The history of the Fifa Women's World cup

ETEMADONLINE| Women's World Cup, formally FIFA Women's World Cup, is the international football (soccer) competition that determines the world champion among women's national teams.

Like the men's World Cup, the Women's World Cup is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and takes place every four years.

The field for the Women's World Cup is determined by various international sectional competitions held over the course of several years before the final elimination event.

The inaugural tournament, in 1991, was won by the United States.

This initial contest and the 1995 iteration of the Women's World Cup featured 12 international teams in the final tournament. The field expanded to 16 teams in 1999 and to 24 teams in 2015.

The seven FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments have been won by four national teams.

United States has won three times including the last one in 2015. The other winners are Germany, with two titles; Japan and Norway with one title each.

The hosts of the FWW

1991 China quarter finals, 1995 Sweden quarter finals, 1999 United states champions
2003 United states Third place, 2007 China quarter finals, 2011 Germany quarter finals
2015 Canada quarter finals, 2019 France quarter finals

The champion of the 2019 women's world cup will be decided in Sunday night at 7:30 pm between the United states and Netherlands.

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