List of FIFA Women's World Cup finals explained

FIFA Women's World Cup final
Region:International
Organiser:FIFA
Current Champions: (1st title)
Most Successful Team: (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 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]

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. The 2003 edition was planned to be hosted by China, but moved to the United States due to a major SARS outbreak.[10] 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.[11]

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

Key to the list of finals
Match was won with a golden goal
Match was decided during extra time-->
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
List of FIFA Women's World Cup finals
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendance
1991align=right align=center Tianhe Stadiumalign=center 63,000[15]
1995align=right align=center Råsunda Stadiumalign=center 17,158[16]
1999align=right align=center style="background-color:#fbceb1" Rose Bowlalign=center 90,185[17]
2003align=right align=center style="background-color:#cedff2" Home Depot Centeralign=center 26,137[18]
2007align=right align=center Hongkou Football Stadiumalign=center 31,000[19]
2011align=right align=center style="background-color:#fbceb1" Commerzbank-Arenaalign=center 48,817[20]
2015align=right align=center BC Placealign=center 53,341[21]
2019align=right align=center Parc Olympique Lyonnaisalign=center 57,900[22]
2023align=right align=center Stadium Australiaalign=center 75,784[23]

Results by nation

National team! scope="col"
WinsRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up
4align=center 1align=center 51991, 1999, 2015, 20192011
2align=center 1align=center 32003, 20071995
1align=center 1align=center 220112015
1align=center 1align=center 219951991
1align=center 0align=center 1–
align=center 01align=center 1– 2007
align=center 01align=center 1– 1999
align=center 01align=center 1– 2019
align=center 01align=center 1– 2003
align=center 01align=center 1– 2023

Results by confederation

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]

Confederation! scope="col"
AppearancesWinnersRunners-up
UEFAalign=center 9align=center 4align=center 5
CONCACAFalign=center 5align=center 4align=center 1
AFCalign=center 3align=center 1align=center 2
CONMEBOLalign=center 1align=center 0align=center 1

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  5. Web site: October 22, 2022 . Regulations, FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 . 24–26, 50, 65 . FIFA . March 10, 2024 . 26 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726192408/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7444397eecf3d01e/original/FWWC2023_Regulations_EN.pdf . live .
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  19. News: April 27, 2020 . Angerer backstops Germany into the history books . FIFA.com . March 10, 2024 . 11 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240311052429/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/china2007/news/world-cup-at-home-germany-brazil-2007-3070895 . live .
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