Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup

The Australia women's national association football team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on seven occasions in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. Australia will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. The Matildas automatically qualify as co-host. 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

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
1991 Did not qualify
1995Group Stage12th3003313
1999Group Stage11th301237
2003Group Stage13th301235
2007Quarter-finals6th412197
2011Quarter-finals8th420267
2015Quarter-finals7th521255
2019Round of 169th421196
2023 Qualified as co-host
Total8/90 titles2676133850

Record by opponent

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Brazil420266
 Canada101022
 China PR301248
 Denmark100105
 Equatorial Guinea110032
 Ghana311164
 Italy100112
 Jamaica110041
 Japan100101
 Nigeria110020
 Norway312043
 Russia100112
 Sweden301237
 United States200227

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group C

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 PR 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
Krogh 12', 48'
Nielsen 25'
Jensen 37'
Hansen 86'
(Report)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Skovgang (Norway)

China PR 4 2 Australia
Zhou 23'
Shi 54', 78'
Liu 90+3'
(Report) Iannotta 25'
Hughes 89'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sequeira (Brazil)

United States 4 1 Australia
Foudy 69'
Fawcett 72'
Overbeck 90+2' (pen.)
Keller 90+4'
(Report) Casagrande 54'
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Prasert (Thailand)

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 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
Murray 74' (Report) Gyamfua 76'
Attendance: 14,867

Australia 1 – 3 Sweden
Murray 32' (Report) Tornqvist 8'
Ljungberg 21', 69'
Attendance: 16,448
Referee: Fatou Gaye (Senegal)

China PR 3 – 1 Australia
Sun W. 39', 51'
Liu Y. 73'
(Report) Salisbury 66'

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 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
Golebiowski 38' (Report) Alagich 39' (o.g.)
Fomina 89'
Attendance: 15,239
Referee: Abidoye (NGA)

China PR 1 1 Australia
Bai 46' (Report) Garriock 28'
Attendance: 13,929
Referee: Elovirta (FIN)

Ghana 2 1 Australia
Sackey 34', 39' (Report) Garriock 61'
Attendance: 19,132
Referee: Agboyi (TOG)

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group C

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
Australia 4 – 1 Ghana
Walsh 15'
De Vanna 57', 81'
Garriock 69'
(Report) Amankwa 70'
Attendance: 25,952
Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia)

Norway 1 – 1 Australia
R. Gulbrandsen 5' (Report) De Vanna 83'
Attendance: 33,835
Referee: Niu Huijun (China)

Australia 2 – 2 Canada
McCallum 53'
Salisbury 90+2'
(Report) Tancredi 1'
Sinclair 85'
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

Quarter-finals

Brazil 3 – 2 Australia
Formiga 4'
Marta 23' (pen.)
Cristiane 75'
(Report) De Vanna 36'
Colthorpe 68'
Attendance: 35,061
Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group D

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
Rosana 54' (Report)

Australia 3–2 Equatorial Guinea
Khamis 8'
van Egmond 48'
De Vanna 51'
(Report) Añonma 21', 83'
Attendance: 15,640

Australia 2–1 Norway
Simon 57', 87' (Report) Thorsnes 56'
Attendance: 18,474
Referee: Estela Álvarez (Argentina)

Quarter-finals

Sweden 3–1 Australia
Sjögran 10'
Dahlkvist 16'
Schelin 52'
(Report) Perry 40'
Attendance: 24,605
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group D

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
Rapinoe 12', 78'
Press 61'
Report De Vanna 27'
Attendance: 31,148
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

Australia 2–0 Nigeria
Simon 29', 68' Report

Australia 1–1 Sweden
De Vanna 5' Report Jakobsson 15'
Attendance: 10,177

Round of 16

Brazil 0–1 Australia
Report Simon 80'
Attendance: 12,054

Quarter-finals

Australia 0–1 Japan
Report Iwabuchi 87'

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group C

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

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Lisa De Vanna 7 412
Kyah Simon 5 23
Sam Kerr 5 5
Heather Garriock 3 21
Julie Murray 2 2
Cheryl Salisbury 2 11
Lisa Casagrande 1 1
Sunni Hughes 1 1
Angela Iannotta 1 1
Kelly Golebiowski 1 1
Lauren Colthorpe 1 1
Collette McCallum 1 1
Sarah Walsh 1 1
Leena Khamis 1 1
Ellyse Perry 1 1
Emily Van Egmond 1 1
Caitlin Foord 1 1
Chloe Logarzo 1 1
Own goal 1 1
Elise Kellond-Knight 1 1
Total 38 3339659
Own goals scored for opponents

References

  1. Moved from 19 September in Hangzhou due to Typhoon Wipha, Australia-Canada and China-New Zealand moved to 20 Sept Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Match report – Group C – Australia v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Match report – Group C – Australia v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. "Match report – Group C – Jamaica v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. "Match report – Round of 16 – Norway v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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