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.
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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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