Zambia has qualified to the FIFA Women's World Cup in one occasion, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which will also be the country's debut, making the country the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either gender.[1] Previously, Zambia has come close to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup, but fell short in two occasions, occurred in 2014 and 2018.
FIFA Women's World Cup edit
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
 1991
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Did not enter | |||||||
 1995
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 1999
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Did not enter | |||||||
| 2003
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Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007
| ||||||||
 2011
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Did not enter | |||||||
 2015
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 2019
| ||||||||
  2023
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Total | 1/9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 2023
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Group stage | 22 July |  Japan |
L 5–0 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
| 26 July |  Spain |
L 5–0 | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
| 31 July |  Costa Rica |
W 3–1 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | ||
Record by opponent edit
| FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Japan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
| Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
World Cup participation edit
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup edit
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Zambia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 1–3 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Goalscorers edit
| Player | Goals | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Barbra Banda | 1 | 1 |
| Racheal Kundananji | 1 | 1 |
| Lushomo Mweemba | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 |
References edit
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