The Ghana women's national football team has represented Ghana at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions: in 1999, [1] 2003, [2] and 2007. [3]
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
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1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||
2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 3/9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
1999 | Group stage | 20 June | Australia | D 1–1 | Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough |
23 June | China | L 0–7 | Civic Stadium, Portland | ||
26 June | Sweden | L 0–2 | Soldier Field, Chicago | ||
2003 | Group stage | 21 September | China | L 0–1 | The Home Depot Center, Carson |
25 September | Russia | L 0–3 | |||
28 September | Australia | W 2–1 | PGE Park, Portland | ||
2007 | Group stage | 12 September | Australia | L 1–4 | Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou |
15 September | Canada | L 0–4 | |||
20 September | Norway | L 2–7 |
FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |
4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Ghana | 0–3 | Russia |
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Report | Saenko 36' Barbashina 54' Letyushova 80' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
Player | Goals | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 |
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Alberta Sackey | 2 | 2 | ||
Anita Amankwa | 1 | 1 | ||
Adjoa Bayor | 1 | 1 | ||
Nana Gyamfua | 1 | 1 | ||
Florence Okoe | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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