The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1991. It is contested by the women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years.
The World Cup opening match is the first of the competition. Opening match regulations have changed many times. Five times the opening matches involved the host nations and one time involved the defending champion.
List of opening matches YearTeam 1Final scoreTeam 2VenueLocationAttendanceReferencesNotes19914–0Tianhe StadiumGuangzhou, China 65,000 Report China is host country19951–0Tingvalla IPKarlstad, Sweden 3,824 Report 19993–0Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States 78,972 Report United States is host country20032–0Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, United States 24,347 Report 200711–0Hongkou Football StadiumShanghai, China 28,098 Report Germany is defending champion20111–0Rhein-Neckar-ArenaSinsheim, Germany 25,475 Report 20151–0Commonwealth StadiumEdmonton, Canada 53,058 Report Canada is host country20194–0Parc des PrincesParis, France 45,261 Report France is host country20231–0Eden ParkAuckland, New Zealand 42,137 Report New Zealand is a host country
See also List of FIFA Women's World Cup finals