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The Spanish team celebrates their victory in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was held in Australia and New Zealand.
Women’s World Cup
association football competition
Also known as:
FIFA Women’s World Cup
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Women’s World Cup
, international
football (soccer)
competition that determines the world champion among women’s national teams.
Like the men’s
World Cup
, the Women’s World Cup is governed by the
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
(FIFA) and takes place every four years. The field for the Women’s World Cup is determined by various international sectional competitions held over the course of several years before the final elimination event. The inaugural tournament, in 1991, was won by the
United States
. This initial contest and the 1995
iteration
of the Women’s World Cup featured 12 international teams in the final tournament. The field expanded to 16 teams in 1999 and to 24 teams in 2015.
Formally:
FIFA Women’s World Cup
The table provides a list of the results of the Women’s World Cup final.
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year
result
*Won on penalty kicks.
1991
United States
2
Norway
1
1995
Norway
2
Germany
0
1999
United States*
0
China
0
2003
Germany
2
Sweden
1
2007
Germany
2
Brazil
0
2011
Japan*
2
United States
2
2015
United States
5
Japan
2
2019
United States
2
Netherlands
0
2023
Spain
1
England
0 |
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**Women’s World Cup**, international [football (soccer)](https://www.britannica.com/sports/football-soccer) competition that determines the world champion among women’s national teams.
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| 1991 | United States | 2 | Norway | 1 |
| 1995 | Norway | 2 | Germany | 0 |
| 1999 | United States\* | 0 | China | 0 |
| 2003 | Germany | 2 | Sweden | 1 |
| 2007 | Germany | 2 | Brazil | 0 |
| 2011 | Japan\* | 2 | United States | 2 |
| 2015 | United States | 5 | Japan | 2 |
| 2019 | United States | 2 | Netherlands | 0 |
| 2023 | Spain | 1 | England | 0 |
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## News •
**Women’s World Cup**, international [football (soccer)](https://www.britannica.com/sports/football-soccer) competition that determines the world champion among women’s national teams.
Like the men’s [World Cup](https://www.britannica.com/sports/World-Cup-football), the Women’s World Cup is governed by the [Fédération Internationale de Football Association](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Federation-Internationale-de-Football-Association) (FIFA) and takes place every four years. The field for the Women’s World Cup is determined by various international sectional competitions held over the course of several years before the final elimination event. The inaugural tournament, in 1991, was won by the [United States](https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States). This initial contest and the 1995 [iteration](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iteration) of the Women’s World Cup featured 12 international teams in the final tournament. The field expanded to 16 teams in 1999 and to 24 teams in 2015.
Formally:
FIFA Women’s World Cup
The table provides a list of the results of the Women’s World Cup final.
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| year | result | | | |
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| \*Won on penalty kicks. | | | | |
| 1991 | United States | 2 | Norway | 1 |
| 1995 | Norway | 2 | Germany | 0 |
| 1999 | United States\* | 0 | China | 0 |
| 2003 | Germany | 2 | Sweden | 1 |
| 2007 | Germany | 2 | Brazil | 0 |
| 2011 | Japan\* | 2 | United States | 2 |
| 2015 | United States | 5 | Japan | 2 |
| 2019 | United States | 2 | Netherlands | 0 |
| 2023 | Spain | 1 | England | 0 | |
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