Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup

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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
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995 Group Stage 12th 3 0 0 3 3 13
United States 1999 Group Stage 11th 3 0 1 2 3 7
United States 2003 Group Stage 13th 3 0 1 2 3 5
China 2007 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 9 7
Germany 2011 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 7
Canada 2015 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 1 2 5 5
France 2019 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 9 6
AustraliaNew Zealand 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)
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
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Denmark 5 – 0 Australia
Krogh Goal 12', 48'
Nielsen Goal 25'
Jensen Goal 37'
Hansen Goal 86'		 (Report)
Arosvallen, Västerås
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: (Norway)
China PR 4 – 2 Australia
Zhou Goal 23'
Shi Goal 54', 78'
Liu Goal 90+3'		 (Report) Iannotta Goal 25'
Hughes Goal 89'
Arosvallen, Västerås
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: (Brazil)
United States 4 – 1 Australia
Foudy Goal 69'
Fawcett Goal 72'
Overbeck Goal 90+2' (pen.)
Keller Goal 90+4'		 (Report) Casagrande Goal 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
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia 1 – 1 Ghana
Murray Goal 74' (Report) Gyamfua Goal 76'
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 14,867
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
Australia 1 – 3 Sweden
Murray Goal 32' (Report) Tornqvist Goal 8'
Ljungberg Goal 21', 69'
Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
Attendance: 16,448
Referee: (Senegal)
China PR 3 – 1 Australia
Sun W. Goal 39', 51'
Liu Y. Goal 73'		 (Report) Salisbury Goal 66'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 29,401
Referee: Sandra Hunt (United States)

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Group D[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia 1 – 2 Russia
Golebiowski Goal 38' (Report) Alagich Goal 39' (o.g.)
Fomina Goal 89'
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 15,239
Referee: (NGA)
China PR 1 – 1 Australia
Bai Goal 46' (Report) Garriock Goal 28'
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 13,929
Referee: Elovirta (FIN)
Ghana 2 – 1 Australia
Sackey Goal 34', 39' (Report) Garriock Goal 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
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia 4 – 1 Ghana
Walsh Goal 15'
De Vanna Goal 57', 81'
Garriock Goal 69'		 (Report) Amankwa Goal 70'
Attendance: 25,952
Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia)
Norway 1 – 1 Australia
R. Gulbrandsen Goal 5' (Report) De Vanna Goal 83'
Attendance: 33,835
Referee: Niu Huijun (China)
Australia 2 – 2 Canada
McCallum Goal 53'
Salisbury Goal 90+2'		 (Report) Tancredi Goal 1'
Sinclair Goal 85'
Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

Quarter-finals[]

Brazil 3 – 2 Australia
Formiga Goal 4'
Marta Goal 23' (pen.)
Cristiane Goal 75'		 (Report) De Vanna Goal 36'
Colthorpe Goal 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
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Brazil 1–0 Australia
Rosana Goal 54' (Report)
Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Attendance: 27,258
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
Australia 3–2 Equatorial Guinea
Khamis Goal 8'
van Egmond Goal 48'
De Vanna Goal 51'		 (Report) Añonma Goal 21', 83'
Ruhrstadion, Bochum
Attendance: 15,640
Australia 2–1 Norway
Simon Goal 57', 87' (Report) Thorsnes Goal 56'
BayArena, Leverkusen
Attendance: 18,474
Referee: (Argentina)

Quarter-finals[]

Sweden 3–1 Australia
Sjögran Goal 10'
Dahlkvist Goal 16'
Schelin Goal 52'		 (Report) Perry Goal 40'
Impuls Arena, Augsburg
Attendance: 24,605
Referee: (Peru)

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Group D[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
United States 3–1 Australia
Rapinoe Goal 12', 78'
Press Goal 61'		 Report De Vanna Goal 27'
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
Attendance: 31,148
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
Australia 2–0 Nigeria
Simon Goal 29', 68' Report
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
Attendance: 32,716
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Australia 1–1 Sweden
De Vanna Goal 5' Report Jakobsson Goal 15'
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,177
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Round of 16[]

Brazil 0–1 Australia
Report Simon Goal 80'
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 12,054

Quarter-finals[]

Australia 0–1 Japan
Report Iwabuchi Goal 87'
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 19,814
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Group C[]

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia 1–2 Italy
  • Kerr Goal 22'
 Report
Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
Attendance: 15,380[2]
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Australia 3–2 Brazil
  • Foord Goal 45+1'
  • Logarzo Goal 58'
  • Mônica Goal 66' (o.g.)
 Report
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Attendance: 17,032[3]
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Jamaica 1–4 Australia
 Report
  • Kerr Goal 11', 42', 69', 83'
Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
Attendance: 17,402[4]

Round of 16[]

Norway 1–1 (a.e.t.) Australia
  • Herlovsen Goal 31'
 Report
Penalties
 4–1
Attendance: 12,229[5]
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Goalscorers[]

See also: List of FIFA Women's World Cup goalscorers
Player Goals 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
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

References[]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Match report – Group C – Australia v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Match report – Group C – Australia v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group C – Jamaica v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ "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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