The next FIFA Women's World Cup will be played in Brazil in the summer of 2027, and it will mark the 10th Women's World Cup in history.
The women's World Cup is held every four years, one year after the men's World Cup, which takes place in summer 2026 and will celebrate its 100-year anniversary in 2030.
The women's competition started in 1991, when it was held in China. The tournament has continued since, and it will be hosted in South America for the first time ever.
The previous World Cup was held in New Zealand and Australia in 2023. The Spanish women's national team won their first World Cup after beating the England women's national team 1-0 in the final with a goal from Olga Carmona.
They will look to defend their World Cup title in the 2027 tournament, which will have 32 teams for the second time in the competition's history.
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The First Women's World Cup in 1991
The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in China with only 12 participating teams, and the United States emerging as the winner.
The USWNT defeated Norway 2-1 with two goals from Michelle Akers. The USWNT would become a lethal team throughout the years and is the most successful women's national team in Women's World Cup history.
The USWNT has four World Cup titles in its history, the most of any women's national team. Germany's women's national team is the only other nation to win more than one Women's World Cup (2).
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was the first one to have 32 teams in the competition.
The competition had six teams from Asia (AFC), three teams from South America (CONMEBOL), one from Oceania (OFC), four from Africa (CAF), six from North America (CONCACAF), and 12 from Europe (UEFA).
The defending champions were the USWNT, who won the 2019 Women's World Cup in France. The USWNT were eliminated by Sweden in the Round of 16 by losing 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
Spain won the 2023 Women's World Cup after beating England 1-0 with a goal from Olga Carmona in the 29th minute of the match on August 20, 2023.
Spain finished second in Group C, which consisted of Japan, Zambia, and Costa Rica. In the knockout stages, Spain defeated Switzerland 5-1 in the Round of 16, defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the quarterfinals, and defeated Sweden 2-1 in the semifinals.
Every FIFA Women's World Cup Winner
- 1991 - United States (2-1 over Norway)
- 1995 - Norway (2-1 over Germany)
- 1999 - United States (0-0 / 5-4 pens. over China)
- 2003 - Germany (2-1 over Sweden)
- 2007 - Germany (2-0 over Brazil)
- 2011 - Japan (2-2 e.t. 3-1 pens. over USWNT)
- 2015 - United States (5-2 over Japan)
- 2019 - United States (2-0 over The Netherlands)
- 2023 - Spain (1-0 over England)
