FIFA Women's World Cup hosts
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Five countries have been FIFA Women's World Cup hosts in the competition's seven editions since the inaugural tournament in 1991.
The decision to hold the first tournament in China was made by FIFA, football's international governing body, after China hosted a prototype world championship three years earlier, the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament. The first Women's World Cup was sponsored by Mars, Incorporated. With FIFA still reluctant to bestow their "World Cup" brand, the tournament was officially known as the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup.[1]
Only China and the United States have hosted the event on more than one occasion.
List of hosts
| Year | Host | Continent | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  China |
Asia |  United States |
| 1995 |  Sweden |
Europe |  Norway |
| 1999 | United States |
North America | United States |
| 2003 | United States |
North America |  Germany |
| 2007 | China |
Asia | Germany |
| 2011 | Germany |
Europe |  Japan |
| 2015 |  Canada |
North America | United States |
| 2019 |  France |
Europe |
Ranking of teams by number of appearances
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| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
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| United States |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Champions (1991, 1999*, 2015) |
| Germany |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Champions (2003, 2007) |
| Norway |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Champions (1995) |
| Japan |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Champions (2011) |
 Brazil |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Runners-up (2007) |
| Sweden |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Runners-up (2003) |
 Nigeria |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1991 | 2015 | Quarterfinals (1999) |
| China PR |
6 | 5 | 1 | 1991 | 2015 | Runners-up (1999) |
| Canada |
6 | 6 | 6 | 1995 | 2015 | Fourth place (2003) |
 Australia |
6 | 6 | 6 | 1995 | 2015 | Quarterfinals (2007, 2011, 2015) |
 England |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1995 | 2015 | Third place (2015) |
| France |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2003 | 2019 | Fourth place (2011) |
 Denmark |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1991 | 2007 | Quarterfinals (1991, 1995) |
 North Korea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 1999 | 2011 | Quarterfinals (2007) |
 New Zealand |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1991 | 2015 | Round 1 |
 Mexico |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1999 | 2015 | Round 1 |
 Ghana |
3 | 3 | 0 | 1999 | 2007 | Round 1 |
 Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 1999 | 2003 | Quarterfinals (1999, 2003) |
 Italy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1991 | 1999 | Quarterfinals (1991) |
 Colombia |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2011 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
 South Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
 Argentina |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2003 | 2007 | Round 1 |
 Chinese Taipei |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1991 | 1991 | Quarterfinals (1991) |
 Cameroon |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
 Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
 Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) |
 Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
 Ecuador |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
 Equatorial Guinea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 | Round 1 |
 Ivory Coast |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
 Spain |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
 Thailand |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | Round 1 |
- Sorted by appearances, best result, number of times that result was achieved, and first to achieve that result, in that order. If still tied, sorted alphabetically.
- *: Tournament hosts.
References
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External links
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FIFA Women's World Cup hosts
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Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA)
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