The record four-time FIFA Women’s World Cup winners, United States (USA) Women, are undoubtedly among the favourites for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. Here, we are talking about USA Women’s key records and stats in the FIFA Women’s World Cup history.
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Apart from winning the inaugural (1991) and third editions (1999) of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, USA Women also reached the last three Finals, including winning the last two FIFA Women’s World Cups (2015 and 2019). The Stars and Stripes are now looking for their third successive Women’s World Cup trophy 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
USA Women’s overall records in FIFA Women’s World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
8/8 | 50 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 80.00 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: 1999 and 2003
Best Result: Champions (1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019)
USA Women’s final place in every FIFA Women’s World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1991 | China | Champions |
1995 | Sweden | Third Place |
1999 | USA | Champions |
2003 | USA | Third Place |
2007 | China | Third Place |
2011 | Germany | Runners-up |
2015 | Canada | Champions |
2019 | France | Champions |
USA Women’s match records in FIFA Women’s World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
13-0 vs Thailand Women in 2019 (Group Stage) | 3-0 vs Germany Women in 2003 (Semi-Final) |
7-0 vs Chinese Taipei Women in 1991 (Quarter-Final) | 3-1 vs Canada Women in 2003 (Third Place Play-off) |
7-1 vs Nigeria Women in 1999 (Group Stage) | 2-1 vs Sweden Women in 2011 (Group Stage) |
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Most goals
Leading goal-scorer in an edition
Hat-tricks
Most goals for USA Women in FIFA Women’s World Cup
Player | Goals |
Abby Wambach | 14 |
Michelle Akers | 12 |
Carli Lloyd | 10 |
Alex Morgan | 9 |
Megan Rapinoe | 9 |
USA Women’s leading goal-scorer in a FIFA Women’s World Cup edition
Player | Goals | Year |
Michelle Akers | 10 | 1991 |
Carin Jennings | 6 | 1991 |
Abby Wambach | 6 | 2007 |
Carli Lloyd | 6 | 2015 |
Alex Morgan | 6 | 2019 |
Megan Rapinoe | 6 | 2019 |
USA Women’s hat-tricks in a FIFA Women’s World Cup match
5 goals: Michelle Akers vs Chinese Taipei Women in 1991 (Quarter-Final)
3 goals: Carin Jennings vs Germany Women in 1991 (Semi-Final)
3 goals: Carli Lloyd vs Japan Women in 2015 (Final)
5 goals: Alex Morgan vs Thailand Women in 2019 (Group Stage)
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