Association football is among the most popular sports in North America, Central America and Caribbean, with seven members of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football having competed at the sport's biggest international event, the FIFA Women's World Cup. The highest ranked result in the Women's World Cup for a North, Central American and Caribbean team is 1st place in the 1991, 2011, 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups by United States.
Overview
edit1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (32) |
2027 (32) |
Total | |
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Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Top 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
Top 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
Top 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
1st | 4 | ||||||||||
2nd | 1 | ||||||||||
3rd | 3 | ||||||||||
4th | 1 |
Country | # | Years | Best result |
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United States | 9 |
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 | 1st |
Canada | 8 |
1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 | 4th |
Mexico | 3 |
1999, 2011, 2015 | GS |
Costa Rica | 2 |
2015, 2023 | GS |
Jamaica | 2 |
2019, 2023 | R2 |
Haiti | 1 |
2023 | GS |
Panama | 1 |
2023 | GS |
Results
editMost finishes in the top four
editTeam | # | Top-four finishes |
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United States | 8 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Canada | 1 | 2003 |
Team results by tournament
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The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA.[1] The rankings, apart from the top four positions, are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament. In recent tournaments, FIFA has used the rankings for seedings for the final tournament draw.[2]
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team | 1991 (12) |
1995 (12) |
1999 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (32) |
2027 (32) |
Total | Qual. Comp. |
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Canada | • | R1 10th |
R1 12th |
4th | R1 9th |
R1 16th |
QF 6th |
R2 11th |
R1 21st |
TBD | 8 | 9 |
Costa Rica | • | × | • | • | • | • | R1 18th |
• | R1 30th |
TBD | 2 | 8 |
Haiti | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 29th |
TBD | 1 | 8 |
Jamaica | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | R1 23rd |
R2 13th |
TBD | 2 | 7 |
Mexico | • | • | R1 16th |
• | • | R1 11th |
R1 22nd |
• | • | TBD | 3 | 9 |
Panama | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | R1 31st |
TBD | 1 | 5 |
United States | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | R2 9th |
TBD | 9 | 9 |
Tournament standings
editTeam | Champions | Finals | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Second round |
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United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Appearances
editRanking of teams by number of appearances
editTeam | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
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United States | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1991 | 2023 | Champions (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019) |
Canada | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1995 | 2023 | Fourth place (2003) |
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1999 | 2015 | Group stage (1999, 2011, 2015) |
Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2019 | 2023 | Round of 16 (2023) |
Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2023 | Group stage (2015, 2023) |
Haiti | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | Group stage (2023) |
Panama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | Group stage (2023) |
Team debuts
editYear | Debutants | Total |
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1991 | United States | 1 |
1995 | Canada | 1 |
1999 | Mexico | 1 |
2015 | Costa Rica | 1 |
2019 | Jamaica | 1 |
2023 | Haiti, Panama | 2 |
Total | 7 |
Summary of performance
editThis table shows the number of countries represented at the Women's World Cup, the number of entries (#E) from around the world including any rejections and withdrawals, the number of North, Central American and Caribbean entries (#A), how many of those North, Central American and Caribbean entries withdrawn (#A-) before/during qualification or were rejected by FIFA, the North, Central American and Caribbean representatives at the Women's World Cup finals, the number of World Cup Qualifiers each North, Central American and Caribbean representative had to play to get to the World Cup (#WCQ), the furthest stage reached, results, and coaches.
Year | Host | Size | #E | #A | #A- | North, Central American and Caribbean finalists | #WCQ | Stage | Results | Coach |
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1991 | China | 12 | 48 | 8 | 0 | United States | 5 | Champions | won 3–2 Sweden, won 5–0 Brazil, won 3–0 Japan, won 7–0 Chinese Taipei, won 5–2 Germany, won 2–1 Norway | Anson Dorrance |
1995 | Sweden | 12 | 55 | 5 | Canada | 4 | Group stage | lost 2–3 England, drew 3–3 Nigeria, lost 0–7 Norway | Sylvie Béliveau | |
United States | 4 | Third place | drew 3–3 China, won 2–0 Denmark, won 4–1 Australia, won 4–0 Japan, lost 0–1 Norway, won 2–0 China | Tony DiCicco | ||||||
1999 | United States | 16 | 67 | 11 | 1[3] | Canada | 5 | Group stage | drew 1–1 Japan, lost 1–7 Norway, 1–4 Russia | Neil Turnbull |
Mexico | 7 | Group stage | lost 1–7 Brazil, lost 0–6 Germany, lost 0–2 Italy | Leonardo Cuéllar | ||||||
United States | Hosts | Champions | won 3–0 Denmark, won 7–1 Nigeria, won 3–0 North Korea, won 3–2 Germany, won 2–0 Brazil, drew 0–0 China (won 5–4 (p)) | Tony DiCicco | ||||||
2003 | United States[4] | 16 | 99 | 18 | 4[5] | Canada | 5 | Fourth place | lost 1–4 Germany, won 3–0 Argentina, won 3–1 Japan, won 1–0 China, lost 1–2 Sweden, lost 1–3 United States | Even Pellerud |
United States | 5[6] | Third place | won 3–1 Sweden, won 5–0 Nigeria, won 3–0 North Korea, won 1–0 Norway, lost 0–3 Germany, won 3–1 Canada | April Heinrichs | ||||||
2007 | China[4] | 16 | 120 | 27 | 5[7] | Canada | 2 | Group stage | lost 1–2 Norway, won 4–0 Ghana, drew 2–2 Australia | Even Pellerud |
United States | 2 | Third place | drew 2–2 North Korea, won 2–0 Sweden, won 1–0 Nigeria, won 3–0 England, lost 0–4 Brazil, won 4–1 Norway | Greg Ryan | ||||||
2011 | Germany | 16 | 125 | 26 | 0 | Canada | 5 | Group stage | lost 1–2 Germany, lost 0–4 France, lost 0–1 Nigeria | Carolina Morace |
Mexico | 5 | Group stage | drew 1–1 England, lost 0–4 Japan, drew 2–2 New Zealand | Leonardo Cuéllar | ||||||
United States | 7 | Runners-up | won 2–0 North Korea, won 3–0 Colombia, lost 1–2 Sweden, drew 2–2 Brazil (won 5–3 (p)), won 3–1 France, drew 2–2 Japan (lost 1–3 (p)) | Pia Sundhage | ||||||
2015 | Canada | 24 | 134 | 26 | 2[8] | Canada | Hosts | Quarter-finals | won 1–0 China, drew 0–0 New Zealand, drew 1–1 Netherlands, won 1–0 Switzerland, lost 1–2 England | John Herdman |
Costa Rica | 7 | Group stage | drew 1–1 Spain, drew 2–2 South Korea, lost 1–0 Brazil | Amelia Valverde | ||||||
Mexico | 5 | Group stage | drew 1–1 Colombia, lost 1–2 England, lost 0–5 France | Leonardo Cuéllar | ||||||
United States | 5 | Champions | won 3–1 Australia, drew 0–0 Sweden, won 1–0 Nigeria, won 2–0 Colombia, won 1–0 China, won 2–0 Germany, won 5–2 Japan | Jill Ellis | ||||||
2019 | France | 24 | 144 | 27 | 1[9] | Canada | 5 | Round of 16 | won 1–0 Cameroon, won 2–0 New Zealand, lost 1–2 Netherlands, lost 0–1 Sweden | Kenneth Heiner-Møller |
Jamaica | 12 | Group stage | lost 0–3 Brazil, lost 0–5 Italy, lost 1–4 Australia | Hue Menzies | ||||||
United States | 5 | Champions | won 13–0 Thailand, won 3–0 Chile, won 2–0 Sweden, won 2–1 Spain, won 2–1 France, won 2–1 England, won 2–0 Netherlands | Jill Ellis | ||||||
2023 | Australia New Zealand |
32 | 172 | 32 | 0 | Canada | 3 | Group stage | drew 0–0 Nigeria, won 2–1 Republic of Ireland, lost 0–4 Australia | Bev Priestman |
Costa Rica | 7 | Group stage | lost 0–3 Spain, lost 0–2 Japan, lost 1–3 Zambia | Amelia Valverde | ||||||
Haiti | 9 | Group stage | lost 0–1 England, lost 0–1 China, lost 0–2 Denmark | Nicolas Delépine | ||||||
Jamaica | 7 | Round of 16 | drew 0–0 France, won 1–0 Panama, drew 0–0 Brazil, lost 0–1 Colombia | Lorne Donaldson | ||||||
Panama | 9 | Group stage | lost 0–4 Brazil, lost 0–1 Jamaica, lost 3–6 France | Ignacio Quintana | ||||||
United States | 3 | Round of 16 | won 3–0 Vietnam, drew 1–1 Netherlands, drew 0–0 Portugal, drew 0–0 Sweden (lost 4–5 (p)) | Vlatko Andonovski |
Not yet qualified
edit28 of the 35 active FIFA and CONCACAF members have never appeared in the final tournament.
- Legend
- TBD — To be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament)
- • — Did not qualify
- × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- — Not affiliated in FIFA
- •• — Qualified, but withdrew before Finals
Country | Number of Qualifying attempts |
1991 |
1995 |
1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2015 |
2019 |
2023 |
2027 |
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Anguilla | 3 | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | TBD | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Aruba | 4 | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | TBD |
Bahamas | 1 | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | TBD |
Barbados | 5 | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Belize | 3 | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | TBD |
Bermuda | 4 | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | TBD |
British Virgin Islands | 2 | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | TBD | ||
Cayman Islands | 3 | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | TBD | |
Cuba | 4 | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Curaçao[10] | 3 | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | TBD |
Dominica | 5 | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | TBD | |
Dominican Republic | 6 | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
El Salvador | 7 | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Grenada | 4 | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | TBD |
Guatemala | 6 | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | TBD |
Guyana | 4 | × | × | • | × | × | • | × | • | • | TBD |
Honduras | 5 | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | TBD |
Montserrat | 0 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | TBD | ||
Nicaragua | 5 | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Puerto Rico | 6 | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | |
Saint Lucia | 5 | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | TBD |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Suriname | 6 | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 4 | × | • | • | • | × | • | TBD | |||
U.S. Virgin Islands | 6 | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD |
Competitive history
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References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Statistical Overview (page 4)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2006.
- ^ Seeding of national teams (PDF). Archived 4 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 12 September 2016.
- ^ Bahamas withdrew during the qualification.
- ^ a b China was originally selected as hosts, but the SARS outbreak forced China to relinquish its hosting rights, which was subsequently moved to the United States instead. China was subsequently awarded the hosting rights for 2007 edition.
- ^ Belize, Guyana, Montserrat and Nicaragua withdrew during the qualification.
- ^ United States were selected as hosts after the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
- ^ Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, Honduras and Montserrat withdrew during the qualification.
- ^ Anguilla and Dominica withdrew before the qualification started.
- ^ Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew during the qualification.
- ^ Competed in WC qualifying as Netherlands Antilles from 2007