Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup

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The Australia women's national soccer team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. Australia co-hosted the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. The Matildas automatically qualified as co-host, and the Matildas (managed by Tony Gustavsson and captained by Steph Catley and Sam Kerr) finished fourth overall. It was the first time that a senior national soccer team representing Australia or another Oceanian country has made it to the World Cup semi-finals. 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[edit]

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 11th 3 0 1 2 3 7
United States 2003 13th 3 0 1 2 3 5
China 2007 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 9 7
Germany 2011 8th 4 2 0 2 6 7
Canada 2015 7th 5 2 1 2 5 5
France 2019 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 9 6
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Fourth place 4th 7 3 1 3 10 8
Total 9/9 0 titles 33 10 7 16 48 58

Record by opponent[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Brazil 4 2 0 2 6 6
 Canada 2 1 1 0 6 2
 China 3 0 1 2 4 8
 Denmark 2 1 0 1 2 5
 England 1 0 0 1 1 3
 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 0 0 3 2
 France 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 6 4
 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Italy 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Jamaica 1 1 0 0 4 1
 Japan 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Nigeria 2 1 0 1 4 3
 Norway 3 1 2 0 4 3
 Russia 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Sweden 4 0 1 3 3 9
 United States 2 0 0 2 2 7

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group C[edit]

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 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
Report
Attendance: 1,500

China 4–2 Australia
Report

United States 4–1 Australia
Report
Attendance: 1,105

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 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
Report
Attendance: 14,873

Australia 1–3 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 16,448
Referee: Fatou Gaye (Senegal)

China 3–1 Australia
Report

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 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
Report

China 1–1 Australia
Report

Ghana 2–1 Australia
Report
Attendance: 19,132[1]
Referee: Xonam Agboyi (Togo)

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
Ghana 1–4 Australia
Report

Australia 1–1 Norway
Report

Australia 2–2 Canada
Report

Quarter-finals[edit]

Brazil 3–2 Australia
Report

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group D[edit]

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
Report

Australia 3–2 Equatorial Guinea
Report
Attendance: 15,640[4]

Australia 2–1 Norway
Report
Attendance: 18,474[5]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Sweden 3–1 Australia
Report
Attendance: 24,605[6]
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group D[edit]

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
Report

Australia 2–0 Nigeria
Report

Australia 1–1 Sweden
Report

Round of 16[edit]

Brazil 0–1 Australia
Report
Attendance: 12,054[10]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Australia 0–1 Japan
Report

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group C[edit]

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
Report

Australia 3–2 Brazil
Report

Jamaica 1–4 Australia
Report
  • Kerr 11', 42', 69', 83'

Round of 16[edit]

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
Australia 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Catley 52' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 75,784

Australia 2–3 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 49,156

Canada 0–4 Australia
Report

Round of 16[edit]

Australia 2–0 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 75,784

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Australia 1–3 England
Kerr 63' Report
Attendance: 75,784

Third place play-off[edit]

Sweden 2–0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 49,461
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Goalscorers[edit]

Player Goals 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Lisa De Vanna 7 4 1 2
Sam Kerr 6 5 1
Kyah Simon 5 2 3
Heather Garriock 3 2 1
Hayley Raso 3
Julie Murray 2 2
Cheryl Salisbury 1 1
Emily Van Egmond 1 1
Caitlin Foord 1 1
Steph Catley 2
Lisa Casagrande 1 1
Sunni Hughes 1
Angela Iannotta 1
Kelly Golebiowski 1
Lauren Colthorpe 1
Collette McCallum 1
Sarah Walsh 1
Leena Khamis 1
Ellyse Perry 1
Chloe Logarzo 1
Own goal 1
Elise Kellond-Knight 1
Alanna Kennedy 1
Mary Fowler 1
Total 48 3 3 3 9 6 5 9 10
Own goals scored for opponents

References[edit]

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