The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's international governing body. The competition has been held every four years and one year after the men's FIFA World Cup since 1991, when the inaugural tournament, then called the FIFA Women's World Championship, was held in China. Under the tournament's current format, national teams vie for 31 slots in a three-year qualification phase. The host nation's team is automatically entered as the 32nd slot. The tournament, called the World Cup Finals, is contested at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about one month.
The France women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation (FFF). France competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup.
Pia Mariane Sundhage is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. She is the head coach of the Brazil women's national team. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as the top scorer for the Sweden national team, but she also had stints playing as a midfielder and a sweeper.
The Italy women's national football team has represented Italy in international women's football since their inception in 1968. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy.
The Spain women's national football team has represented Spain in international women's football competition since 1980, and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.
AFC Fiorentina, or simply Fiorentina, is an Italian women's association football club based in Florence, Italy and part of the professional football club ACF Fiorentina. The club was founded in 2015 when ACF Fiorentina acquired the Serie A license of the existing women's club A.C.F. Firenze. Upon its foundation, Fiorentina Women's FC became the first ever professionally affiliated women's football club in the history of Italy. The team competes in Serie A.
Greta Lukjančukė is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and has appeared for the Lithuania women's national team.
Eleonora Goldoni is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sassuolo in the Serie A and has appeared for the Italy women's national team.
Heidi Kollanen is a Finnish footballer who plays as a forward and has appeared for the Finland women's national team.
Kseniya Alekseyevna Kovalenko is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Russia women's national team.
Eveliina Anna Maria Summanen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and has appeared for the Finland women's national team.
Coumba Louisa Sow is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Women's Super League and has appeared for the Switzerland national team.
Kamila Dubcová is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club AC Milan and the Czech Republic women's national team. She's the twin sister of Michaela Dubcová who is also professional footballer.
Małgorzata Mesjasz is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club AC Milan and the Poland women's national team.
Maria Ruzafa Lozano is an Andorran footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Spezia Calcio and the Andorra women's national team.
Dovilė Gailevičiūtė is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Lithuania women's national team.
Liucija Vaitukaitytė is a Lithuanian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Parma. She previously played in Italy for Pomigliano and in Spain for Granadilla, Sevilla and Racing Santander. She made her debut for the Lithuania women's national team in 2015.
Demi Vance is a Northern Irish footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Leicester City in the WSL, and has appeared for the Northern Ireland women's national team.
Joana Filipa Gaspar Silva Marchão is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Parma and the Portugal women's national team. She has previously played for CA Ouriense and Sporting CP.
Keld Gantzhorn Knudsen is a Danish former footballer and manager.
