National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup
This article lists the performances of each of the 36 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the World Cup finals.
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Debut of teams
A total of 36 national teams have qualified for at least one Women's World Cup tournament. The 2007 Women's World Cup is the only World Cup for either sex in which every competing team had appeared in at least one of previously held tournaments.
Year | Debutants | Total |
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1991 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
12 |
1995 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 |
1999 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 |
2003 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 |
2007 | None | 0 |
2011 | ![]() ![]() |
2 |
2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
8 |
2019 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 |
2023 | TBA | 0 |
Comprehensive team results in each World Cup
- Legend
- 1st - Champions
- 2nd - Runners-up
- 3rd - Third place
- 4th - Fourth place
- QF - Quarterfinals
- R2 - Round 2
- R1 - Round 1
- • – Did not qualify
- × - Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- – Hosts
- q - Qualified for forthcoming tournament
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of qualified teams in each tournament (in parentheses) are shown. `
Team | 1991![]() (12) |
1995![]() (12) |
1999![]() (16) |
2003![]() (16) |
2007![]() (16) |
2011![]() (16) |
2015![]() (24) |
2019![]() (24) |
2023![]() ![]() (32) |
Total |
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× | • | • | R1 16th | R1 16th | • | • | R1 18th | 3 | |
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• | R1 12th | R1 11th | R1 13th | QF 6th | QF 8th | QF 7th | R2 9th | Q | 8 |
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R1 9th | R1 9th | 3rd | QF 5th | 2nd | QF 5th | R2 9th | R2 10th | 8 | |
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• | × | • | • | • | • | R2 11th | R2 15th | 2 | |
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• | R1 10th | R1 12th | 4th | R1 9th | R1 16th | QF 6th | R2 11th | 7 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 17th | 1 | |
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QF 5th | 4th | 2nd | QF 6th | QF 5th | • | QF 8th | R2 14th | 7 | |
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QF 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
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× | × | • | • | • | R1 14th | R2 12th | • | 2 | |
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• | × | • | • | • | • | R1 18th | • | 1 | |
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QF 7th | QF 7th | R1 15th | • | R1 12th | • | • | • | 4 | |
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× | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | • | 1 | |
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• | QF 6th | • | • | QF 7th | QF 7th | 3rd | 4th | 5 | |
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× | × | × | • | • | R1 15th | • | × | 1 | |
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• | • | • | R1 9th | • | 4th | QF 5th | QF 6th | 4 | |
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4th | 2nd | QF 8th | 1st | 1st | QF 6th | 4th | QF 5th | 8 | |
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• | • | R1 T-13th | R1 12th | R1 15th | • | • | • | 3 | |
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QF 6th | • | R1 9th | • | • | • | • | QF 7th | 3 | |
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× | × | × | • | • | • | R1 23rd | • | 1 | |
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• | • | × | • | • | × | • | R1 23rd | 1 | |
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R1 12th | QF 8th | R1 T-13th | R1 10th | R1 T-10th | 1st | 2nd | R2 13th | 8 | |
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• | × | R1 10th | R1 11th | QF 8th | R1 13th | × | • | 4 | |
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• | • | • | R1 14th | • | • | R2 14th | R1 21st | 3 | |
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• | • | R1 16th | • | • | R1 11th | R1 22nd | • | 3 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | 2nd | 2 | |
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R1 11th | • | • | • | R1 14th | R1 12th | R1 19th | R1 20th | Q | 6 |
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R1 10th | R1 11th | QF 7th | R1 15th | R1 13th | R1 9th | R1 21st | R2 16th | 8 | |
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2nd | 1st | 4th | QF 7th | 4th | R1 10th | R2 10th | QF 8th | 8 | |
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× | • | QF 5th | QF 8th | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
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× | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 19th | 1 | |
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× | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 22nd | 1 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | R2 12th | 2 | |
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3rd | QF 5th | QF 6th | 2nd | R1 T-10th | 3rd | R2 16th | 3rd | 8 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | R2 15th | • | 1 | |
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• | × | × | • | • | • | R1 17th | R1 24th | 2 | |
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1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 8 | |
Team | 1991![]() (12) |
1995![]() (12) |
1999![]() (16) |
2003![]() (16) |
2007![]() (16) |
2011![]() (16) |
2015![]() (24) |
2019![]() (24) |
2023![]() ![]() (32) |
Total |
Results of host nations
Host nations are granted an automatic spot in the World Cup group stage.
Year | Host Nation | Finish |
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1991 | ![]() |
Quarter-Final |
1995 | ![]() |
Quarter-Final |
1999 | ![]() |
Champions |
2003 | ![]() |
Third Place |
2007 | ![]() |
Quarter-Final |
2011 | ![]() |
Quarter-Final |
2015 | ![]() |
Quarter-Final |
2019 | ![]() |
Quarter-Final |
2023 | ![]() ![]() |
TBD |
Results of defending champions, runners-up
Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
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1995 | ![]() |
Third Place | ![]() |
Champions |
1999 | ![]() |
Fourth Place | ![]() |
Quarter-Final |
2003 | ![]() |
Third Place | ![]() |
Quarter-Final |
2007 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Group Stage |
2011 | ![]() |
Quarter-Final | ![]() |
Quarter-Final |
2015 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Champions |
2019 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Round of 16 |
2023 | ![]() |
TBD | ![]() |
TBD |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (9 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Ranking of teams by number of appearances
- Sorted by appearances, best result, number of times that result was achieved, and first to achieve that result, in that order. If still tied, sorted alphabetically.
- *: Tournament hosts.
Overall team records
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. 3 points per win, 1 point per draw and 0 points per loss.
The table is accurate up to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 50 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 138 | 38 | +100 | 126 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 44 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 121 | 39 | +82 | 95 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 76 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 74 |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 64 |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 55 |
7 | ![]() |
5 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 49 |
8 | ![]() |
8 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 46 |
9 | ![]() |
4 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +12 | 33 |
10 | ![]() |
7 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 29 |
11 | ![]() |
7 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 27 |
12 | ![]() |
2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 22 |
13 | ![]() |
3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 19 |
14 | ![]() |
8 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 63 | -43 | 15 |
15 | ![]() |
2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 |
16 | ![]() |
4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 11 |
17 | ![]() |
4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 10 |
18 | ![]() |
2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
19 | ![]() |
2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
20 | ![]() |
2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 5 |
21 | ![]() |
3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 27 | -21 | 4 |
22 | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 30 | -24 | 4 |
23 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 3 |
24 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
25 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 3 |
26 | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 30 | -24 | 3 |
27 | ![]() |
5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 34 | -26 | 3 |
28 | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 30 | -26 | 3 |
29 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
30 | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 37 | -32 | 2 |
31 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
32 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
33 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
34 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
35 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 0 |
36 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 0 |
Results by confederation
— Hosts are from this confederation
AFC
1991![]() (12) |
1995![]() (12) |
1999![]() (16) |
2003![]() (16) |
2007![]() (16) |
2011![]() (16) |
2015![]() (24) |
2019![]() (24) |
2023![]() ![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 29 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Top 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
1st | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||
2nd | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
3rd | 0 | |||||||||
4th | ![]() | 1 |
CAF
1991![]() (12) |
1995![]() (12) |
1999![]() (16) |
2003![]() (16) |
2007![]() (16) |
2011![]() (16) |
2015![]() (24) |
2019![]() (24) |
2023![]() ![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Top 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1st | 0 | |||||||||
2nd | 0 | |||||||||
3rd | 0 | |||||||||
4th | 0 |
CONCACAF
1991![]() (12) |
1995![]() (12) |
1999![]() (16) |
2003![]() (16) |
2007![]() (16) |
2011![]() (16) |
2015![]() (24) |
2019![]() (24) |
2023![]() ![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Top 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
Top 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Top 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
1st | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | |||||
2nd | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||
3rd | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | ||||||
4th | ![]() | 1 |
CONMEBOL
1991![]() (12) |
1995![]() (12) |
1999![]() (16) |
2003![]() (16) |
2007![]() (16) |
2011![]() (16) |
2015![]() (24) |
2019![]() (24) |
2023![]() ![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Top 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1st | 0 | |||||||||
2nd | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||
3rd | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||
4th | 0 |
Droughts
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.
Team | Last appearance | WC Missed |
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1991 | 7 |
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2003 | 4 |
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2007 | 3 |
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2007 | 3 |
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2011 | 2 |
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2011 | 2 |
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2015 | 1 |
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2015 | 1 |
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2015 | 1 |
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2015 | 1 |
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2015 | 1 |
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2015 | 1 |
Longest World Cup appearance droughts overall
Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist updated to include qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Team | Prev. appearance | Next appearance | WC Missed |
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1991 | active | 7 |
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1999 | 2019 | 4 |
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2003 | active | 4 |
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1991 | 2007 | 3 |
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2007 | active | 3 |
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2007 | active | 3 |
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2007 | 2019 | 2 |
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2003 | 2015 | 2 |
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1999 | 2011 | 2 |
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1995 | 2007 | 2 |
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2011 | active | 2 |
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2011 | active | 2 |
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2007 | 2015 | 1 |
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2003 | 2011 | 1 |
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2015 | active | 1 |
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2015 | active | 1 |
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2015 | active | 1 |
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2015 | active | 1 |
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2015 | active | 1 |