Association football is among the most popular sports in North America, Central America and Caribbean, with seven members of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football having competed at the sport's biggest international event, the FIFA Women's World Cup. The highest ranked result in the Women's World Cup for a North, Central American and Caribbean team is 1st place in the 1991, 2011, 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups by United States.
1991 (12) | 1995 (12) | 1999 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2007 (16) | 2011 (16) | 2015 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (32) | 2027 (32) | Total | |
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Teams | | | | | | | | | 26 | ||
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Top 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
Top 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
Top 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
1st | 4 | ||||||||||
2nd | 1 | ||||||||||
3rd | 3 | ||||||||||
4th | 1 |
Country | # | Years | Best result |
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United States | 9 | 1991 , 1995, 1999 , 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 , 2019 , 2023 | 1st |
Canada | 8 | 1995, 1999, 2003 , 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 | 4th |
Mexico | 3 | 1999, 2011, 2015 | GS |
Costa Rica | 2 | 2015, 2023 | GS |
Jamaica | 2 | 2019, 2023 | R2 |
Haiti | 1 | 2023 | GS |
Panama | 1 | 2023 | GS |
Team | # | Top-four finishes |
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United States | 8 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Canada | 1 | 2003 |
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The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA. [1] The rankings, apart from the top four positions, are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament. In recent tournaments, FIFA has used the rankings for seedings for the final tournament draw. [2]
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team | 1991 (12) | 1995 (12) | 1999 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2007 (16) | 2011 (16) | 2015 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (32) | 2027 (32) | Total | Qual. Comp. |
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Canada | • | R1 10th | R1 12th | 4th | R1 9th | R1 16th | QF 6th | R2 11th | R1 21st | TBD | 8 | 9 |
Costa Rica | • | × | • | • | • | • | R1 18th | • | R1 30th | TBD | 2 | 8 |
Haiti | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 29th | TBD | 1 | 8 |
Jamaica | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | R1 23rd | R2 13th | TBD | 2 | 7 |
Mexico | • | • | R1 16th | • | • | R1 11th | R1 22nd | • | • | TBD | 3 | 9 |
Panama | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | R1 31st | TBD | 1 | 5 |
United States | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | R2 9th | TBD | 9 | 9 |
Team | Champions | Finals | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Second round |
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United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
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United States | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | Champions (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019) |
Canada | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1995 | 2023 | Fourth place (2003) |
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1999 | 2015 | Group stage (1999, 2011, 2015) |
Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2019 | 2023 | Round of 16 (2023) |
Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2023 | Group stage (2015, 2023) |
Haiti | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | Group stage (2023) |
Panama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | Group stage (2023) |
Year | Debutants | Total |
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1991 | United States | 1 |
1995 | Canada | 1 |
1999 | Mexico | 1 |
2015 | Costa Rica | 1 |
2019 | Jamaica | 1 |
2023 | Haiti, Panama | 2 |
Total | 7 |
This table shows the number of countries represented at the Women's World Cup, the number of entries (#E) from around the world including any rejections and withdrawals, the number of North, Central American and Caribbean entries (#A), how many of those North, Central American and Caribbean entries withdrawn (#A-) before/during qualification or were rejected by FIFA, the North, Central American and Caribbean representatives at the Women's World Cup finals, the number of World Cup Qualifiers each North, Central American and Caribbean representative had to play to get to the World Cup (#WCQ), the furthest stage reached, results, and coaches.
Year | Host | Size | #E | #A | #A- | North, Central American and Caribbean finalists | #WCQ | Stage | Results | Coach |
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1991 | China | 12 | 48 | 8 | 0 | United States | 5 | Champions | won 3–2 Sweden , won 5–0 Brazil , won 3–0 Japan , won 7–0 Chinese Taipei , won 5–2 Germany , won 2–1 Norway | Anson Dorrance |
1995 | Sweden | 12 | 55 | 5 | Canada | 4 | Group stage | lost 2–3 England, drew 3–3 Nigeria, lost 0–7 Norway | Sylvie Béliveau | |
United States | 4 | Third place | drew 3–3 China, won 2–0 Denmark , won 4–1 Australia , won 4–0 Japan , lost 0–1 Norway, won 2–0 China | Tony DiCicco | ||||||
1999 | United States | 16 | 67 | 11 | 1 [3] | Canada | 5 | Group stage | drew 1–1 Japan, lost 1–7 Norway, 1–4 Russia | Neil Turnbull |
Mexico | 7 | Group stage | lost 1–7 Brazil, lost 0–6 Germany, lost 0–2 Italy | Leonardo Cuéllar | ||||||
United States | Hosts | Champions | won 3–0 Denmark , won 7–1 Nigeria , won 3–0 North Korea , won 3–2 Germany , won 2–0 Brazil , drew 0–0 China (won 5–4 ( p )) | Tony DiCicco | ||||||
2003 | United States [4] | 16 | 99 | 18 | 4 [5] | Canada | 5 | Fourth place | lost 1–4 Germany, won 3–0 Argentina , won 3–1 Japan , won 1–0 China , lost 1–2 Sweden, lost 1–3 United States | Even Pellerud |
United States | 5 [6] | Third place | won 3–1 Sweden , won 5–0 Nigeria , won 3–0 North Korea , won 1–0 Norway , lost 0–3 Germany, won 3–1 Canada | April Heinrichs | ||||||
2007 | China [4] | 16 | 120 | 27 | 5 [7] | Canada | 2 | Group stage | lost 1–2 Norway, won 4–0 Ghana , drew 2–2 Australia | Even Pellerud |
United States | 2 | Third place | drew 2–2 North Korea, won 2–0 Sweden , won 1–0 Nigeria , won 3–0 England , lost 0–4 Brazil, won 4–1 Norway | Greg Ryan | ||||||
2011 | Germany | 16 | 125 | 26 | 0 | Canada | 5 | Group stage | lost 1–2 Germany, lost 0–4 France, lost 0–1 Nigeria | Carolina Morace |
Mexico | 5 | Group stage | drew 1–1 England, lost 0–4 Japan, drew 2–2 New Zealand | Leonardo Cuéllar | ||||||
United States | 7 | Runners-up | won 2–0 North Korea , won 3–0 Colombia , lost 1–2 Sweden, drew 2–2 Brazil (won 5–3 ( p )), won 3–1 France , drew 2–2 Japan (lost 1–3 ( p )) | Pia Sundhage | ||||||
2015 | Canada | 24 | 134 | 26 | 2 [8] | Canada | Hosts | Quarter-finals | won 1–0 China , drew 0–0 New Zealand, drew 1–1 Netherlands, won 1–0 Switzerland , lost 1–2 England | John Herdman |
Costa Rica | 7 | Group stage | drew 1–1 Spain, drew 2–2 South Korea, lost 1–0 Brazil | Amelia Valverde | ||||||
Mexico | 5 | Group stage | drew 1–1 Colombia, lost 1–2 England, lost 0–5 France | Leonardo Cuéllar | ||||||
United States | 5 | Champions | won 3–1 Australia , drew 0–0 Sweden, won 1–0 Nigeria , won 2–0 Colombia , won 1–0 China , won 2–0 Germany , won 5–2 Japan | Jill Ellis | ||||||
2019 | France | 24 | 144 | 27 | 1 [9] | Canada | 5 | Round of 16 | won 1–0 Cameroon , won 2–0 New Zealand , lost 1–2 Netherlands, lost 0–1 Sweden | Kenneth Heiner-Møller |
Jamaica | 12 | Group stage | lost 0–3 Brazil, lost 0–5 Italy, lost 1–4 Australia | Hue Menzies | ||||||
United States | 5 | Champions | won 13–0 Thailand , won 3–0 Chile , won 2–0 Sweden , won 2–1 Spain , won 2–1 France , won 2–1 England , won 2–0 Netherlands | Jill Ellis | ||||||
2023 | Australia New Zealand | 32 | 172 | 32 | 0 | Canada | 3 | Group stage | drew 0–0 Nigeria, won 2–1 Republic of Ireland , lost 0–4 Australia | Bev Priestman |
Costa Rica | 7 | Group stage | lost 0–3 Spain, lost 0–2 Japan, lost 1–3 Zambia | Amelia Valverde | ||||||
Haiti | 9 | Group stage | lost 0–1 England, lost 0–1 China, lost 0–2 Denmark | Nicolas Delépine | ||||||
Jamaica | 7 | Round of 16 | drew 0–0 France, won 1–0 Panama , drew 0–0 Brazil, lost 0–1 Colombia | Lorne Donaldson | ||||||
Panama | 9 | Group stage | lost 0–4 Brazil, lost 0–1 Jamaica, lost 3–6 France | Ignacio Quintana | ||||||
United States | 3 | Round of 16 | won 3–0 Vietnam , drew 1–1 Netherlands, drew 0–0 Portugal, drew 0–0 Sweden (lost 4–5 ( p )) | Vlatko Andonovski | ||||||
28 of the 35 active FIFA and CONCACAF members have never appeared in the final tournament.
Country | Number of Qualifying attempts | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | 2027 |
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Anguilla | 3 | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | TBD | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Aruba | 4 | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | TBD |
Bahamas | 1 | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | TBD |
Barbados | 5 | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Belize | 3 | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | TBD |
Bermuda | 4 | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | TBD |
British Virgin Islands | 2 | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | TBD | ||
Cayman Islands | 3 | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | TBD | |
Cuba | 4 | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Curaçao [10] | 3 | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | TBD |
Dominica | 5 | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | TBD | |
Dominican Republic | 6 | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
El Salvador | 7 | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Grenada | 4 | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | TBD |
Guatemala | 6 | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | TBD |
Guyana | 4 | × | × | • | × | × | • | × | • | • | TBD |
Honduras | 5 | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | TBD |
Montserrat | 0 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | TBD | ||
Nicaragua | 5 | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Puerto Rico | 6 | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | |
Saint Lucia | 5 | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | TBD |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Suriname | 6 | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 4 | × | • | • | • | × | • | TBD | |||
U.S. Virgin Islands | 6 | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | |||
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