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.
The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was held from 26 June to 17 July 2011 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in October 2007. Japan won the final against the United States on a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw after extra time and became the first Asian team to win a senior FIFA World Cup.
Laëtitia Marie Philippe is a French football player who currently plays for French club ASJ Soyaux of the Division 1 Féminine. Philippe plays as a goalkeeper and is a member of the France women's national football team having made her debut on 21 November 2009 against Serbia.
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international association football (soccer) championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the first time and by a North American country for the third time. Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the final on 5 July 2015 with a United States victory over Japan.
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It took place between 7 June and 7 July 2019, with 52 matches staged in nine cities in France, which was awarded the right to host the event in March 2015, the first time the country hosted the tournament. The tournament was the first Women's World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system. This was the second and last edition with 24 teams before expanding to 32 teams for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
At the end of each FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game.
Koko Ange Mariette Christelle N'Guessan is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Primera División club UDG Tenerife. She was part of the Ivory Coast squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Ange Marie Dominique Thiamalé, known as Dominique Thiamalé, is an Ivorian professional footballer. She was part of the Ivorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Marie Aurelle Awona is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Napoli. She previously played for Stade de Reims in the French Division 1 Féminine and plays at international level for the Cameroon women's national team.
Celine Marty is a French women's international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She is a member of the France women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Severine Lecoufle is a French footballer who played as a midfielder for the France women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Virginie Dessalle is a French women's international footballer who plays as a midfielder. She is a member of the France women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Severine Goulois is a French footballer who played as a defender for the France women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Emmanuelle Sykora is a French women's international footballer who plays as a defender. She is a member of the France women's national football team. She was part of the team at the UEFA Women's Euro 1997, UEFA Women's Euro 2001 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Valérie Marie Christelle Gauvin is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club North Carolina Courage and the France national team.
The knockout stage of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 22 June with the round of 16 and ended on 7 July with the final match, held at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu. A total of 16 teams advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.
Solène Marie Reine Durand is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Division 1 Féminine club Dijon and the France national team.
The Germany women's national football team has represented Germany at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. They have won the title twice and were runners-up once. They also reached the fourth place in 1991 and in 2015.
The South Korea women's national football team has represented South Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions, in 2003, 2015, and 2019.
