Italy have participated four times at the FIFA Women's World Cup: in the inaugural edition of 1991, 1999, 2019 and 2023.
While the men's senior team have won the FIFA World Cup four times, the women's team is yet to win a single edition. Italy participated in the inaugural World Cup of 1991 where, after two wins and a loss in the group stage, they qualified for the quarter-finals, where they lost against Norway. After having failed to qualify for the second edition, Italy played in the 1999 edition where they did not go past the group stages. For the following four editions, between 2003 and 2015, Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup, coming close in 2015 after losing in the final match of qualification to the Netherlands.
In 2019, Italy returned to the World Cup after a 20-year absence. With two wins and a defeat, Italy topped their group and progressed to the round of 16, where they beat China 2–0. However, their World Cup journey came to an end as they were defeated 2–0 by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.
FIFA Women's World Cup record
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
Group C
Quarter-finals
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Group B
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Group C
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Group G
Overview
Tournaments Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA Women's World Cup recordYearRoundPosition* 1991Quarter-finals6th of 12420285 1995Did not qualify 1999Group stage9th of 16311133 2003Did not qualify 2007 2011 2015 2019 Quarter-finals7th of 24530294 Group stage22nd of 32310238 2027To be determinedTo be determined 2035To be determinedTotalBest: Quarter-finals4/12157172320* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Italy's Women's World Cup recordFirst Match 0–5 (17 November 1991; Jiangmen, China)Biggest Win 0–5 (17 November 1991; Jiangmen, China) 0–5 (14 June 2019; Reims, France)Biggest Defeat 5–0 (29 July 2023; Wellington, New Zealand)Best ResultQuarter-finals in 1991 and 2019Worst ResultGroup stage at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Matches List of FIFA Women's World Cup matchesYearRoundOpponentScoreResultRecord1991Group stage5–0Win1–0–0Group stage1–0Win2–0–0Group stage0–2Loss2–0–1Quarter-final2–3 Loss2–0–21999Group stage1–1Draw2–1–2Group stage0–2Loss2–1–3Group stage2–0Win 3–1–32019Group stage2–1Win4–1–3Group stage5–0Win5–1–3Group stage0–1Loss5–1–4Round of 162–0Win6–1–4Quarter-final0–2Loss6–1–52023Group stage1–0Win 7–1–5Group stage0–5Loss7–1–6Group stage2–3Loss7–1–7
Head-to-head record OpponentWin %Total
Goalscorers PlayerGoals1991199920192023Cristiana Girelli431Carolina Morace44Aurora Galli33Barbara Bonansea22Arianna Caruso22Patrizia Panico22Feriana Ferraguzzi11Valentina Giacinti11Rita Guarino11Adele Marsiletti11Raffaella Salmaso11Paola Zanni11Total238393 Own goals scored for opponents Benedetta Orsi (scored for South Africa in 2023)
See also Italy at the UEFA Women's Championship
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