Italy at the FIFA Women's World Cup

Italy during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup match against Australia

Italy have participated four times at the FIFA Women's World Cup: in the inaugural edition of 1991, 1999, 2019 and 2023.[1]

While the men's senior team have won the FIFA World Cup four times, the women's team is yet to win a single edition. Italy participated in the inaugural World Cup of 1991 where, after two wins and a loss in the group stage, they qualified for the quarter-finals, where they lost against Norway. After having failed to qualify for the second edition, Italy played in the 1999 edition where they did not go past the group stages. For the following four editions, between 2003 and 2015, Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup, coming close in 2015 after losing in the final match of qualification to the Netherlands.

In 2019, Italy returned to the World Cup after a 20-year absence.[1] With two wins and a defeat, Italy topped their group and progressed to the round of 16, where they beat China 2–0. However, their World Cup journey came to an end as they were defeated 2–0 by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.

FIFA Women's World Cup record

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Italy squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
Italy

Group C

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Chinese Taipei 0–5 Italy
Report
Attendance: 11,000[2]
Referee: Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia)
Italy 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Italy 0–2 Germany
Report

Quarter-finals

Norway 3–2 (a.e.t.) Italy
 Report
Attendance: 13,000[2]
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez Medina (El Salvador)

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Italy squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Italy

Group B

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 5
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 1–1 Italy
 Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 17,100
Referee: Bola Elizabeth Abidoye (Nigeria)
Brazil 2–0 Italy
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 Report
Attendance: 65,080
Referee: Gitte Nielsen (Denmark)
Mexico 0–2 Italy
Report
Attendance: 50,484
Referee: Bola Elizabeth Abidoye (Nigeria)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Italy squad – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Italy

Group C

Pos Team
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 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
Jamaica 0–5 Italy
Report
Italy 0–1 Brazil
Report
  • Marta 74' (pen.)

Round of 16

Italy 2–0 China
 Report

Quarter-finals

Italy 0–2 Netherlands
Report

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Italy squad – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Italy

Group G

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Argentina 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Italy 1–0 Argentina
Girelli 87' Report
Attendance: 30,889
Sweden 5–0 Italy
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South Africa 3–2 Italy
 Report Caruso 11' (pen.), 74'

Overview

Tournaments

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Quarter-finals 6th of 12 4 2 0 2 8 5
Sweden 1995 Did not qualify
United States 1999 Group stage 9th of 16 3 1 1 1 3 3
United States 2003 Did not qualify
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019 Quarter-finals 7th of 24 5 3 0 2 9 4
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage 22nd of 32 3 1 0 2 3 8
Total Best: Quarter-finals 4/9 15 7 1 7 23 20
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Italy's Women's World Cup record
First Match  Chinese Taipei 0–5 Italy 
(17 November 1991; Jiangmen, China)
Biggest Win  Chinese Taipei 0–5 Italy 
(17 November 1991; Jiangmen, China)
 Jamaica 0–5 Italy 
(14 June 2019; Reims, France)
Biggest Defeat  Sweden 5–0 Italy 
(29 July 2023; Wellington, New Zealand)
Best Result Quarter-finals in 1991 and 2019
Worst Result Group stage at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Matches

List of FIFA Women's World Cup matches
Year Round Opponent Score Result Record
1991 Group stage  Chinese Taipei 5–0 Win 1–0–0
Group stage  Nigeria 1–0 Win 2–0–0
Group stage  Germany 0–2 Loss 2–0–1
Quarter-final  Norway 2–3 (a.e.t.) Loss 2–0–2
1999 Group stage  Germany 1–1 Draw 2–1–2
Group stage  Brazil 0–2 Loss 2–1–3
Group stage  Mexico 2–0 Win 3–1–3
2019 Group stage  Australia 2–1 Win 4–1–3
Group stage  Jamaica 5–0 Win 5–1–3
Group stage  Brazil 0–1 Loss 5–1–4
Round of 16  China 2–0 Win 6–1–4
Quarter-final  Netherlands 0–2 Loss 6–1–5
2023 Group stage  Argentina 1–0 Win 7–1–5
Group stage  Sweden 0–5 Loss 7–1–6
Group stage  South Africa 2–3 Loss 7–1–7

Record by opponent

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Australia 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Brazil 2 0 0 2 0 3
 China 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 5 0
 Germany 2 0 1 1 1 3
 Jamaica 1 1 0 0 5 0
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Norway 1 0 0 1 2 3
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 5

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1991 1999 2019 2023
Cristiana Girelli 4 3 1
Carolina Morace 4 4
Aurora Galli 3 3
Barbara Bonansea 2 2
Arianna Caruso 2 2
Patrizia Panico 2 2
Feriana Ferraguzzi 1 1
Valentina Giacinti 1 1
Rita Guarino 1 1
Adele Marsiletti 1 1
Raffaella Salmaso 1 1
Paola Zanni 1 1
Total 23 8 3 9 3
Own goals scored for opponents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sports (10 May 2019). "Women's World Cup Group C team capsules | National Post". National Post. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup China '91 – Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Match report – Group C – Australia v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group C – Jamaica v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group C – Italy v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – Italy v China PR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Match report – Quarter-final – Italy v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.