National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup


This article lists the performances of each of the 36 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the World Cup finals.

Debut of teams

A total of 36 national teams have qualified for at least one Women's World Cup tournament. The 2007 Women's World Cup is the only World Cup for either sex in which every competing team had appeared in at least one of previously held tournaments.
YearDebutantsTotal
1991,,,,,,,,,,, 12
1995,, 3
1999,,, 4
2003,, 3
2007-0
2011, 2
2015,,,,,,, 8
2019,,, 4
2023TBA0

Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

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For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of qualified teams in each tournament are shown.
Team1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023


Total
×R1
16th
R1
16th
R1
18th
3
R1
12th
R1
11th
R1
13th
QF
6th
QF
8th
QF
7th
R2
9th
Q8
R1
9th
R1
9th
3rdQF
5th
2ndQF
5th
R2
9th
R2
10th
8
×R2
11th
R2
15th
2
R1
10th
R1
12th
4thR1
9th
R1
16th
QF
6th
R2
11th
7
R1
17th
1
QF
5th
4th2ndQF
6th
QF
5th
QF
8th
R2
14th
7
QF
8th
1
××R1
14th
R2
12th
2
×R1
18th
1
QF
7th
QF
7th
R1
15th
R1
12th
4
×R1
24th
1
QF
6th
QF
7th
QF
7th
3rd4th5
×××R1
15th
×1
R1
9th
4thQF
5th
QF
6th
4
4th2ndQF
8th
1st1stQF
6th
4thQF
5th
8
R1
T-13th
R1
12th
R1
15th
3
QF
6th
R1
9th
QF
7th
3
×××R1
23rd
1
××R1
23rd
1
R1
12th
QF
8th
R1
T-13th
R1
10th
R1
T-10th
1st2ndR2
13th
8
×R1
10th
R1
11th
QF
8th
R1
13th
×4
R1
14th
R2
14th
R1
21st
3
R1
16th
R1
11th
R1
22nd
3
R2
13th
2nd2
R1
11th
R1
14th
R1
12th
R1
19th
R1
20th
Q6
R1
10th
R1
11th
QF
7th
R1
15th
R1
13th
R1
9th
R1
21st
R2
16th
8
2nd1st4thQF
7th
4thR1
10th
R2
10th
QF
8th
8
×QF
5th
QF
8th
2
×R1
19th
1
×R1
22nd
1
R1
20th
R2
12th
2
3rdQF
5th
QF
6th
2ndR1
T-10th
3rdR2
16th
3rd8
R2
15th
1
××R1
17th
R1
24th
2
1st3rd1st3rd3rd2nd1st1st8
Team1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

2019

2023


Total

Results of host nations

Host nations are granted an automatic spot in the World Cup group stage.
YearHost NationFinish
1991Quarter-Final
1995Quarter-Final
1999Champions
2003Third Place
2007Quarter-Final
2011Quarter-Final
2015Quarter-Final
2019Quarter-Final
2023
TBD
--TBD

Results of defending champions and runners-up

Medal table

Ranking of teams by number of appearances

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. 3 points per win, 1 point per draw and 0 points per loss.
The table is accurate up to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
RankTeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPoints
1850406413838+100126
2844305912139+8295
3840244129352+4176
4840235127148+2374
5834204106640+2664
6733167105332+2155
752615474330+1349
8833144153959-2046
941910363230+1233
1072785143452-1829
1172676133850-1227
12211713149+522
133126152012+819
1482643192063-4315
15284041614+212
164133281220-811
1741431101926-710
1828305121209
192712468-25
202712449-55
21310118627-214
2239117630-244
2314103115+63
241310225-33
2514103215-133
2639036630-243
275150312834-263
2826105430-263
291302134-12
3039027537-322
311301257-21
321300327-50
331300318-70
3413003112-110
3513003316-130
3613003117-160

Results by confederation

— Hosts are from this confederation

AFC">Asian Football Confederation">AFC

CAF">Confederation of African Football">CAF

[CONCACAF]

[CONMEBOL]

OFC">Oceania Football Confederation">OFC

[UEFA]

Overall

Droughts

This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of women's national football teams in the FIFA Women's World Cups.

Longest active World Cup appearance droughts

Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.
TeamLast appearanceWC Missed
19917
20034
20073
20073
20112
20112
20151
20151
20151
20151
20151
20151

Longest World Cup appearance droughts overall

Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist updated to include qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
TeamPrev. appearanceNext appearanceWC Missed
1991active7
199920194
2003active4
199120073
2007active3
2007active3
200720192
200320152
199920112
199520072
2011active2
2011active2
200720151
200320111
2015active1
2015active1
2015active1
2015active1
2015active1