FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals 1991-2023
Details of every FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals from 1991 to 2023, together with Third Place Play-Off matches and an Order of Merit. View Women’s World Cup Winners, Runners-up, 3rd place & 4th place with results, scores & number of team wins. United States won the most Women’s FIFA World Cup Tournaments. FIFA Awards for Winning Captains, Best Player (Golden Ball), Highest Goalscorer (Golden Boot), Best Goalkeeper (Golden Glove), Winning Managers and Young Player are also included.
FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals
| Year | Host Nation | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Third | Score | Fourth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  | China |  | United States | 2 - 1 |  | Norway |  | Sweden | 4 - 0 |  | Germany |
| 1995 | | Sweden | | Norway | 2 - 0 | | Germany | | United States | 2 - 0 | | China |
| 1999 | | United States | | United States | 0 - 0 asd (5-4 pens) | | China |  | Brazil | 0 - 0 (5-4 pens) | | Norway |
| 2003 | | United States | | Germany | 2 - 1 asd | | Sweden | | United States | 3 - 1 |  | Canada |
| 2007 | | China | | Germany | 2 - 0 | | Brazil | | United States | 4 - 1 | | Norway |
| 2011 | | Germany |  | Japan | 2 - 2 aet (3-1 pens) | | United States | | Sweden | 2 - 1 |  | France |
| 2015 | | Canada | | United States | 5 - 2 | | Japan |  | England | 1 - 0 aet | | Germany |
| 2019 | | France | | United States | 2 - 0 |  | Netherlands | | Sweden | 2 - 1 | | England |
| 2023 |  | Australia / New Zealand |  | Spain | 1 - 0 | | England | | Sweden | 2 - 0 |  | Australia |
FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals Order of Merit
| Nation | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Top Four | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Spain | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sweden | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| England | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| China | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | |||
| Canada | 1 | 1 | |||
| France | 1 | 1 | |||
| Australia | 1 | 1 | |||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | ||
FIFA Women’s World Cup 1991-2023 Overall Team Records
FIFA Women’s World Cup Winning Captains
April Heinrichs (1991 United States), Gro Espeseth (1995 Norway), Carla Overbeck (1999 United States),
Bettina Wiegmann (2003 Germany), Birgit Prinz (2007 Germany), Homare Sawa (2011 Japan)
Carli Lloyd (2015 United States), Megan Rapinoe (2019 United States), Ivana Andrés (2023 Spain)
FIFA Women’s World Cup Best Player (Golden Ball) Awards
Carin Jennings (1991 United States), Hege Riise (1995 Norway), Sun Wen (1999 China),
Birgit Prinz (2003 Germany), Marta (2007 Brazil), Homare Sawa (2011 Japan),
Carli Lloyd (2015 United States), Megan Rapinoe (2019 United States), Aitana Bonmatí (2023 Spain)
FIFA Women’s World Cup Golden Boot Awards 1991-2023
Michelle Akers (10 United States), Ann Kristin Aarønes (6 Norway), Sun Wen (7 China) & Sissi (7 Brazil),
Birgit Prinz (7 Germany), Marta (7 Brazil), Homare Sawa (5 Japan), Célia Šašić (6 Germany),
Megan Rapinoe (6 United States), Hinata Miyazawa (5 Japan)
FIFA Women’s World Cup Goalkeeper Golden Glove Awards from 1999
Gao Hong (1999 China) & Briana Scurry (USA), Silke Rottenberg (2003 Germany),
Nadine Angerer (2007 Germany), Hope Solo (2011 & 2015 United States),
Sari van Veenendaal (2019 Netherlands), Mary Earps (2023 England)
FIFA Women’s World Cup Winning Managers
Anson Dorrance (1991 United States), Even Pellerud (1995 Norway), Tony DiCicco (1999 United States),
Tina Theune-Meyer (2003 Germany), Silvia Neid (2007 Germany), Norio Sasaki (2011 Japan),
Jill Ellis (2015 & 2019 United States), Jorge Vilda (2023 Spain)
FIFA Women’s World Cup Young Player Awards
Caitlin Foord (2011 Australia), Kadeisha Buchanan (2015 Canada),
Giulia Gwinn (2019 Germany), Salma Paralluelo (2023 Spain)
About the author: Ben Jardine
Ben Jardine is the managing editor of My Football Facts and has covered football since 2014. He writes across football statistics, history and current affairs, from all-time records and World Cup deep dives to live transfer-window coverage, with a focus on rigorously fact-checked, data-led analysis. Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.