List of FIFA Women's World Cup finals

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FIFA Women's World Cup final
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The 2023 final was played at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia.
Organising body FIFA
Founded1991;33 years ago (1991)
RegionInternational
Current championsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (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]

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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]
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendance
1991 United States  Flag of the United States.svg 2–1 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Tianhe Stadium Guangzhou, China63,000 [15]
1995 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 2–0 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Råsunda Stadium Stockholm, Sweden17,158 [16]
1999 United States  Flag of the United States.svg‡  0–0  ‡
(5–4 p)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Rose Bowl Pasadena, California, U.S.90,185 [17]
2003 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg*  2–1  *Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Home Depot Center Carson, California, U.S.26,137 [18]
2007 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 2–0 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hongkou Football Stadium Shanghai, China31,000 [19]
2011 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg‡  2–2  ‡
(3–1 p)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt, Germany48,817 [20]
2015 United States  Flag of the United States.svg 5–2 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan BC Place Vancouver, Canada53,341 [21]
2019 United States  Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Parc Olympique Lyonnais Décines-Charpieu, France57,900 [22]
2023 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 1–0 Flag of England.svg  England Stadium Australia Sydney, Australia75,784 [23]

Results by nation

Results by nation [13]
National teamWinsRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 415 1991, 1999, 2015, 2019 2011
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 213 2003, 2007 1995
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 112 2011 2015
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 112 1995 1991
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 101 2023 –
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 011– 2007
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 011– 1999
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 011– 2019
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011– 2003
Flag of England.svg  England 011– 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]

    Results by confederation [13]
    ConfederationAppearancesWinnersRunners-up
    UEFA 945
    CONCACAF 541
    AFC 312
    CONMEBOL 101

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