National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup

Map of appearances (1991-2011)

Map of Women's World Cup participants and their best results (1991-2007)

For more information about the FIFA Women's World Cup, see the article FIFA Women's World Cup.

This article lists the performances of each of the 24 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the World Cup finals.

Début of national teams

A total of 24 national teams have qualified for at least one Women's World Cup tournament.

Year	Debutants
1991	Brazil  Chinese Taipei  China PR  Denmark  Germany  Italy  Japan  New Zealand  Nigeria  Norway  Sweden  United States
1995	Australia  Canada  England
1999	Ghana  Mexico  North Korea  Russia
2003	Argentina  France  South Korea
2007	none
2011	Colombia  Equatorial Guinea

Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd - Second place
• 3rd - Third place
• 4th - Fourth place
• QF - Quarterfinals
• R - First Round
•  •  – Did not qualify
•     – Did not enter

•    – Hosts
• q - Qualified for forthcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of qualified teams in each tournament (in parentheses) are shown.

Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)
Argentina		•	•	R 16th	R 16th	•
Australia	•	R 12th	R 11th	R 13th	QF 6th	QF 8th
Brazil	R 9th	R 9th	3rd	QF 5th	2nd	QF 5th
Canada	•	R 10th	R 12th	4th	R 9th	R 16th
China PR	QF 5th	4th	2nd	QF 6th	QF 5th	•
Chinese Taipei	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	•
Colombia			•	•	•	R 14th
Denmark	QF 7th	QF 7th	R 15th	•	R 12th	•
England	•	QF 6th	•	•	QF 7th	QF 7th
Equatorial Guinea				•	•	R 15th
France	•	•	•	R 9th	•	4th
Germany	4th	2nd	QF 8th	1st	1st	QF 6th
Ghana	•	•	R 13–14	R 12th	R 15th	•
Italy	QF 6th	•	R 9th	•	•	•
Japan	R 12th	QF 8th	R 13–14	R 10th	R 10–11	1st
North Korea	•		R 10th	R 11th	QF 8th	R 13th
South Korea	•	•	•	R 14th	•	•
Mexico	•	•	R 16th	•	•	R 11th
New Zealand	R 11th	•	•	•	R 14th	R 12th
Nigeria	R 10th	R 11th	QF 7th	R 15th	R 13th	R 9th
Norway	2nd	1st	4th	QF 7th	4th	R 10th
Russia		•	QF 5th	QF 8th	•	•
Sweden	3rd	QF 5th	QF 6th	2nd	R 10–11	3rd
United States	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)

Ranking of teams by number of appearances

Team	Number of appearances	Record streak	First appearance	Most recent appearance	Best result
Germany	6	6	1991	2011	Champions (2003, 2007)
United States	6	6	1991	2011	Champions (1991, 1999)
Japan	6	6	1991	2011	Champions (2011)
Norway	6	6	1991	2011	Champions (1995)
Sweden	6	6	1991	2011	Second Place (2003)
Brazil	6	6	1991	2011	Second Place (2007)
Nigeria	6	6	1991	2011	Quarterfinal (1999)
China PR	5	5	1991	2007	Second Place (1999)
Canada	5	5	1995	2011	Fourth Place (2003)
Australia	5	5	1995	2011	Quarterfinal (2007, 2011)
Denmark	4	3	1991	2007	Quarterfinal (1991, 1995)
North Korea	4	4	1999	2011	Quarterfinal (2007)
England	3	2	1995	2011	Quarterfinal (1995, 2007, 2011)
New Zealand	3	2	1991	2011	Round 1
Ghana	3	3	1999	2007	Round 1
France	2	1	2003	2011	Fourth Place (2011)
Russia	2	2	1999	2003	Quarterfinal (1999, 2003)
Italy	2	1	1991	1999	Quarterfinal (1991)
Argentina	2	2	2003	2007	Round 1
Mexico	2	1	1999	2011	Round 1
Chinese Taipei	1	1	1991	1991	Quarterfinal (1991)
South Korea	1	1	2003	2003	Round 1
Equatorial Guinea	1	1	2011	2011	Round 1
Colombia	1	1	2011	2011	Round 1
Active Streak			Champion