European nations at the FIFA Women's World Cup

Association football is among the most popular sports in Europe, with fourteen members of the Union of European Football Associations having competed at the sport's biggest international event, the FIFA Women's World Cup. The Women's World Cup has been won a total of 4 times by European nations, (Norway in 1995, Germany in 2003 and 2007, and Spain in 2023, respectively).

Overview 1991 (12) 1995 (12) 1999 (16) 2003 (16) 2007 (16) 2011 (16) 2015 (24) 2019 (24) 2023 (32) 2027 (32) 2031 (48) 2035 (48) TotalTeams 64 Top 16 — — — — — — 7 8 8 23 Top 8 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 7 5 40 Top 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 20 Top 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 9 1st 4 2nd 53rd 54th 6

Country # Years Best result 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 20231st 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 20231st 2015, 2019, 20231st 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 20232nd 1995, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 20232nd 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019, 20234th 1991, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2023 QF 1991, 1999, 2019, 2023 QF 2015, 2019, 20232nd 1999, 2003 QF 2015, 2023 R2 2019 GS 2023 GS 2023 GS 2035 TBD 2035 TBD

Results Most finishes in the top four Team#Top-four finishes51991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 201551991, 2003, 2011, 2019, 202341991, 1995, 1999, 200732015, 2019, 2023120231201912011

Team results by tournament Legend

— Champions — Runners-up — Third place — Fourth place QF — Quarter-finals R2 — Round 2 R1 — Round 1

Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament TBD — To be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament) — Qualified but withdrew — Did not qualify — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned — Hosts — Not affiliated in FIFA

The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA. The rankings, apart from the top four positions, are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament. In recent tournaments, FIFA has used the rankings for seedings for the final tournament draw.Seeding of national teams (PDF). . Accessed 12 September 2016.

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team1991(12)1995(12)1999(16)2003(16)2007(16)2011(16)2015(24)2019(24)2023(32)2027(32)2031 (48)2035 (48)TotalQual.Comp. QF QF R1 • R1 • • • R2 Q TBD TBD 5 12 • QF • • QF QF 3rd 4th 2nd TBD TBD Q 6 12 • • • R1 • 4th QF QF QF Q TBD TBD 5 12 4th 2nd QF 1st 1st QF 4th QF R1 Q TBD TBD 9 12 QF • R1 • • • • QF R1 TBD TBD TBD 4 12 • • • • • • R2 2nd QF TBD TBD TBD 3 12 • × × × • • • • • TBD TBD Q 1 12 2nd 1st 4th QF 4th R1 R2 QF R2 TBD TBD TBD 9 12 × • • • • • • • R1 TBD TBD TBD 1 10 • × • • • • • • R1 TBD TBD TBD 1 12 × • QF QF • • • • × × TBD TBD 2 11 × • • • • • • R1 • TBD TBD Q 1 11 • • • • • • R1 R2 1st Q TBD TBD 3 9 3rd QF QF 2nd R1 3rd R2 3rd 3rd TBD TBD TBD 9 12 • • • • • • R2 • R2 TBD TBD TBD 2 12 × • • • • • • • • TBD TBD Q 1 12

Tournament standings Team Champions Finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Second round 2 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

Overall team records As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. 3 points per win, 1 point per draw and 0 points per loss.

Results through 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Appearances Ranking of teams by number of appearances TeamAppearancesRecord streakActive streakDebutMost recentBest result (* = hosts) 9 9 9 1991 2023 (2003, 2007) 9 9 9 1991 2023 (1995) 3 3 3 2015 2023 (2023) 9 9 9 1991 2023 (2003) 7 6 6 1995 2035 (2023) 5 3 1 1991 2023 (1991, 1995) 5 4 4 2003 2023 (2011) 4 2 2 1991 2023 (1991, 2019) 3 3 3 2015 2023 (2019) 2 2 0 1999 2003 (1999, 2003) 2 1 1 2015 2023 (2015, 2023) 2 2 1 2019 2035 (2019) 1 1 1 2023 2023 (2023) 1 1 1 2023 2023 (2023) 1 1 1 2023 2035 TBD (2035) 1 1 1 2035 2035 TBD (2035)

Team debuts Year Debutants Total 1991 , , , , 5 1995 1 1999 1 2003 1 2015 , , 3 2019 1 2023 , 2 2035 , 2Total 16

Summary of performance This table shows the number of countries represented at the Women's World Cup, the number of entries (#E) from around the world including any rejections and withdrawals, the number of European entries (#A), how many of those European entries withdrawn (#A-) before/during qualification or were rejected by FIFA, the European representatives at the Women's World Cup finals, the number of World Cup Qualifiers each European representative had to play to get to the World Cup (#WCQ), the furthest stage reached, results, and coaches.

Year Host Size European finalists Stage Results Coach1991 12 48 18 0 10 Quarter-finals won 3–0 v , drew 2–2 v , lost 1–2 v , lost 1–2 v Keld Gantzhorn 10 Fourth place won 4–0 v , won 2–0 v , won 2–0 v , won 2–1 v , lost 2–5 v , lost 0–4 v Gero Bisanz 10 Quarter-finals won 5–0 , won 1–0 , lost 0–2 , lost 2–3 Sergio Guenza 10 Runners-up lost 0–4 , won 4–0 , won 2–1 , won 3–2 , won 4–1 , lost 1–2 Even Pellerud 8 Third place lost 2–3 , won 8–0 , won 2–0 , won 1–0 , lost 1–4 , won 4–0 Gunilla Paijkull1995 12 55 30 1Yugoslavia withdrew during the qualification. 10 Quarter-finals won 5–0 , lost 0–2 , lost 1–3 , lost 1–3 Keld Gantzhorn 6 Quarter-finals won 3–2 , lost 0–2 , won 3–2 , lost 0–3 Ted Copeland 10 Runners-up won 1–0 , lost 2–3 , won 6–1 , won 3–0 , won 1–0 , lost 0–2 Gero Bisanz 10 Champions won 8–0 , won 2–0 , won 7–0 , won 3–1 , won 1–0 , won 2–0 Even Pellerud 8Sweden qualified as hosts, but competed in the qualification for ranking purpose. Quarter-finals lost 0–1 , won 3–2 , won 2–0 , drew 1–1 (lost 3–4 ) Bengt Simonsson1999 16 67 16 18Teams from Class B were ineligible for the qualification. 6 Group stage lost 0–3 , lost 1–3 , lost 0–2 Jørgen Hvidemose 8 Quarter-finals drew 1–1 , won 6–0 , drew 3–3 , lost 2–3 Tina Theune-Meyer 6 Group stage drew 1–1 , lost 0–2 , won 2–0 Carlo Facchin 6 Fourth place won 2–1 , won 7–1 , won 4–0 , won 3–1 , lost 0–5 , drew 0–0 (lost 4–5 ) Per-Mathias Høgmo 8 Quarter-finals lost 1–2 , won 5–0 , won 4–1 , lost 0–2 Yuri Bystritsky 6 Quarter-finals lost 1–2 , won 3–1 , won 2–0 , lost 1–3 Marika Domanski-Lyfors2003 16 99 16 18 10 Group stage lost 0–2 , won 1–0 , drew 1–1 Élisabeth Loisel 6 Champions won 4–1 , won 3–0 , won 6–1 , won 7–1 , won 3–0 , won 2–1 Tina Theune-Meyer 6 Quarter-finals won 2–0 , lost 1–4 , won 7–1 , lost 0–1 Åge Steen 6 Quarter-finals won 2–1 , won 3–0 , lost 0–1 , lost 1–7 Yuri Bystritsky 6 Runners-up lost 1–3 , won 1–0 , won 3–0 , won 2–1 , won 2–1 , lost 1–2 Marika Domanski-Lyfors2007 16 120 25 15Teams from Second Category were ineligible for qualification. 8 Group stage lost 2–3 , won 2–0 , lost 0–1 Kenneth Heiner-Møller 8 Quarter-finals drew 2–2 , drew 0–0 , won 6–1 , lost 0–3 Hope Powell 8 Champions won 11–0 , drew 0–0 , won 2–0 , won 3–0 , won 3–0 , won 2–0 Silvia Neid 8 Fourth place won 2–1 , drew 1–1 , won 7–2 , won 1–0 , lost 0–3 , lost 1–4 Bjarne Berntsen 8 Group stage drew 1–1 , lost 0–2 , won 2–1 Thomas Dennerby2011 16 125 41 0 10 Quarter-finals drew 1–1 , won 2–1 , won 2–0 , drew 1–1 (lost 3–4 ) Hope Powell 12 Fourth place won 1–0 , won 4–0 , lost 2–4 , drew 1–1 (won 4–3 ), lost 1–3 , lost 1–2 Bruno Bini Hosts Quarter-finals won 2–1 , won 1–0 , won 4–2 , lost 0–1 Silvia Neid 10 Group stage won 1–0 , lost 0–3 , lost 1–2 Eli Landsem 10 Third place won 1–0 , won 1–0 , won 2–1 , won 3–1 , lost 1–3 , won 2–1 Thomas Dennerby2015 24 134 46 0 10 Third place lost 0–1 , won 2–1 , won 2–1 , won 2–1 , won 2–1 , lost 1–2 , won 1–0 Mark Sampson 10 Quarter-finals won 1–0 , lost 0–2 , won 5–0 , won 3–0 , drew 1–1 (lost 4–5 ) Philippe Bergeroo 10 Fourth place won 10–0 , drew 1–1 , won 4–0 , won 4–1 , drew 0–0 (lwon 5–4 ), lost 0–2 , lost 0–1 Silvia Neid 14 Round of 16 won 1–0 , lost 0–1 , drew 1–1 , lost 1–2 Roger Reijners 10 Round of 16 won 4–0 , drew 1–1 , won 3–1 , lost 1–2 Even Pellerud 10 Group stage drew 1–1 , lost 0–1 , lost 1–2 Ignacio Quereda 10 Round of 16 drew 3–3 , drew 0–0 , drew 1–1 , lost 1–4 Pia Sundhage 10 Round of 16 lost 0–1 , won 10–1 , lost 1–2 , lost 0–1 Martina Voss-Tecklenburg2019 24 144 46 0 8 Fourth place won 2–1 , won 1–0 , won 2–0 , won 3–0 , won 3–0 , lost 1–2 , lost 1–2 Phil Neville Hosts won 4–0 , won 2–1 , won 1–0 , won 2–1 , lost 1–2 Corinne Diacre 8 Quarter-finals won 1–0 , won 1–0 , won 4–0 , won 3–0 , lost 1–2 Martina Voss-Tecklenburg 8 Quarter-finals won 2–1 , won 5–0 , lost 0–1 , won 2–0 , lost 0–2 Milena Bertolini 12 Runners-up won 1–0 , won 3–1 , won 2–1 , won 2–1 , won 2–0 , won 1–0 , lost 0–2 Sarina Wiegman 8 Quarter-finals won 3–0 , lost 1–2 , won 2–1 , drew 1–1 (won 4–1 ), lost 0–3 Martin Sjögren 8 Group stage lost 1–2 , lost 1–2 , drew 3–3 Shelley Kerr 8 Round of 16 won 3–1 , lost 0–1 , drew 0–0 , lost 1–2 Jorge Vilda 8 Third place won 2–0 , won 5–1 , lost 0–2 , won 1–0 , won 2–1 , lost 0–1 , won 2–1 Peter Gerhardsson2023 32 172 51 0 9 Round of 16 won 1–0 , lost 0–1 , won 2–0 , lost 0–2 Lars Søndergaard 10 Runners-up won 1–0 , won 1–0 , won 6–1 , drew 0–0 (won 4–2 ), won 2–1 , won 3–1 , lost 0–1 Sarina Wiegman 10 Quarter-finals drew 0–0 , won 2–1 , won 6–3 , won 4–0 , drew 0–0 (lost 6–7 ) Hervé Renard 10 Group stage won 6–0 , lost 1–2 , drew 1–1 Martina Voss-Tecklenburg 10 Group stage won 1–0 , lost 0–5 , lost 2–3 Milena Bertolini 8 Quarter-finals won 1–0 , drew 1–1 , won 7–0 , won 2–0 , lost 1–2 Andries Jonker 10 Round of 16 lost 0–1 , drew 0–0 , won 6–0 , lost 1–3 Hege Riise 13 Group stage lost 0–1 , won 2–0 , drew 0–0 Francisco Neto 9 Group stage lost 0–1 , lost 1–2 , drew 0–0 Vera Pauw 8 Champions won 3–0 , won 3–0 , lost 0–4 , won 5–1 , won 2–1 , won 2–1 , won 1–0 Jorge Vilda 8 Third place won 2–1 , won 5–0 , won 2–0 , drew 0–0 (won 5–4 ), won 2–1 , lost 1–2 , won 2–0 Peter Gerhardsson 11 Round of 16 won 2–0 , drew 0–0 , drew 0–0 , lost 1–5 Inka Grings

Not yet qualified 41 of the 55 active FIFA and UEFA members have never appeared in the final tournament.

Legend TBD — To be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament) — Did not qualify — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned — Not affiliated in FIFA — Qualified, but withdrew before Finals

Country Number of Qualifying attempts 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027 2031 2035 3 ×××××ו••TBDTBDTBD 1 ××××××ווTBDTBD 2 ×1×××ו×ו•TBDTBD 6 ××ו•••••TBDTBDTBD 2 ×1×××ו×ו•TBDTBD 7 ×1ו••••••TBDTBDTBD 9 •••••••••TBDTBDTBD 7 ×2ו•••••••TBDTBD 6 •••×ו•×••TBDTBD 6 ×2×ו•••••TBDTBDTBD 1 ×××××××ו•TBDTBD 9 •3••••••••TBDTBDTBD 7 ×1ו•••••••TBDTBD 3 ×××××ו•••TBDTBD 9 •••••••••TBDTBDTBD 4 ×1×××ו••••TBDTBD 0 Not a member of UEFA×וTBDTBD 8 ו•••••••TBDTBDTBD 9 •••••••••TBDTBDTBD 8 ו•••••••TBDTBDTBD 7 ×4ו••••••TBDTBDTBD 5 Member of AFC1ו••••TBDTBDTBD 2 Not a member of UEFA2••TBDTBDTBD 4 ×1•×××ו•••TBDTBD 0 ××××××××וTBDTBD 5 ×1••××ו••TBDTBDTBD 3 ×××××ו•••TBDTBD 5 ×××ו•••••TBDTBD 4 ×1×ו•×ו••TBDTBD 3 Part of and ••••TBDTBD 3 ×2×××ו•×••TBDTBD 9 •••••••••TBDTBDTBD 8 ו•••••••TBDTBDTBD 0 ××××××××××TBDTBD 7 ×2×2•2•2•••••TBDTBDTBD 8 ×3••••••••TBDTBDTBD 6 ×2•×ו••••TBDTBDTBD 6 ×ו•×••••TBDTBDTBD 8 ×1••••••••TBDTBDTBD

Notes: 1Part of 2Part of and 3Part of 4Not a member of UEFA

Competitive history 1991: early European domination