameroon, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand |
8 |
32 |
2019 | Chile, Jamaica, Scotland, South Africa |
4 |
36 |
2023 | Haiti, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Vietnam, Zambia |
8 |
44 |
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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.[2]
- As of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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- 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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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.
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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.
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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).
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).
Qualification: at least one appearance in each Finals tournament.
Most finishes in the top two
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- 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)
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).
- 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:[3]
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).
- Most tournaments played
- 7:[4] Formiga (
Brazil, 1995–2019).
- Most tournaments in squad
- 7:[4] 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.[lower-alpha 1]
- Most matches played, finals
- 30:[5] 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:[6] 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:[7] 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:[4] Formiga (
Brazil), vs France, 23 June 2019.
- Oldest player, final
- 40 years, 11 days:[8] Christie Rampone (
United States), vs Japan, 5 July 2015.
- Oldest player, qualifying match
- 49 years, 110 days:[7] 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).
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;[9] 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.[10]
- Fastest hat-trick from kickoff
- 16th minute: Carli Lloyd (
United States), scored at 3', 5' and 16' vs Japan, 2015.[11]
- 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:[12] 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:[5] Formiga (
Brazil), vs South Korea, 9 June 2015.
- Oldest hat-trick scorer
- 34 years, 25 days:[13] 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:[14] Lena Videkull (
Sweden), vs Japan, 1991.
- Fastest goal by a substitute
- 3 minutes:[15] 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:[16]
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.[17]
- 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, Lindsey 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
Teams listed in bold won the tournament.
Total and average goals
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Year |
Teams |
Matches |
Goals |
Top scorer |
Average goals |
1991 |
12 |
26 |
99 |
10 |
3.81 |
1995 |
12 |
26 |
99 |
6 |
3.81 |
1999 |
16 |
32 |
123 |
7 |
3.84 |
2003 |
16 |
32 |
107 |
7 |
3.34 |
2007 |
16 |
32 |
111 |
7 |
3.47 |
2011 |
16 |
32 |
86 |
5 |
2.69 |
2015 |
24 |
52 |
146 |
6 |
2.81 |
2019 |
24 |
52 |
146 |
6 |
2.81 |
2023 |
32 |
64 |
164 |
5 |
2.59 |
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Most and fewest in bold.
- 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).
- 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:[18] Cecilia Santiago (
Mexico), vs England, 27 June 2011.
- Oldest goalkeeper
- 39 years, 353 days: Vanina Correa (
Argentina), vs Sweden, 2 August 2023.
- Most matches coached
- 25:[19] 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:[19] 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:[20] 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.
- Youngest team
- 18 years, 8 months:[21]
Nigeria, 1991.
- Youngest team, champions
- 23 years, 8 months:
United States, 1991.
- Oldest team
- 29 years, 5 months:[22]
United States, 2015.
- Oldest team, champions
- 29 years, 5 months:
United States, 2015.
- Lowest average of age at tournament
- 23 years, 11 months:[21] 1991.
- Highest average of age at tournament
- 25 years, 2 months:[21] 2007.
- 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).
- 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.
- Highest attendance in a match
- 90,185:[23]
United States vs
China, 10 July 1999, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States.
- Highest attendance in a final
- 90,185:[23]
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:[24] 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
More information Year, Matches ...
Year |
Matches |
Attendance |
Total |
Average |
Lowest |
|
|
Highest |
|
|
1991 |
26 |
510,000 |
19,615 |
TPE – GER |
Round 1 |
10,000 |
CHN – NOR |
Round 1 |
65,000 |
1995 |
26 |
112,213 |
4,316 |
NGA – CAN |
Round 1 |
250 |
GER – NOR |
Final |
17,158 |
1999 |
32 |
1,194,215 |
37,319 |
NOR – CHN |
Semi-final |
8,986 |
NOR – BRA USA – CHN |
Third place match Final |
90,185 |
2003 |
32 |
656,789 |
20,525 |
AUS – RUS |
Round 1 |
8,500 |
USA – SWE |
Round 1 |
35,000 |
2007 |
32 |
1,156,955 |
36,155 |
SWE – NGA |
Round 1 |
21,740 |
CHN – NZL |
Round 1 |
56,208 |
2011 |
32 |
845,751 |
26,430 |
PRK – COL |
Round 1 |
7,805 |
GER – CAN |
Round 1 |
73,680 |
2015 |
52 |
1,353,506 |
26,029 |
CIV – NOR |
Round 1 |
7,147 |
CAN – ENG |
Quarter-final |
54,027 |
2019 |
52 |
1,131,312 |
21,756 |
CMR – NZL |
Round 1 |
8,009 |
USA – NED |
Final |
57,900 |
2023 |
64 |
1,978,274 |
30,911 |
POR – VIE |
Round 1 |
6,645 |
AUS – IRL AUS – DEN ENG – COL AUS – ENG ESP – ENG |
Round 1 Round of 16 Quarter-final Semi-final Final |
75,784 |
Close
- 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.[lower-alpha 2]
- 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.
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
The players are: Wang Liping (
China, 1999–2003), Bettina Wiegmann (
Germany, 1999–2003), Birgit Prinz (
Germany, 2003–2007), Shannon Boxx (
United States, 2003, 2011), Marta (
Brazil, 2007–2011); Nadine Angerer (
Germany, 2007, 2015); Lisa De Vanna (
Australia, 2007, 2015); Elise Kellond-Knight (
Australia, 2011–2015); Aya Miyama (
Japan, 2011–2015); Hope Solo (
United States, 2011–2015) The players are: Sun Wen (
China; 1995 quarter-final, 1999 final), Xie Huilin (
China; 1995 quarter-final, 1999 final), Shannon Boxx (
United States; 2011 quarter-final, 2011 final), Carli Lloyd (
United States; 2011 quarter-final, 2011 final), Abby Wambach (
United States; 2011 quarter-final, 2011 final), Camille Abily (
France; 2011 quarter-final, 2015 quarter-final), Gaëtane Thiney (
France; 2011 quarter-final, 2015 quarter-final), Megan Rapinoe (
United States; 2011 quarter-final, 2023 round of 16, Eugénie Le Sommer (
France; 2011 quarter-final, 2023 quarter-final), Wendie Renard (
France; 2015 quarter-final, 2023 quarter-final), Steph Catley (
Australia; 2019 round of 16, 2023 quarter-final), Sam Kerr (
Australia; 2019 round of 16, 2023 quarter-final)