Every nation, across every Women's World Cup.
45 distinct nations have qualified at least once across 9 played tournaments (1991→2023). 168 total team-appearances. Powered by GET /tournaments/{year} aggregated client-side.
45
Distinct nations
168
Total appearances
32
Active in last tournament
2023
15
One-time entrants
Played exactly one tournament
Most appearances
Tournaments played, all-time
- 1.
BrazilCONMEBOL · first 1991 · last 20239× - 2.
GermanyUEFA · first 1991 · last 20239× - 3.
JapanAFC · first 1991 · last 20239× - 4.
NigeriaCAF · first 1991 · last 20239× - 5.
NorwayUEFA · first 1991 · last 20239× - 6.
SwedenUEFA · first 1991 · last 20239× - 7.
United StatesCONCACAF · first 1991 · last 20239× - 8.
AustraliaAFC · first 1995 · last 20238× - 9.
CanadaCONCACAF · first 1995 · last 20238× - 10.
China PRAFC · first 1991 · last 20197× - 11.
EnglandUEFA · first 1995 · last 20236× - 12.
New ZealandOFC · first 1991 · last 20236×
GET /tournaments/{year} (aggregated client-side)
Best-ever finish
Highest final position any team has reached
- 1.Norway9× appearance · UEFA#11995
- 2.Japan9× appearance · AFC#12011
- 3.United States9× appearance · CONCACAF#1×41991, 1999, 2015, 2019
- 4.Germany9× appearance · UEFA#1×22003, 2007
- 5.
Spain3× appearance · UEFA#12023 - 6.Brazil9× appearance · CONMEBOL#22007
- 7.Sweden9× appearance · UEFA#22003
- 8.England6× appearance · UEFA#22023
- 9.
Netherlands3× appearance · UEFA#22019 - 10.Canada8× appearance · CONCACAF#42003
- 11.Australia8× appearance · AFC#42023
- 12.
France5× appearance · UEFA#42011
ApiTeam.finalPosition
Team-appearances by confederation
UEFA + CONMEBOL dominate, AFC + CAF rising
ApiTeam.confederation × tournament count
Debutants by tournament
First-time entries to the Women's World Cup, by year
GET /tournaments/{year}.teams (filter: firstYear === year)
Youngest squads ever
Lowest avg age across the 23/26-man roster
- 1.Nigeria1991 · CAF18.1
- 2.Chinese Taipei1991 · AFC20.2
- 3.
North Korea2011 · AFC20.4 - 4.Nigeria1995 · CAF20.5
- 5.
Mexico1999 · CONCACAF21.2
mean(ageAtTournament) over team.squad
Oldest squads ever
Highest avg age across the roster
- 1.United States2015 · CONCACAF · #128.9
- 2.
South Korea2023 · AFC28.9 - 3.United States2019 · CONCACAF · #128.6
- 4.
Republic of Ireland2023 · UEFA28.5 - 5.Sweden2023 · UEFA · #328.5
mean(ageAtTournament) over team.squad
Youngest captains
Captain age at tournament start
- 1.Nkiru OkosiemeNigeria · 199119
- 2.Florence OmagbemiNigeria · 199520
- 3.Homare SawaJapan · 199920
- 4.
Eva GonzálezArgentina · 200720 - 5.
Natalia GaitánColombia · 201120
team.squad[captain==true].ageAtTournament
Oldest captains
Captain age at tournament start
- 1.Christine SinclairCanada · 202340
- 2.Onome EbiNigeria · 202340
- 3.Christie RamponeUnited States · 201539
- 4.Vanina CorreaArgentina · 202339
- 5.Caroline SegerSweden · 202338
team.squad[captain==true].ageAtTournament
Champion squad — average age per tournament
Are champions getting older or younger over time?
winningTeam.squad mean age
Most-traveled team-tournaments
Sum of great-circle km between consecutive match venues
- 1.China1999 · 5 venues17,365km
- 2.Norway1999 · 5 venues · #412,957km
- 3.
Russia1999 · 4 venues12,083km - 4.
Denmark2023 · 3 venues9,859km - 5.United States2015 · 5 venues · #19,375km
- 6.Australia2015 · 3 venues8,229km
- 7.Mexico1999 · 3 venues7,990km
- 8.Sweden2023 · 5 venues · #37,951km
- 9.Sweden1999 · 3 venues7,826km
- 10.Denmark1999 · 3 venues7,708km
- 11.United States1999 · 6 venues · #17,510km
- 12.United States2003 · 6 venues · #37,291km
haversine(stadium[i], stadium[i+1]) over chronological matches
Repeat coaches
Managers who led a team at more than one Women's World Cup
No repeat coaches in the dataset.
team.coach.name grouped across tournaments
All teams
| Team | Confederation | Appearances | First | Last | Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | #2 (2007) | |
| UEFA | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | #1 ×2 (2003, 2007) | |
| AFC | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | #1 (2011) | |
| CAF | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | — | |
| UEFA | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | #1 (1995) | |
| UEFA | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | #2 (2003) | |
| CONCACAF | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | #1 ×4 (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019) | |
| AFC | 8 | 1995 | 2023 | #4 (2023) | |
| CONCACAF | 8 | 1995 | 2023 | #4 (2003) | |
| AFC | 7 | 1991 | 2019 | — | |
| UEFA | 6 | 1995 | 2023 | #2 (2023) | |
| OFC | 6 | 1991 | 2023 | — | |
| UEFA | 5 | 1991 | 2023 | — | |
| UEFA | 5 | 2003 | 2023 | #4 (2011) | |
| CONMEBOL | 4 | 2003 | 2023 | — | |
| UEFA | 4 | 1991 | 2023 | — | |
| AFC | 4 | 1999 | 2011 | — | |
| AFC | 4 | 2003 | 2023 | — | |
| CONMEBOL | 3 | 2011 | 2023 | — | |
| CAF | 3 | 1999 | 2007 | — | |
| CONCACAF | 3 | 1999 | 2015 | — | |
| UEFA | 3 | 2015 | 2023 | #2 (2019) | |
| UEFA | 3 | 2015 | 2023 | #1 (2023) | |
| CAF | 2 | 2015 | 2019 | — | |
| CONCACAF | 2 | 2015 | 2023 | — | |
| CONCACAF | 2 | 2019 | 2023 | — | |
| UEFA | 2 | 1999 | 2003 | — | |
| CAF | 2 | 2019 | 2023 | — | |
| UEFA | 2 | 2015 | 2023 | — | |
| AFC | 2 | 2015 | 2019 | — | |
| CONMEBOL | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | |
| AFC | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
| AFC | 1 | 1991 | 1991 | — | |
| CONMEBOL | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | — | |
| CAF | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | — | |
| CONCACAF | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
| CAF | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | — | |
| CAF | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
| CONCACAF | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
| AFC | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
| UEFA | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
| UEFA | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
| UEFA | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | |
| AFC | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | |
| CAF | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — |
