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The FIFA Women's World Cup is the most important championship in international football competition for women. Organised by FIFA, the sport's largest global governing body, the first Women's World Cup tournament was held in 1991, 61 years after the men's. The inaugural tournament was hosted in China, with 12 teams sent to represent their countries. Over 650,000 spectators attended the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 and nearly 1 billion viewers from 70 countries tuned in. By the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003, 16 teams competed in the championship finals. Of the four tournaments held to date (2006), the USA has won the championship twice, Norway once and Germany most recently. Women's confederations are the same as men's: Oceania (OFC), Europe (UEFA), North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF), South American (CONMEBOL), Asian (AFC) and African (CAF). Originally the brainchild of a 1986 Men's World Cup FIFA official, the Women's World Cup has continued to grow in popularity. FIFA estimates that there are currently 40 million girls and women playing football around the world, and the number of women will equal the number of men by 2010. Planning for the 2007 Women's World Cup, in China, reflects the growth.
16 women's national football teams compete every four years for this women's world championship. In the United States, one of the most famous historical moments in the women's tournament is Brandi Chastain's victory celebration after scoring the Cup-winning penalty shot against China in 1999. She took off her jersey and waved it over her head (as men frequently do), showing her muscular torso and sports bra, as she celebrated. The 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cups were both held in the United States; in 2003 China was supposed to host it but the tournament was moved because of SARS. As compensation, China retained its automatic qualification to the 2003 tournament as host nation and received the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007. The host country for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 will be decided by vote.
Tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 1991 Details | China | United States | 2–1 | Norway | Sweden | 4–0 | Germany | ||
| 1995 Details | Sweden | Norway | 2–0 | Germany | United States | 2–0 | China | ||
| 1999 Details | United States | United States | 0–0 (5–4) on penalties | China | Brazil | 0–0 (5–4) on penalties | Norway | ||
| 2003 Details | United States | Germany | 2–1 asdet | Sweden | United States | 3–1 | Canada | ||
| Match decided on golden goal | |||||||||
| 2007 Details | China | ||||||||
| 2011 Details | to be determined | ||||||||
- Key:
- aet - after extra time
- asdet - after sudden death extra time
All-time performance
| Country | Winner | Second | 3 or 4 | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
External links
- http://www.fifa.com/en/womens/index.html
- UEFA's page on the FIFA Women's World Cup
Women's football (soccer) competitions | FIFA competitions | FIFA Women's World Cup | International national football competitions
Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu za žene | VM i fodbold for kvinder | Frauenfußball-Weltmeisterschaft | Copa Mundial de Fútbol Femenino | Coupe du monde de football féminin | Coppa del mondo di calcio femminile | גביע העולם בכדורגל נשים | FIFA女子ワールドカップ | VM i fotball for damer | Copa do Mundo de Futebol Feminino | Чемпионат мира по футболу (женщины) | FIFA Women's World Cup | Dam-VM i fotboll | 女子世界盃足球賽
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