Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup
The Australia women's national association football team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on seven occasions in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. Australia will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. The Matildas automatically qualify as co-host. The team also participated in the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, a precursor to the Women's World Cup.
FIFA Women's World Cup record[]
FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | Group Stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
1999 | Group Stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2003 | Group Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2007 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
2011 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
2015 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
2023 | Qualified as co-host | |||||||
Total | 8/9 | 0 titles | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 50 |
Record by opponent[]
FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
China PR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup[]
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | China PR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
United States | 4 – 1 | Australia |
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Foudy 69' Fawcett 72' Overbeck 90+2' (pen.) Keller 90+4' |
(Report) | Casagrande 54' |
Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Prasert (Thailand)
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup[]
Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China PR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |
4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
Australia | 1 – 3 | Sweden |
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Murray 32' | (Report) | Tornqvist 8' Ljungberg 21', 69' |
Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
Attendance: 16,448
Referee: (Senegal)
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup[]
Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China PR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Australia | 1 – 2 | Russia |
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Golebiowski 38' | (Report) | Alagich 39' (o.g.) Fomina 89' |
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 15,239
Referee: (NGA)
Ghana | 2 – 1 | Australia |
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Sackey 34', 39' | (Report) | Garriock 61' |
PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 19,132
Referee: (TOG)
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup[]
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
Norway | 1 – 1 | Australia |
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R. Gulbrandsen 5' | (Report) | De Vanna 83' |
Quarter-finals[]
Brazil | 3 – 2 | Australia |
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Formiga 4' Marta 23' (pen.) Cristiane 75' |
(Report) | De Vanna 36' Colthorpe 68' |
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Attendance: 35,061
Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup[]
Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Australia | 3–2 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Khamis 8' van Egmond 48' De Vanna 51' |
(Report) | Añonma 21', 83' |
Quarter-finals[]
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[]
Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
United States | 3–1 | Australia |
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Rapinoe 12', 78' Press 61' |
Report | De Vanna 27' |
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
Attendance: 31,148
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
Round of 16[]
Quarter-finals[]
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[]
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Australia | 3–2 | Brazil |
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Round of 16[]
Norway | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Australia |
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4–1 |
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Goalscorers[]
Player | Goals | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 |
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Lisa De Vanna | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Kyah Simon | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||
Sam Kerr | 5 | 5 | ||||||
Heather Garriock | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Julie Murray | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Cheryl Salisbury | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Lisa Casagrande | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Sunni Hughes | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Angela Iannotta | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Kelly Golebiowski | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Lauren Colthorpe | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Collette McCallum | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Sarah Walsh | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Leena Khamis | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Ellyse Perry | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Emily Van Egmond | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Caitlin Foord | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Chloe Logarzo | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Own goal | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Elise Kellond-Knight | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
- Own goals scored for opponents
- Dianne Alagich (scored for Russia in 2003)
References[]
- ^ Moved from 19 September in Hangzhou due to Typhoon Wipha, Australia-Canada and China-New Zealand moved to 20 Sept Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Match report – Group C – Australia v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group C – Australia v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group C – Jamaica v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – Norway v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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