Spain at the FIFA Women's World Cup

Spain's first Women's World Cup win was at the Stadium Australia in 2023.

The Spain women's national football team has represented Spain at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions, in 2015,[1] 2019[2] and 2023. Their victory at the 2023 edition of the tournament made Spain the second nation, after Germany, to have won world titles in both men's and women's football.

FIFA Women's World Cup results[edit]

Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 4
France 2019 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 4
Australia New Zealand 2023 Champions 7 6 0 1 18 7
Total 3/9 14 7 2 5 24 15
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
Canada 2015 Group stage 9 June  Costa Rica D 1–1 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
13 June  Brazil L 0–1
17 June  South Korea L 1–2 Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
France 2019 Group stage 8 June  South Africa W 3–1 Stade Océane, Le Havre
12 June  Germany L 0–1 Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
17 June  China D 0–0 Stade Océane, Le Havre
Round of 16 24 June  United States L 1–2 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage 21 July  Costa Rica W 3–0 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
26 July  Zambia W 5–0 Eden Park, Auckland
31 July  Japan L 0–4 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Round of 16 5 August  Switzerland W 5–1 Eden Park, Auckland
Quarter-finals 11 August  Netherlands W 2–1 (a.e.t.) Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Semi-finals 11 August  Sweden W 2–1 Eden Park, Auckland
Final 20 August  England W 1–0 Stadium Australia, Sydney

Record by opponent[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 1
 China 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 4 1
 England 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Japan 1 0 0 1 0 4
 Netherlands 1 1 0 0 2 1
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 3 1
 South Korea 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Sweden 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Switzerland 1 1 0 0 5 1
 United States 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Zambia 1 1 0 0 5 1

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Costa Rica 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 1–1 Costa Rica
  • Losada 13'
Report

Brazil 1–0 Spain
Report

South Korea 2–1 Spain
Report

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  China 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 3–1 South Africa
Report
Attendance: 12,044[6]

Germany 1–0 Spain
Report

China 0–0 Spain
Report

Round of 16[edit]

Spain 1–2 United States
Report

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 3–0 Costa Rica
Report

Spain 5–0 Zambia
Report
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Japan 4–0 Spain
Report

Round of 16[edit]

Switzerland 1–5 Spain
Codina 11' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Quarter-finals[edit]

Spain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report Van der Gragt 90+1'

Semi-finals[edit]

Spain 2–1 Sweden
Report Blomqvist 88'
Attendance: 43,217

Final[edit]

Spain 1–0 England
Carmona 29' Report
Attendance: 75,784

Goalscorers[edit]

Player Goals 2015 2019 2023
Jennifer Hermoso 6 3 3
Aitana Bonmatí 3 3
Alba Redondo 3 3
Salma Paralluelo 2 2
Olga Carmona 2 2
Verónica Boquete 1 1
Lucía García 1 1
Victoria Losada 1 1
Esther González 1 1
Teresa Abelleira 1 1
Laia Codina 1 1
Mariona Caldentey 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 24 2 4 18
Own goals scored for opponents

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - Teams - Spain". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Spain". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Match report – Group E – Spain v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group E – Brazil v Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Match report – Group B – Spain v South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Match report – Group B – Germany v Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Match report – Group B – China PR v Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – Spain v USA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.