Organising body | FIFA |
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Founded | 1991 |
Region | International |
Number of teams | 32 |
Related competitions | FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup FIFA World Cup |
Current champions | Spain (1st title) (2023) |
Most successful team(s) | United States (4 titles) |
Television broadcasters | List of broadcasters |
Website | fifa.com/womensworldcup |
2027 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Tournaments |
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The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's international governing body. The competition has been held every four years and one year after the men's FIFA World Cup since 1991, when the inaugural tournament, then called the FIFA Women's World Championship, was held in China. Under the tournament's current format, national teams vie for the remaining 31 slots in a three-year qualification phase. The host nation's team is automatically entered as the first slot. The tournament, called the World Cup Finals, is contested at venues within the host nation(s) over about one month.
The nine FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments have been won by five national teams. The United States have won four times. The other winners are Germany, with two titles, and Japan, Norway, and Spain with one title each.
Eight countries have hosted the Women's World Cup. China and the United States have each hosted the tournament twice, while Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and Sweden have each hosted it once.
The 2023 competition was hosted by Australia and New Zealand, making it the first edition to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first Women's World Cup to be hosted by two countries, as well as the first FIFA competition for either men or women to be held across two confederations.
The 2027 competition will be hosted by Brazil, making it the first edition to be held in South America.