Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup

The Canada women's national soccer team has represented Canada at eight of the nine staging's of the FIFA Women's World Cup. The inaugural tournament in 1991 is currently the only edition for which they failed to qualify.

Overall record[edit]

Year Result Rank Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995 Group stage 10/12 3 0 1 2 5 13
United States 1999 12/16 3 0 1 2 3 12
United States 2003 Fourth place 4/16 6 3 0 3 10 10
China 2007 Group stage 9/16 3 1 1 1 7 4
Germany 2011 16/16 3 0 0 3 1 7
Canada 2015 Quarter-finals 6/24 5 2 2 1 4 3
France 2019 Round of 16 11/24 4 2 0 2 4 3
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage 21/32 3 1 1 1 2 5
Total 8/9 4th 30 9 6 15 36 57
FIFA Women's World Cup matches
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
Sweden 1995 Group stage June 6  England L 2–3 Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
June 8  Nigeria D 3–3
June 10  Norway L 0–7 Strömvallen, Gävle
United States 1999 Group stage June 19  Japan D 1–1 Spartan Stadium, San Jose
June 23  Norway L 1–7 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
June 26  Russia L 1–4 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
United States 2003 Group stage September 20  Germany L 1–4 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
September 24  Argentina W 3–0
September 27  Japan W 3–1 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Quarter-finals October 2  China W 1–0 Civic Stadium, Portland
Semi-finals October 5  Sweden L 1–2
Third place play-off October 11  United States L 1–3 The Home Depot Center, Carson
China 2007 Group stage September 12  Norway L 1–2 Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
September 15  Ghana W 4–0
September 20  Australia D 2–2 Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
Germany 2011 Group stage June 26  Germany L 1–2 Olympiastadion, Berlin
June 30  France L 0–4 Ruhrstadion, Bochum
July 5  Nigeria L 0–1 Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
Canada 2015 Group stage June 6  China W 1–0 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
June 11  New Zealand D 0–0
June 15  Netherlands D 1–1 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Round of 16 June 21  Switzerland W 1–0 BC Place, Vancouver
Quarter-finals June 27  England L 1–2
France 2019 Group stage June 10  Cameroon W 1–0 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
June 15  New Zealand W 2–0 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
June 20  Netherlands L 1–2 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Round of 16 June 24  Sweden L 0–1 Parc des Princes, Paris
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Group stage July 21  Nigeria D 0–0 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
July 26  Republic of Ireland W 2–1 Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
July 31  Australia L 0–4 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Record by opponent[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Argentina 1 1 0 0 3 0
 Australia 2 0 1 1 2 6
 Cameroon 1 1 0 0 1 0
 China 2 2 0 0 2 0
 England 2 0 0 2 3 5
 France 1 0 0 1 0 4
 Germany 2 0 0 2 2 6
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Japan 2 1 1 0 4 2
 Netherlands 2 0 1 1 2 3
 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 2 0
 Nigeria 3 0 2 1 3 4
 Norway 3 0 0 3 2 16
 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Russia 1 0 0 1 1 4
 Sweden 1 0 0 2 1 3
 Switzerland 1 1 0 0 1 0
 United States 1 0 0 1 1 3

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3  Canada 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
England 3–2 Canada
Report
Attendance: 655
Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)
Nigeria 3–3 Canada
Report
Attendance: 250
Norway 7–0 Canada
Report
Attendance: 2,715

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3  Canada 3 0 1 2 3 12 −9 1
4  Japan 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan 1–1 Canada
Report
Norway 7–1 Canada
Report
Canada 1–4 Russia
Report
Attendance: 29,401
Referee: Zuo Xiudi (China PR)

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 4–1 Canada
Report
Canada 3–0 Argentina
Report
Canada 3–1 Japan
Report

Quarterfinals[edit]

China 0–1 Canada
Report
Attendance: 20,012[2]

Semifinals[edit]

Sweden 2–1 Canada
Report
Attendance: 27,623[2]

Third place match[edit]

United States 3–1 Canada
Report
Attendance: 25,253[2]

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group C[edit]

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
Norway 2–1 Canada
Report
Canada 4–0 Ghana
Report
Australia 2–2 Canada
Report

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Germany 2–1 Canada
Report
Attendance: 73,680[4]
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)
Canada 0–4 France
Report
Attendance: 16,591[5]
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
Canada 0–1 Nigeria
Report

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  New Zealand 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Canada 1–0 China
Report
Canada 0–0 New Zealand
Report
Netherlands 1–1 Canada
Report
Attendance: 45,420[9]

Round of 16[edit]

Canada 1–0 Switzerland
Report

Quarterfinals[edit]

England 2–1 Canada
Report
Attendance: 54,027[11]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Canada 1–0 Cameroon
Report
Canada 2–0 New Zealand
Report
Netherlands 2–1 Canada
Report

Round of 16[edit]

Sweden 1–0 Canada
Report
Attendance: 38,078[15]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nigeria 0–0 Canada
Report

Canada 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Report McCabe 4'

Canada 0–4 Australia
Report

Goalscorers[edit]

Player Goals 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Christine Sinclair 10 3 3 1 2 1
Charmaine Hooper 4 2 2
Silvana Burtini 3 2 1
Christine Latham 3 3
Geri Donnelly 2 2
Kara Lang 2 2
Helen Stoumbos 1 1
Candace Chapman 1 1
Martina Franko 1 1
Sophie Schmidt 1 1
Melissa Tancredi 1 1
Josée Bélanger 1 1
Ashley Lawrence 1 1
Kadeisha Buchanan 1 1
Jessie Fleming 1 1
Nichelle Prince 1 1
Adriana Leon 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 36 5 3 10 7 1 4 4 2

References[edit]

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