WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2023
Which countries have won the Women’s World Cup? Full list of champions
After Spain won the 2023 Women’s World Cup with final victory over England, we take a look at the tournament’s most decorated nations.
Spain have become the fifth country to lift the Women’s World Cup, after Jorge Vilda’s side saw off England 1-0 in the 2023 final in Sydney.
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Carmona clinches World Cup for Spain
Olga Carmona’s crisp first-half finish was the difference between the teams at Stadium Australia on Sunday, as the Spaniards secured the women’s world title for the first time.
The triumph came despite Jenni Hermoso spurning a late chance to double La Roja’s lead from the penalty spot.
Spain are now only the second country in soccer history - after Germany - to have won both the women’s and men’s World Cups.
Which countries have won the Women’s World Cup?
Alongside Spain, Norway and Japan also have one Women’s World Cup title to their name.
After finishing as runners-up at the inaugural World Cup in 1991, the Norwegians claimed their sole title four years later, beating Germany 2-0 in the final in Solna. Meanwhile, Japan’s World Cup triumph came in 2011, when the Asians edged out the United States on penalties after a 2-2 final draw in Frankfurt.
Germany are two-time World Cup winners - thanks to back-to-back final triumphs over Sweden and Brazil in 2003 and 2007, respectively - but the tournament’s dominant force has without doubt been the US.
WWC winners: the full list
- United States: four (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019)
- Germany: two (2003, 2007)
- Japan: one (2011)
- Norway: one (1995)
- Spain: one (2023)
USWNT the most decorated WWC team
They were surprisingly dumped out of this year’s Women’s World Cup at the last-16 stage, but the Americans had never previously failed to reach the semi-finals - and have won the trophy a record four times.
The USWNT were victorious in the opening edition of the tournament 32 years ago - beating the Norwegians 2-1 in the final in Guangzhou - before adding a second star eight years later.
After a 0-0 final draw with China at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl, the 1999 tournament hosts overcame the Steel Roses on penalties in front of just over 90,000 - then a world-record crowd for a woman’s soccer match.
In 2015 and 2019, the USWNT then became the second nation in Women’s World Cup history to win two straight titles.
The Stars and Stripes thumped Japan 5-2 in the final in Vancouver eight years ago, before clinching their fourth world crown at France 2019, courtesy of a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the trophy decider in Paris.