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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 has been contested every four years since 1991 between teams who qualify through continental competitions, alongside the hosts who have an automatic berth.[1] The tournament is one of the most-watched women's sporting events in the world, with a global television audience of over 82.18 million viewers for the 2019 final.[2][3]

FIFA Women's World Cup final
A large soccer field seen from the upper stands of a stadium near the rafters; the view is partially obstructed by a railing and other fans. On the field, the flags of Spain and England and a large banner with the Women's World Cup trophy are held for display.
The 2023 final was played at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia.
Organising bodyFIFA
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
RegionInternational
Current champions Spain (1st title)
Most successful team(s) United States (4 titles)

Like modern editions of the men's tournament, the FIFA Women's World Cup final is the last match of the competition's knockout stage. The single match is played by the two remaining teams who advanced from the semifinal round and determines the world champions in women's association football.[4] In the event of a draw after 90 minutes of regulation time, an additional 30 minutes of extra time is used to determine a winner. If scores are still tied, a penalty shootout is played until one team wins.[5] Some editions of the tournament allowed for a golden goal in extra time to determine a winner, which was used in the 2003 final.[6][7]

The inaugural edition was hosted by China in 1991 and featured 12 teams playing 80-minute matches. It was preceded by several unofficial world championships, but the 1991 tournament was the first to be organized directly by FIFA. It was known as the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&Ms Cup and retroactively given the World Cup moniker.[8][9] The World Cup expanded to 16 teams in the 1999 edition, which was hosted by the United States and drew record attendances.[10] The 2003 edition was planned to be hosted by China, but moved to the United States due to a major SARS outbreak.[11] An expansion to 24 teams in the 2015 edition was followed by the adoption of the current 32-team format for the 2023 edition, the first with multiple host countries.[10]

A total of ten teams have played in the nine finals held since 1991; five have won a title.[12] The United States is the most successful team in Women's World Cup history, having won four titles in five finals. Germany has two titles and finished as runners-up once; Japan and Norway each have one title and have both finished as runners-up in another final. The most recent tournament, hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2023, was won by Spain; they defeated fellow first-time finalists England in the final, played at Stadium Australia in Sydney.[12][13] The team that wins the final is presented with the FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy, which is kept by FIFA and displayed occasionally on tours or at the FIFA Museum in Zürich, Switzerland. A replica, called the FIFA Women's World Cup Winner's Trophy, is awarded to the winning team and engraved with their name.[5][14]

List of finals

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Host venues of FIFA Women's World Cup finals
Key to the list of finals
* Match was won with a golden goal
‡ Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
List of FIFA Women's World Cup finals[13]
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance
1991 United States   2–1   Norway Tianhe Stadium Guangzhou, China 63,000[15]
1995 Norway   2–0   Germany Råsunda Stadium Stockholm, Sweden 17,158[16]
1999 United States   ‡ 0–0 ‡
(5–4 p) 		  China Rose Bowl Pasadena, California, U.S. 90,185[17]
2003 Germany   * 2–1 *   Sweden Home Depot Center Carson, California, U.S. 26,137[18]
2007 Germany   2–0   Brazil Hongkou Football Stadium Shanghai, China 31,000[19]
2011 Japan   ‡ 2–2 ‡
(3–1 p) 		  United States Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt, Germany 48,817[20]
2015 United States   5–2   Japan BC Place Vancouver, Canada 53,341[21]
2019 United States   2–0   Netherlands Parc Olympique Lyonnais Décines-Charpieu, France 57,900[22]
2023 Spain   1–0   England Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia 75,784[23]

Results by nation

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Results by nation[13]
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

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The national associations that compete in FIFA events are also members of six regional confederations that represent different regions of the world, generally organized by continent.[24] Teams from three confederations have won the tournament: UEFA, which represents Europe; CONCACAF, which represents North America, Central America, and the Caribbean; and AFC, which represents Asia.[12] The South American confederation, CONMEBOL, has also had a team finish as runners-up. The remaining two confederations have not had a finalist: CAF (Africa) and OFC (Oceania).[25][26]

Results by confederation[13]
Confederation Appearances Winners Runners-up
UEFA 9 4 5
CONCACAF 5 4 1
AFC 3 1 2
CONMEBOL 1 0 1

See also

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References

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