Zambia has qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup on one occasion, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which was also the country's debut, making the country the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either gender. [1] Previously, Zambia has come close to qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup, but fell short in two occasions, which occurred in 2014 and 2018.
FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
1995 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1999 | Did not enter | |||||||
2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2011 | Did not enter | |||||||
2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
2027 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
2023 | Group stage | 22 July | Japan | L 5–0 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
26 July | Spain | L 5–0 | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
31 July | Costa Rica | W 3–1 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 1–3 | Zambia |
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Herrera 47' | Report |
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Player | Goals | 2023 |
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Barbra Banda | 1 | 1 |
Racheal Kundananji | 1 | 1 |
Lushomo Mweemba | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 3 |
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