Historic Rivalries

The greatest Women's World Cup rivalries of all time, ranked by a composite score that accounts for frequency, competitive balance, knockout-stage encounters, and drama.

#	Rivalry	Score	Meetings	Record	KO	Goals
1.	GermanyvsSweden5×	69	5	2–0–3	4	9–11
2.	GermanyvsUnited States4×	60	4	1–0–3	4	7–10
3.	BrazilvsUnited States4×	59	4	1–1–2	3	6–9
4.	NorwayvsUnited States4×	58	4	1–0–3	4	3–7
5.	ChinavsUnited States4×	55	4	0–2–2	3	3–6
6.	JapanvsUnited States4×	54	4	0–1–3	3	4–14
7.	GermanyvsNorway3×	54	3	1–1–1	2	4–3
8.	AustraliavsBrazil4×	50	4	2–0–2	2	6–6
9.	SwedenvsUnited States7×	49	7	1–2–4	1	5–11
10.	JapanvsSweden4×	47	4	1–0–3	2	4–13
11.	EnglandvsGermany3×	46	3	1–1–1	2	1–3
12.	ChinavsSweden3×	44	3	1–1–1	2	3–3
13.	EnglandvsJapan4×	43	4	2–1–1	1	7–4
14.	JapanvsNetherlands2×	42	2	1–0–1	2	3–3
15.	EnglandvsNorway3×	41	3	2–0–1	2	5–3
16.	AustraliavsFrance1×	41	1	0–1–0	1	0–0
17.	ChinavsNorway3×	40	3	2–0–1	2	9–1
18.	AustraliavsSweden4×	40	4	0–1–3	2	3–9
19.	AustraliavsDenmark2×	39	2	1–0–1	1	2–5
20.	JapanvsNorway2×	39	2	1–0–1	1	3–5
21.	NetherlandsvsUnited States2×	38	2	0–1–1	1	1–3
22.	AustraliavsNorway3×	37	3	1–2–0	1	4–3
23.	ChinavsDenmark4×	36	4	2–1–1	0	8–6
24.	New ZealandvsNorway2×	34	2	1–0–1	0	1–4
25.	GermanyvsJapan4×	34	4	3–0–1	1	6–1
26.	AustraliavsNigeria2×	34	2	1–0–1	0	4–3
27.	EnglandvsNigeria2×	33	2	1–1–0	1	3–2
28.	FrancevsNorway2×	32	2	1–0–1	0	2–3
29.	BrazilvsSweden3×	31	3	1–0–2	1	2–4
30.	BrazilvsGermany3×	31	3	0–1–2	1	4–11

Score = matchFrequency(24) + balance(18) + knockout(25) + prestige(14) + recency(10) + drama(9) · max 100