FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics

This is a list of the records of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Overall team records
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

 * Legend
 * – Champions
 * – Runners-up
 * – Third place
 * – Fourth place
 * QF – Quarter-finals
 * R2 – Round 2 (2015–present: knockout round of 16)
 * R1 – Round 1 (1991–present: group stage)
 * – Did not qualify
 * – Qualified but withdrew
 * – Withdrew during qualification / Disqualified during qualification (after playing matches)
 * – Did not enter / Kicked / Banned / Permanently banned
 * – Hosts
 * Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).

Hosts
Host nations are granted an automatic spot in the World Cup group stage.

Results by confederation
— Hosts are from this confederation

Droughts
This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of women's national football teams in the FIFA Women's World Cups.

Longest active World Cup appearance droughts
Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.

Longest World Cup appearance droughts overall
Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist; updated to include qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Teams: tournament position
Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.


 * Most titles won: 4: (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019).
 * Most finishes in the top two: 5: (1991, 1999, 2011, 2015, 2019).
 * Most finishes in the top three: 8:  (1991–2019).
 * Most finishes in the top four: 8: (1991–2019).
 * Most finishes in the top eight: 8:, (1991–2019).
 * Most World Cup appearances: 9:, , , , , , (every tournament).
 * Most second-place finishes: 1: (1991),  (1995),  (1999),  (2003),  (2007),  (2011),  (2015),  (2019),  (2023).
 * Most third-place finishes: 4:  (1991, 2011, 2019, 2023).
 * Most fourth-place finishes: 2: (1991, 2015),  (1999, 2007).
 * Most 3rd-4th-place finishes: 4: (1991, 2011, 2019, 2023).
 * Most 5th-8th-place finishes: 4: (1991, 2003, 2007, 2015).
 * Most 9th-16th-place finishes: 7: (1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2023).

Consecutive

 * Most consecutive championships: 2:  (2003–2007),  (2015–2019).
 * Most consecutive finishes in the top two: 3: (2011–2019).
 * Most consecutive finishes in the top three: 8: (1991–2019).
 * Most consecutive finishes in the top four: 8: (1991–2019).
 * Most consecutive finishes in the top eight: 8:, (1991–2019).
 * Most consecutive appearances in the finals: 9:, , , , , , (1991–2023).
 * Most consecutive championships by a confederation: 2: UEFA (2003–2007), CONCACAF (2015–2019).

Gaps

 * Longest gap between successive titles: 16 years: (1999–2015).
 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two: 12 years: (1999–2011).
 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three: 12 years: (1991–2003).
 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four: 12 years: (1991–2003).
 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the top eight: 28 years: (1991–2019).
 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals: 20 years: (1999–2019).

Host team

 * Best finish by host team: Champion: (1999).
 * Worst finish by host team: Group Stage: (2023).

Defending champion

 * Best finish by defending champion: Champion: (2007),  (2019).
 * Worst finish by defending champion: Round of 16: (2023).

Debuting teams

 * Best finish by a debuting team: Champion: 🇺🇸 United States (1991).
 * Best finish by a debuting team, excluding inaugural tournament: Quarterfinals: (1995),  (1999)

Other

 * Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion: 1: (1999),  (2003),  (2007),  (2019),  (2023).
 * Most finishes in the top three without ever being champion: 5: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2019, 2023).
 * Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion: 5: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2019, 2023).
 * Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champion: 7: (1991–2003, 2011, 2019, 2023).
 * Most appearances without ever being champion: 9:, , (every tournament).
 * Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two: 1: (2003),  (2011),  (2023).
 * Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two: 4: (2007–2015, 2023),  (2011–2023).
 * Most appearances without ever finishing in the top two: 9: (every tournament).
 * Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four: 2: (1991–1995),  (1999–2003),  (1991, 2019).
 * Most appearances without ever finishing in the top four: 9: (every tournament).
 * Most appearances without ever finishing in the top eight: 6: (1991, 2007–2023).
 * Teams that defeated tournament champion:, 2011 (2–0 vs Japan); , 2023 (4–0 vs Spain).
 * Most played final: 2: vs  (2011–2015).

Players: tournament position
Qualification: at least one appearance in each Finals tournament.

Coaches: tournament position

 * Most championships: 2: Jill Ellis (, 2015–2019).
 * Most finishes in the top two: 2: Even Pellerud (, 1991–1995), Norio Sasaki (, 2011–2015), Jill Ellis (, 2015–2019), Sarina Wiegman (, 2019;, 2023).
 * Most finishes in the top three: 2: Even Pellerud (, 1991–1995), Tony DiCicco (, 1995–1999), Norio Sasaki (, 2011–2015), Jill Ellis (, 2015–2019), Sarina Wiegman (, 2019;, 2023).
 * Most finishes in the top four: 3: Even Pellerud (, 1991–1995;, 2003)

All time

 * Most matches played: 53:.
 * Most wins: 41:.
 * Fewest wins: 0:, , , , , , , , , ,.
 * Most losses: 19:.
 * Fewest losses: 1:.
 * Most draws: 9:.
 * Fewest draws: 0:, , , , , , , , , , , , ,.
 * Most matches played without a win or a draw: 3:, , , , ,.
 * Most matches played without a win: 12:.
 * Most matches played until first win: 15:.
 * Most matches played until first draw: 17:.
 * Most matches played until first loss: 10:.
 * Most goals scored: 142:.
 * Most hat-tricks scored: 5:.
 * Most goals conceded: 65:.
 * Most hat-tricks conceded: 4:.
 * Fewest goals scored: 0:,.
 * Fewest goals conceded: 1:.
 * Highest goal difference: +103:.
 * Lowest goal difference: –42:.
 * Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.78:.
 * Highest average of goals conceded per match: 5.67:.
 * Most meetings between two teams: 7 times: vs  (4–2–1) (1991, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023).
 * Most tournaments unbeaten: 5: (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019, 2023).

In one tournament

 * Most wins: 7: (2019).
 * Fewest wins, champions: 4: (2011) (out of 6).
 * Most losses, champions: 1: (2011),  (2023).
 * Most goals scored: 26: (2019).
 * Most goals scored, group stage: 18: (2019).
 * Most goals scored, champions: 26: (2019).
 * Most goals scored, hosts: 18, (1999).
 * Most goals scored, eliminated in the first round: 8: (2023).
 * Fewest goals scored, champions: 12: (2011).
 * Fewest goals scored, hosts: 1: (2023).
 * Most goals conceded, champions: 7: (2023).
 * Most goals conceded, hosts: 8: (2023).
 * Fewest goals conceded, champions: 0: (2007).
 * Fewest goals conceded, hosts: 1: (2023).
 * Fewest goals conceded, eliminated in the first round: 1: (2023),  (2023).
 * Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 540 minutes: (2007),  (2015).
 * Highest goal difference: +23: (2019).
 * Highest goal difference, champions: +23: (2019).
 * Highest goal difference, hosts: +15: (1999).
 * Lowest goal difference: -19: (2019).
 * Lowest goal difference, champions: +6: (2011).
 * Lowest goal difference, hosts: -2: (2007).
 * Highest average of goals scored per match: 4.16: (1991),  (2003).
 * Highest average of goals scored per match, champions: 4.16: (1991),  (2003).
 * Lowest average of goals scored per match: 0.00: (1991),  (1991),  (2003),  (2007),  (2011),  (2011),  (2023),  (2023).
 * Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions: 2.00: (2011),  (2015).
 * Highest average of goals conceded per match: 6.67: (2019).
 * Highest average of goals conceded per match, champions: 1.00: (2011),  (2023).
 * Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.00: (2007).
 * Lowest average of goals conceded per match, champions: 0.00: (2007).

Streaks

 * Most consecutive successful qualification attempts without automatic spots: 9:, , , (1991–2023).
 * Most consecutive wins: 13:, from 1–0 vs Nigeria (2015) to 3–0 vs Vietnam (2023).
 * Most consecutive matches without a loss: 21:, from 2–2 vs Brazil (2011) to 0–0 vs Sweden (2023).
 * Most consecutive losses: 8:, from 0–3 vs Denmark (1991) to 1–2 vs England (2011).
 * Most consecutive draws: 3:, from 3–3 vs Nigeria (2015) to 1–1 vs Australia (2015), , from 1–1 vs Netherlands (2023) to 0–0 vs Sweden (2023).
 * Most consecutive matches without a draw: 17:, from 0–4 vs China (1991) to 0–5 vs China (1999).
 * Most consecutive top-scoring team: 2: (2003–2007).
 * Most consecutive matches scoring at least one goal: 16: (2015–2023).
 * Most consecutive matches scoring at least two goals: 10: (1991–1995),  (1999–2007),  (2015–2023).
 * Most consecutive matches scoring at least three goals: 5: (1991),  (2003).
 * Most consecutive matches scoring at least five goals: 2: (1991).
 * Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal (clean sheets): 6: (2007).
 * Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 671 minutes: (2003–2011).
 * Most consecutive matches conceding at least three goals: 4: (1991–2007),  (2003–2007).
 * Most consecutive matches conceding at least four goals: 3: (1995),  (2007),  (2015–2019).
 * Most consecutive matches conceding at least six goals: 2: (1999),  (2003–2007),  (2015).

Individual

 * Most tournaments played: 7: Formiga (, 1995–2019).
 * Most tournaments in squad: 7: Formiga (, 1995–2019).
 * See here for a list of players who have appeared in four or more FIFA Women's World Cups.


 * Most championships: 2: 32 players.
 * See here for a list of FIFA Women's World Cup winning players.


 * Most medals: 5: Kristine Lilly (, 1991–2007), Christie Rampone (, 1999–2015).
 * Most appearances in All-Star Team: 2: 10 players.
 * Most matches played, finals: 30: Kristine Lilly (, 1991–2007).
 * Most knockout games played, finals: 15: Kristine Lilly (, 1991–2007).
 * Most minutes played, finals: 2,537 minutes: Kristine Lilly (, 1991–2007).
 * Most matches won: 24: Kristine Lilly (, 1991–2007).
 * Most matches drawn: 5: Sun Wen (, 1991–2003).
 * Most matches lost: 10: Florence Omagbemi (, 1991–2003), Onome Ebi (, 2003–2019).
 * Most appearances in a World Cup final: 3: Birgit Prinz (1995, 2003–2007), Tobin Heath (, 2011–2019), Ali Krieger (, 2011–2019), Carli Lloyd (, 2011–2019), Alex Morgan (, 2011–2019), Megan Rapinoe (, 2011–2019).
 * Most appearances as captain: 17: Christine Sinclair (, 2007–2023).
 * Most tournaments as captain: 5: Christine Sinclair (, 2007–2023).
 * Most appearances as substitute: 8: Tiffeny Milbrett (, 1995–2003), Zhang Ouying (, 1999–2007), Carli Lloyd (, 2007–2019).
 * Youngest player: 16 years: Casey Phair, vs Colombia, 25 July 2023.
 * Youngest player, final: 17 years: Birgit Prinz, vs Norway, 18 June 1995.
 * Youngest player, qualifying match: 13 years, 135 days: Alina Litvinenko, vs Jordan, 27 April 2009.
 * Youngest captain: 19 years, 264 days: Nkiru Okosieme, vs Germany, 17 November 1991.
 * Oldest player: 41 years, 121 days: Formiga, vs France, 23 June 2019.
 * Oldest player, final: 40 years, 21 days: Christie Rampone, vs Japan, 5 July 2015.
 * Oldest player, qualifying match: 49 years, 122 days: Tonina Dimech, vs Turkey, 11 April 2010.
 * Oldest captain: 40 years, 59 days: Christine Sinclair, vs Australia, 31 July 2023.
 * Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament: 35 years, 328 days: Meg, vs Japan, 17 November 1991.
 * Largest age difference on the same team: 22 years, 261 days: (2023) (Kim Jung-mi: 38 years, 286 days; Casey Phair: 16 years, 25 days).
 * Largest age difference on a champion team: 18 years, 66 days: (2011) (Nozomi Yamago: 36 years, 190 days; Mana Iwabuchi: 18 years, 124 days).
 * Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player: 15 years and 295 days: Wendi Henderson (, 1991–2007).
 * Longest span of World Cup finals appearances as a player: 24 years: Formiga (, 1995–2019).

Individual

 * Most goals scored, overall finals: 17: Marta (, 2003–2019).
 * Most goals scored in a tournament: 10: Michelle Akers (, 1991).
 * Most goals scored in a match: 5: Michelle Akers, vs Chinese Taipei, 1991; Alex Morgan , vs Thailand, 2019.
 * Most goals scored in a lost match: 2: Genoveva Añonma, vs Australia, 2011; Arianna Caruso , vs South Africa, 2023.
 * Most goals scored in a final match: 3: Carli Lloyd vs Japan, 2015.
 * Most goals scored in all final matches: 3: Carli Lloyd, 3 vs Japan in 2015.
 * Most matches with at least one goal: 12: Abby Wambach (, 2003–2015).
 * Most consecutive matches with at least one goal: 6: Carli Lloyd (, 2015–2019).
 * Most matches with at least two goals: 5: Marta (, 2003–2011).
 * Most consecutive matches with at least two goals: 2: Michelle Akers (, 1991), Heidi Mohr (, 1991), Sissi (, 1999), Sun Wen (, 1999), Marta (, 2007), Megan Rapinoe (, 2019).
 * Fastest hat-trick: 5 minutes: Fabienne Humm, scored at 47', 49' and 52' vs Ecuador, 2015.
 * Fastest hat-trick from kickoff: 16th minute: Carli Lloyd, scored at 3', 5' and 16' vs Japan, 2015.
 * Most tournaments with at least one goal: 5: Marta (, 2003–2019), Christine Sinclair (, 2003–2019).
 * Most tournaments with at least two goals: 4: Mia Hamm (, 1991–2003), Bettina Wiegmann (, 1991–2003), Marta (, 2003–2011, 2019).
 * Most tournaments with at least three goals: 3: Bettina Wiegmann (, 1991–1999), Marta (, 2003–2011), Abby Wambach (, 2003–2011).
 * Most tournaments with at least four goals: 2: Ann Kristin Aarønes (, 1995-1999), Birgit Prinz (, 2003-2007), Marta (, 2007–2011), Abby Wambach (, 2007–2011), Cristiane (, 2007, 2019).
 * Most tournaments with at least five goals: 2: Birgit Prinz (, 2003–2007).
 * Longest period between a player's first and last goals: 16 years, 3 days: Solveig Gulbrandsen (, 23 June 1999 – 22 June 2015).
 * Longest period between one goal and the next: 12 years, 101 days: Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen (, 6 June 1995 – 12 September 2007).
 * Youngest goalscorer: 16 years, 111 days: Elena Danilova, vs Germany, 2 October 2003.
 * Youngest hat-trick scorer: 20 years, 241 days: Inka Grings, vs Mexico, 24 June 1999.
 * Youngest goalscorer, final: 20 years, 72 days: Marianne Pettersen, vs Germany, 18 June 1995.
 * Oldest goalscorer: 37 years, 106 days: Formiga, vs South Korea, 9 June 2015.
 * Oldest hat-trick scorer: 34 years, 33 days: Cristiane, vs Jamaica, 9 June 2019.
 * Oldest goalscorer, final: 34 years, 10 days: Megan Rapinoe, vs Netherlands, 7 July 2019.
 * Most penalties scored (excluding during shootouts): 8: Bettina Wiegmann (, 2 each in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003).
 * First substitute winning goalscorer, final: came on 88th minute: Nia Künzer, vs Sweden, 2003.
 * Fastest goal from kickoff: 30 seconds: Lena Videkull, vs Japan, 1991.
 * Fastest goal by a substitute: 3 minutes: Pia Wunderlich, vs Russia, 2003; Linda Sembrant , vs Nigeria, 2015.
 * Fastest goal from kickoff in a final: 3rd minute: Carli Lloyd, vs Japan, 2015.
 * Latest goal from kickoff: 122nd minute: Abby Wambach, vs Brazil, 2011.
 * Latest goal from kickoff in a final: 117th minute: Homare Sawa, vs United States, 2011.
 * Latest goal from kickoff in a final, with no goals scored between: 69th minute: Alex Morgan, vs Japan, 2011.

Team

 * Biggest margin of victory: 13: (13) vs  (0), 2019.
 * Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match: 21: (21) vs  (0), 1997 AFC Championship Group A;  (21) vs  (0), 1998 CONCACAF Championship Group A;  (21) vs  (0), 1998 OFC Championship Group A;  (21) vs  (0), 1998 OFC Championship Group B;  (21) vs  (0), 2022 CONCACAF Women's Championship Qualification.
 * Most goals scored in a match, one team: 13:, vs , 2019.
 * Most goals scored in a match, both teams: 13: (13) vs  (0), 2019.
 * Highest scoring draw: 3–3: vs, 2015;  vs , 2019.
 * Most goals scored in extra time, both teams: 2: (1) vs  (1), 2011;  (1) vs  (1), 2011.
 * Most goals scored in a semi-final, one team: 5:, vs , 1991; , vs , 1999.
 * Most goals scored in a semi-final, both teams: 7: (5) vs  (2), 1991.
 * Most goals scored in a final, one team: 5:, vs , 2015.
 * Most goals scored in a final, both teams: 7: (5) vs  (2), 2015.
 * Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams: 0: (0) vs  (0), 1999.
 * Most individual goalscorers for one team, one match: 7:, vs , 2019 (Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle, Lindsay Horan, Sam Mewis, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh, Carli Lloyd).
 * Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament: 10: (1999: Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, Tiffeny Milbrett, Michelle Akers, Cindy Parlow, Shannon MacMillan, Tisha Venturini, Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett),   (2003: Bettina Wiegmann, Stefanie Gottschlich, Birgit Prinz, Kerstin Garefrekes, Sandra Minnert, Maren Meinert, Conny Pohlers, Martina Müller, Pia Wunderlich, Nia Künzer).
 * Fewest individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament, champions: 6: (2011: Nahomi Kawasumi, Karina Maruyama, Aya Miyama, Yūki Nagasato, Shinobu Ohno, Homare Sawa).

Tournament

 * Most goals scored in a tournament: 164 goals: 2023.
 * Fewest goals scored in a tournament: 86 goals: 2011.
 * Most goals per match in a tournament: 3.84 goals per match: 1999.
 * Fewest goals per match in a tournament: 2.56 goals per match: 2023.
 * Most scorers in a tournament: 100: 2023.
 * Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament: 33: 2023.
 * Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament: 17: 2023.
 * Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament: 9: 1991.
 * Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament: 5: 1991, 2007.
 * Most players scoring at least six goals in a tournament: 4: 1991 (Michelle Akers, Carin Jennings , Linda Medalen , Heidi Mohr ).
 * Most players scoring at least seven goals in a tournament: 2: 1991 (Michelle Akers, Heidi Mohr ), 1999 (Sissi , Sun Wen ).

Own goals

 * Most own goals in a tournament: 8: 2019, 2023.
 * Most own goals scored in a match, player: 2: Angie Ponce, vs Switzerland, 2015.
 * Most own goals scored in a match, one team: 2:, vs Switzerland, 2015; vs Germany, 2023.
 * Scoring for both teams in the same match: Brandi Chastain, vs Germany, 1999 – own goal in the 5th minute, goal in the 49th minute; Eva González , vs England, 2007 – own goal in the 9th minute, goal in the 60th minute; Angie Ponce , vs Switzerland, 2015 – two own goals in the 24th minute and 71st minute, goal in the 64th minute.

Top-scoring teams by tournament

 * 1991: , 25 goals
 * 1995: , 23 goals
 * 1999:, 19 goals
 * 2003: , 25 goals
 * 2007: , 21 goals
 * 2011:, 13 goals
 * 2015:, 20 goals
 * 2019: , 26 goals
 * 2023: , 18 goals

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Total and average goals
Most and fewest in bold.

Assists

 * Most assists, overall finals: 13: Mia Hamm (, 1995–2003).
 * Most assists in a tournament: 7: Maren Meinert (, 2003).
 * Most tournaments with at least one assist: 4: Kristine Lilly (, 1995–2007), Therese Sjögran (, 2003–2015).
 * Most tournaments with at least two assists: 3: Mia Hamm (, 1995–2003).
 * Most tournaments with at least three assists: 2: Mia Hamm (, 1995, 2003), Megan Rapinoe (, 2011, 2019).
 * Most tournaments with at least four assists: 2: Mia Hamm (, 1995, 2003).
 * Most individual assisters for one team, one tournament: 10: (2019: Tierna Davidson, Crystal Dunn, Tobin Heath, Lindsey Horan, Sam Mewis, Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara, Christen Press, Mallory Pugh, Megan Rapinoe).
 * Fewest individual assisters for one team, one tournament, champions: 5: (2011: Yukari Kinga, Aya Miyama, Yūki Nagasato, Shinobu Ohno, Homare Sawa),  (2015: Julie Johnston, Ali Krieger, Sydney Leroux, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe).

Goalkeeping

 * Most matches played, finals: 22: Bente Nordby (, 1995–2007).
 * Most clean sheets (matches without conceding): 10: Briana Scurry (, 1995–2007).
 * Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (finals): 622 minutes (6 consecutive clean sheets): Nadine Angerer (, 2007-2011).
 * Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (one tournament): 540 minutes: Nadine Angerer (, 2007), Hope Solo (, 2015).
 * Most goals conceded, one tournament: 17: Shirley Berruz (, 2015).
 * Most goals conceded, one tournament, hosts: 7: Mackenzie Arnold (, 2023).
 * Most goals conceded, one match: 13: Sukanya Chor Charoenying, vs United States, 2019.
 * Fewest goals conceded, one tournament: 0: Nadine Angerer (, 2007).
 * Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions: 0: Nadine Angerer (, 2007).
 * Fewest goals conceded, penalty shootouts, one match: 1: Ayumi Kaihori, vs United States, 2011; Ingrid Hjelmseth , vs Australia, 2019.
 * Youngest goalkeeper: 16 years, 255 days: Cecilia Santiago, vs England, 27 June 2011.
 * Oldest goalkeeper: 39 years, 363 days: Vanina Correa, vs Sweden, 2 August 2023.

Coaching

 * Most matches coached: 25: Even Pellerud (, 1991–1995, 2015;, 2003–2007).
 * Most matches won: 16: Even Pellerud (, 1991–1995, 2015;, 2003–2007).
 * Most matches lost: 9: Tom Sermanni (, 1995, 2007–2011;, 2019).
 * Most finals won: 2: Jill Ellis (, 2015–2019).
 * Most finals lost: 2: Sarina Wiegman (, 2019;, 2023).
 * Most tournaments: 5: Even Pellerud (1991–1995, 2003–2007, 2015).
 * Most different nations coached: 3: Pia Sundhage (, 2011;, 2015; , 2023).
 * Most consecutive tournaments with same team: 3: Silvia Neid (, 2007–2015).
 * Youngest coach: 26 years, 4 months, 8 days: Vanessa Arauz, vs Cameroon, 8 June 2015.
 * Youngest coach, champions: 40 years, 8 months, 4 days: Anson Dorrance, 1991.
 * Oldest coach: 72 years, 1 month, 29 days: Mai Đức Chung, vs Netherlands, 1 August 2023.
 * Oldest coach, champions: 53 years, 2 months, 7 days: Norio Sasaki, 2011.
 * Quickest substitution made: 6th minute: Chong Tsu-pin, Hong Li-chyn for Liu Hsiu-mei, vs Nigeria, 1991;  Marika Domanski-Lyfors , Therese Lundin for Hanna Ljungberg, vs Ghana, 1999.
 * Most finals appearances as player and head coach: 6: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, 🇩🇪 germany (1991, 1995 & 1999 as player; 2015, 2019 & 2023 as coach).
 * First person to have played and coached at the finals: April Heinrichs, was the first person ever to have had both roles – as player for United States in 1991 and later as coach in 2003.
 * Best performance by a foreign coach: A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup-winning team. The best performance by a team with a foreign coach is second place, reached by the United States in 2011 with Pia Sundhage of Sweden and England in 2023 with Sarina Wiegman of the Netherlands. The USA's coach for their 2015 and 2019 victories, Jill Ellis, was born and spent her early childhood in England, but moved to the U.S. with her family at age 14, and had been a U.S. citizen for many years before becoming head coach in 2014.

Ages average

 * Youngest team: 18 years, 8 months:, 1991.
 * Youngest team, champions: 23 years, 8 months:, 1991.
 * Oldest team: 29 years, 5 months:, 2015.
 * Oldest team, champions: 29 years, 5 months:, 2015.
 * Lowest average of age at tournament: 23 years, 11 months: 1991.
 * Highest average of age at tournament: 25 years, 2 months: 2007.

Refereeing

 * Most tournaments: 4: Kari Seitz (🇺🇸 United States, 1999–2011).
 * Most matches refereed, overall: 10: Nicole Petignat (🇨🇭 Switzerland, 1999–2007).
 * Most matches refereed, one tournament: 5: Anna-Marie Keighley (🇳🇿 New Zealand, 2015), Tori Penso (🇺🇸 United States, 2023).

Discipline

 * Fastest sending off: 2nd minute: Alicia Ferguson, vs China, 1999.
 * Latest sending off: 121st minute: Azusa Iwashimizu, vs United States, 2011.
 * Most cautions (all-time, player): 5: Charmaine Hooper (, 1995–2003).
 * Most sendings off (tournament): 6: 2023 (in 64 matches).
 * Most sendings off (all-time, team): 4:.
 * Most cautions (tournament): 124: 2019 (in 52 matches).
 * Most cautions (all-time, team): 55: (in 34 matches).
 * Most cautions (match, both teams): 8: (4) vs  (4), 2011.
 * Most cautions (final match, one team): 3:, vs Germany, 1995.

Host records

 * Most times hosted: 2: 🇺🇸 United States (1999, 2003), 🇨🇳 China (1991, 2007).
 * Had its best performance hosting:

Champions: (1999)

4th Place: (2023)

Attendance

 * Highest attendance in a match: 90,185: vs, 10 July 1999, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States.
 * Highest attendance in a final: 90,185: vs, 10 July 1999, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States.
 * Lowest attendance in a match: 250: vs, 8 June 1995, Olympia, Helsingborg, Sweden.
 * Highest average of attendance per match: 37,319: 1999, hosted by the United States.
 * Highest attendance in a tournament: 1,978,274: 2023, hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
 * Lowest average of attendance per match: 4,316: 1995, hosted by Sweden.
 * Lowest attendance in a tournament: 112,213: 1995, hosted by Sweden.

Penalty shoot-outs

 * Most shootouts, team, all-time: 4:.
 * Most shootouts, team, tournament: 2:, 2011.
 * Most shootouts, all teams, tournament: 3: 2011, 2023.
 * Fewest shootouts, all teams, tournament: 0: 1991, 2003, 2007.
 * Most wins, team, all-time: 2:.
 * Most losses, team, all-time: 2:.
 * Most shootouts, kicker, all-time: 2: 12 players.
 * Most penalties missed against, all-time: 4: Mackenzie Arnold.
 * Most penalties missed against, tournament: 4: Mackenzie Arnold, vs France, 2023.
 * Most penalties missed against, shootout: 4: Mackenzie Arnold, 4 vs France in 2023.

By team

 * Most played: 5: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2015).
 * Most tournaments playing extra time: 4: (1991, 2003, 2011, 2015).

By tournament

 * Most played: 4: 2011, 2023
 * Fewest played: 0: 2007