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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Japan Women - World Cup Records and Stats

In the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, the 2011 edition winners, Japan Women, are among the strongest teams from the AFC. Here, we are talking about Japan Women’s key records and stats in the FIFA Women’s World Cup history.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 20.07.2023
Japan Women FIFA World Cup Records and Stats

In the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, the 2011 edition winners, Japan Women, are among the strongest teams from the AFC. Here, we are talking about Japan Women’s key records and stats in the FIFA Women’s World Cup history.


Japan Women played two consecutive FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals (2011 and 2015), where they became the first AFC team to win this trophy in the 2011 edition. Japan Women are ready to shine once again in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand.

Note: All the records are till FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019.

(Team Records)

Contents

  • Overall records

  • Hosts

  • Best Result

  • Final place in every edition

  • Match records (Top 3)

                >> Biggest winning margins

                >> Biggest losing margins


Japan Women’s overall records in FIFA Women’s World Cup history


Participation

Matches

Won

Drawn*

Penalty shootout

Lost

Winning %*

Won

Lost

7/8

33

14

4

1

0

15

42.42

(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)

Hosts: Never

Best Result: Champions (2011)


Japan Women’s final place in every FIFA Women’s World Cup


Year

Host(s)

Last position

1991

China

Group Stage

1995

Sweden

Quarter-Finals

1999

USA

Group Stage

2003

USA

Group Stage

2007

China

Group Stage

2011

Germany

Champions

2015

Canada

Runners-up

2019

France

Round of 16


Japan Women’s match records in FIFA Women’s World Cup (Top 3)


Biggest winning margin

Biggest losing margin

6-0 vs Argentina Women in 2003 (Group Stage)

8-0 vs Sweden Women in 1991 (Group Stage)

4-0 vs Mexico Women in 2011 (Group Stage)

5-0 vs Russia Women in 1999 (Group Stage)

3-1 vs Sweden Women in 2011 (Semi-Final)

4-0 vs Norway Women in 1999 (Group Stage)

 

(Players’ Records)

Contents

  • Most goals

  • Leading goal-scorer in an edition

  • Hat-tricks


Most goals for Japan Women in FIFA Women’s World Cup


Player

Goals

Homare Sawa

8

Aya Miyama

6

Yūki Ōgimi

4

Mio Otani

3

 

Japan Women’s leading goal-scorer in a FIFA Women’s World Cup edition


Player

Goals

Year

Homare Sawa

5

2011

Homare Sawa

3

2003

Mio Otani

3

2003

 

Japan Women’s hat-tricks in a FIFA Women’s World Cup match


3 goals: Mio Otani vs Argentina Women in 2003 (Group Stage)

3 goals: Homare Sawa vs Mexico Women in 2011 (Group Stage)

 

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