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FIFA Women’s World Cup: Full list of past winners (1991-2023)

The upcoming summer will witness the start of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, commencing on Thursday, July 20. This tournament will be unique as it will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, marking the first time two nations share the hosting duties. Additionally, this edition will have an expanded participation, with 32 teams competing instead of the previous 24. Throughout the history of the Women’s World Cup, the United States has showcased remarkable dominance, securing four championship titles in the first eight tournaments held in 1991, 1999, 2015, and 2019.

Past Women’s World Cup Winners by Year

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third Place
1991	United States	Norway	Sweden
1995	Norway	Germany	United States
1999	United States	China	Brazil
2003	Germany	Sweden	United States
2007	Germany	Brazil	United States
2011	Japan	United States	Sweden
2015	United States	Japan	England
2019	United States	Netherlands	Sweden
2023	–	–	–

Awards

Year	Golden Ball Winner	Golden Boot Winner	Golden Gloves Winner	Best Young Player
2019	Megan Rapinoe (United States)	Megan Rapinoe (United States)	Sari Van Veenendaal (Netherlands)	Giulia Gwinn (Germany)
2015	Carli Lloyd (United States)	Celia Sasic (Germany)	Hope Solo (United States)	Kadeisha Buchanan (Canada)
2011	Homare Sawa (Japan)	Homare Sawa (Japan)	Hope Solo (United States)	Caitlin Foord (Australia)
2007	Marta (Brazil)	Marta (Brazil)	Nadine Angerer (Germany)	N/A
2003	Birgit Prinz	Birgit Prinz	Silke Rottenberg	N/A
1999	Sun Wen	Sissi	Gao Hong	N/A
1995	Hege Riise	Ann Kristin Aarønes	N/A	N/A
1991	Carin Jennings	Michelle Akers	N/A	N/A