The
FIFA Women's World Cup is an international football competition played
by national senior women's national teams from the International
Football Federation (FIFA). The competition has been held every four years since 1991, when the
inaugural tournament, then called the Women's World Championship, was
held in China.
Under the current format of the tournament, national teams compete for 23 slots in a three-year qualifying phase. The actual tournament, alternatively called World Cup Finals, is played at places within the host nation (s) for a period of approximately one month.
The seven tournaments of the FIFA Women's World Cup have been won by four different national teams, including the United States, who beat Norway 2-1 in the first final. The current champion is the United States, after winning her third title in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015.
In 1988, 58 years after the first men's tournament of the FIFA World Cup in 1930 and approximately 17 years after the FA's ban on women's football was eliminated in 1971, FIFA organized an invitation in China to test See if a World Women's World Cup was feasible. Twelve national teams competed in the competition, four from UEFA, three from the AFC, two from CONCACAF and one from CONMEBOL, CAF and OFC. The tournament saw European champions Norway defeating Sweden 1-0 in the final to win the tournament, while Brazil took third place by beating the hosts in a penalty shoot-out. The competition was considered a success and on June 30 FIFA approved the creation of an official World Cup, to be held again in 1991 in China. Once again, twelve teams competed, this time culminating in the United States beating Norway in the final 2-1.
In the 1999 edition, one of the most famous moments of the tournament was the celebration of the victory of the American defender Brandi Chastain after scoring the penalty of the Cup against China. He took off his sweater and waved it over his head (as men usually do), showing off his muscular torso and sports bra as he celebrated. The 1999 final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saw attendance at 90,185, a world record for a women's sporting event.
The Women's World Cups of 1999 and 2003 were held in the United States; In 2003 China was supposed to host her, but the tournament moved because of SARS. As compensation, China maintained its automatic qualification for the 2003 tournament as host country, and was automatically chosen to host the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. Germany hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, as decided by a vote in October 2007. In March 2011, FIFA granted Canada the right to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015. The 2015 edition extended the field from 16 to 24 teams
Under the current format of the tournament, national teams compete for 23 slots in a three-year qualifying phase. The actual tournament, alternatively called World Cup Finals, is played at places within the host nation (s) for a period of approximately one month.
The seven tournaments of the FIFA Women's World Cup have been won by four different national teams, including the United States, who beat Norway 2-1 in the first final. The current champion is the United States, after winning her third title in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015.
In 1988, 58 years after the first men's tournament of the FIFA World Cup in 1930 and approximately 17 years after the FA's ban on women's football was eliminated in 1971, FIFA organized an invitation in China to test See if a World Women's World Cup was feasible. Twelve national teams competed in the competition, four from UEFA, three from the AFC, two from CONCACAF and one from CONMEBOL, CAF and OFC. The tournament saw European champions Norway defeating Sweden 1-0 in the final to win the tournament, while Brazil took third place by beating the hosts in a penalty shoot-out. The competition was considered a success and on June 30 FIFA approved the creation of an official World Cup, to be held again in 1991 in China. Once again, twelve teams competed, this time culminating in the United States beating Norway in the final 2-1.
In the 1999 edition, one of the most famous moments of the tournament was the celebration of the victory of the American defender Brandi Chastain after scoring the penalty of the Cup against China. He took off his sweater and waved it over his head (as men usually do), showing off his muscular torso and sports bra as he celebrated. The 1999 final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saw attendance at 90,185, a world record for a women's sporting event.
The Women's World Cups of 1999 and 2003 were held in the United States; In 2003 China was supposed to host her, but the tournament moved because of SARS. As compensation, China maintained its automatic qualification for the 2003 tournament as host country, and was automatically chosen to host the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. Germany hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, as decided by a vote in October 2007. In March 2011, FIFA granted Canada the right to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015. The 2015 edition extended the field from 16 to 24 teams
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