South American nations at the FIFA Women's World Cup

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 a South American team is 2nd place in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup by Brazil.

Overview

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1991
 
(12)
1995
 
(12)
1999
 
(16)
2003
 
(16)
2007
 
(16)
2011
 
(16)
2015
 
(24)
2019
 
(24)
2023
 
 
(32)
2027
 
(32)
Total
Teams        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  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
  Brazil
10
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2027 2nd
  Argentina
4
2003, 2007, 2019, 2023 GS
  Colombia
3
2011, 2015, 2023 QF
  Ecuador
1
2015 GS
  Chile
1
2019 GS

Results

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Most finishes in the top four

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Team # Top-four finishes
  Brazil 2 1999, 2007

Team results by tournament

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Legend

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)
2027
 
(32)
Total Qual.
Comp.
  Argentina × R1
16th
R1
16th
R1
18th
R1
27th
TBD 4 8
  Brazil R1
9th
R1
9th
3rd QF
5th
2nd QF
5th
R2
9th
R2
10th
R1
18th
Q 10 10
  Chile R1
17th
TBD 1 9
  Colombia × × R1
14th
R2
12th
QF
7th
TBD 3 7
  Ecuador × R1
24th
TBD 1 8

Tournament standings

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Team Champions Finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Second round
  Brazil 0 1 1 2 2
  Colombia 0 0 0 1 0

Appearances

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Ranking of teams by number of appearances

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Team Appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result (* = hosts)
  Brazil 10 10 10 1991 2027 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

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Year Debutants Total
1991   Brazil 1
2003   Argentina 1
2011   Colombia 1
2015   Ecuador 1
2019   Chile 1
Total 5

Summary of performance

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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
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   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

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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
 
 
2027
 
  Bolivia 8 × TBD
  Paraguay 7 × × TBD
  Peru 7 × × TBD
  Uruguay 7 × × TBD
  Venezuela 8 × TBD

Competitive history

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1999: the beginning of Brazil's women football

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2003: Argentina's debut

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2007: Brazil reaching the final for the first time

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2011: Colombia's debut

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2015: Ecuador's debut

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2019: Chile's debut

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2023: Colombia reaching the quarterfinals

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2027: Brazil becomes the first South American host

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Statistical Overview (page 4)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2006.
  2. ^ Seeding of national teams (PDF). Archived 4 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 12 September 2016.
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