Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup

For the men's team, see Canada at the FIFA World Cup.

The Canada women's national soccer team has represented Canada at eight of the nine staging's of the FIFA Women's World Cup. The inaugural tournament in 1991 is currently the only edition for which they failed to qualify.

Overall record

Year	Result	Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Group stage	10/12	3	0	1	2	5	13
1999		12/16	3	0	1	2	3	12
2003	Fourth place	4/16	6	3	0	3	10	10
2007	Group stage	9/16	3	1	1	1	7	4
2011		16/16	3	0	0	3	1	7
2015	Quarter-finals	6/24	5	2	2	1	4	3
2019	Round of 16	11/24	4	2	0	2	4	3
2023	Group stage	21/32	3	1	1	1	2	5
2027	To be determined
Total	8/10	4th	30	9	6	15	36	57

FIFA Women's World Cup matches
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1995	Group stage	June 6	England	L 2–3	Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
		June 8	Nigeria	D 3–3
		June 10	Norway	L 0–7	Strömvallen, Gävle
1999	Group stage	June 19	Japan	D 1–1	Spartan Stadium, San Jose
		June 23	Norway	L 1–7	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
		June 26	Russia	L 1–4	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
2003	Group stage	September 20	Germany	L 1–4	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
		September 24	Argentina	W 3–0
		September 27	Japan	W 3–1	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
	Quarter-finals	October 2	China	W 1–0	Civic Stadium, Portland
	Semi-finals	October 5	Sweden	L 1–2
	Third place play-off	October 11	United States	L 1–3	The Home Depot Center, Carson
2007	Group stage	September 12	Norway	L 1–2	Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
		September 15	Ghana	W 4–0
		September 20	Australia	D 2–2	Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
2011	Group stage	June 26	Germany	L 1–2	Olympiastadion, Berlin
		June 30	France	L 0–4	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
		July 5	Nigeria	L 0–1	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
2015	Group stage	June 6	China	W 1–0	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
		June 11	New Zealand	D 0–0
		June 15	Netherlands	D 1–1	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
	Round of 16	June 21	Switzerland	W 1–0	BC Place, Vancouver
	Quarter-finals	June 27	England	L 1–2
2019	Group stage	June 10	Cameroon	W 1–0	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
		June 15	New Zealand	W 2–0	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
		June 20	Netherlands	L 1–2	Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
	Round of 16	June 24	Sweden	L 0–1	Parc des Princes, Paris
2023	Group stage	July 21	Nigeria	D 0–0	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
		July 26	Republic of Ireland	W 2–1	Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
		July 31	Australia	L 0–4	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Record by opponent

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Argentina	1	1	0	0	3	0
Australia	2	0	1	1	2	6
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	1	0
China	2	2	0	0	2	0
England	2	0	0	2	3	5
France	1	0	0	1	0	4
Germany	2	0	0	2	2	6
Ghana	1	1	0	0	4	0
Japan	2	1	1	0	4	2
Netherlands	2	0	1	1	2	3
New Zealand	2	1	1	0	2	0
Nigeria	3	0	2	1	3	4
Norway	3	0	0	3	2	16
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	1
Russia	1	0	0	1	1	4
Sweden	1	0	0	2	1	3
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	1	0
United States	1	0	0	1	1	3

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	0	17	0	+17	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	6
3	Canada	3	0	1	2	5	13	−8	1
4	Nigeria	3	0	1	2	5	14	−9	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

6 June 1995 (1995-06-06)

19:00

England	3–2	Canada
Coultard 51' (pen.), 85' Spacey 76' (pen.)	Report	Stoumbos 87' Donnelly 90+1'

Olympia, Helsingborg

Attendance: 655

Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)

8 June 1995 (1995-06-08)

19:00

Nigeria	3–3	Canada
Nwadike 26' Avre 60' Okoroafor 77'	Report	Burtini 12', 55' Donnelly 20'

Olympia, Helsingborg

Attendance: 250

Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)

10 June 1995 (1995-06-10)

16:00

Norway	7–0	Canada
Aarønes 4', 21', 90+3' Riise 12' Pettersen 71', 89' Leinan 84'	Report

Strömvallen, Gävle

Attendance: 2,715

Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group C

Main article: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
3	Canada	3	0	1	2	3	12	−9	1
4	Japan	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

June 19, 1999 (1999-06-19)

19:00 PDT (UTC−7)

Japan	1–1	Canada
Otake 64'	Report	Burtini 32'

Spartan Stadium, San Jose

Attendance: 23,298

Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)

June 23, 1999 (1999-06-23)

18:00 EDT (UTC−4)

Norway	7–1	Canada
Aarønes 8', 36' Lehn 49' Riise 54' Medalen 62' Pettersen 76' S. Gulbrandsen 87'	Report	Hooper 31'

Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover

Attendance: 16,448

Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

June 26, 1999 (1999-06-26)

12:00 EDT (UTC−4)

Canada	1–4	Russia
Hooper 76'	Report	Grigorieva 54' Fomina 66', 86' O. Karasseva 90+1'

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford

Attendance: 29,401

Referee: Zuo Xiudi (China PR)

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group C

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
3	Japan	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	3
4	Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)

17:45 EDT (UTC−4)

Germany	4–1	Canada
Wiegmann 39' (pen.) Gottschlich 47' Prinz 75' Garefrekes 90+2'	Report	Sinclair 4'

Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus

Attendance: 16,409[1]

Referee: Im Eun-ju (South Korea)

September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)

20:30 EDT (UTC−4)

Canada	3–0	Argentina
Hooper 19' (pen.) Latham 79', 82'	Report

Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus

Attendance: 15,529[1]

Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)

15:30 EDT (UTC−4)

Canada	3–1	Japan
Latham 36' Sinclair 49' Lang 72'	Report	Sawa 20'

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

Attendance: 14,356[1]

Referee: Im Eun-ju (South Korea)

Quarterfinals

October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)

19:30 PDT (UTC−7)

China	0–1	Canada
	Report	Hooper 7'

PGE Park, Portland

Attendance: 20,012[2]

Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

Semifinals

October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05)

19:30 PDT (UTC−7)

Sweden	2–1	Canada
Moström 79' Öqvist 86'	Report	Lang 64'

PGE Park, Portland

Attendance: 27,623[2]

Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

Third place match

October 11, 2003 (2003-10-11)

12:30 PDT (UTC−7)

United States	3–1	Canada
Lilly 22' Boxx 51' Milbrett 80'	Report	Sinclair 38'

Home Depot Center, Carson

Attendance: 25,253[2]

Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group C

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

Pos	Team v t e	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

12 September 2007 (2007-09-12)

20:00

Norway	2–1	Canada
R. Gulbrandsen 52' Stangeland Horpestad 81'	Report	Chapman 33'

Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou

Attendance: 30,752[3]

Referee: Christine Beck (Germany)

15 September 2007 (2007-09-15)

17:00

Canada	4–0	Ghana
Sinclair 16', 62' Schmidt 55' Franko 77'	Report

Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou

Attendance: 33,835[3]

Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

20 September 2007 (2007-09-20)

17:00

Australia	2–2	Canada
McCallum 53' Salisbury 90+2'	Report	Tancredi 1' Sinclair 85'

Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 29,300[3]

Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	France	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	1	2	−1	3
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

26 June 2011 (2011-06-26)

18:00

Germany	2–1	Canada
Garefrekes 10' Okoyino da Mbabi 42'	Report	Sinclair 82'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 73,680[4]

Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)

30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)

18:00

Canada	0–4	France
	Report	Thiney 24', 60' Abily 66' Thomis 83'

Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Attendance: 16,591[5]

Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)

20:45

Canada	0–1	Nigeria
	Report	Nkwocha 73'

Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden

Attendance: 13,638[6]

Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada (H)	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	China	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	New Zealand	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

6 June 2015 (2015-06-06)

16:00 MDT (UTC−6)

Canada	1–0	China
Sinclair 90+2' (pen.)	Report

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 53,058[7]

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)

19:00 MDT (UTC−6)

Canada	0–0	New Zealand
	Report

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 35,544[8]

Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)

19:30 EDT (UTC−4)

Netherlands	1–1	Canada
Van de Ven 87'	Report	Lawrence 10'

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 45,420[9]

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Round of 16

21 June 2015 (2015-06-21)

16:30 PDT (UTC−7)

Canada	1–0	Switzerland
Bélanger 52'	Report

BC Place, Vancouver

Attendance: 53,855[10]

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Quarterfinals

27 June 2015 (2015-06-27)

16:30 PDT (UTC−7)

England	2–1	Canada
Taylor 11' Bronze 14'	Report	Sinclair 42'

BC Place, Vancouver

Attendance: 54,027[11]

Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group E

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Cameroon	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

10 June 2019 (2019-06-10)

21:00

Canada	1–0	Cameroon
Buchanan 45'	Report

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Attendance: 10,710[12]

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)

21:00

Canada	2–0	New Zealand
Fleming 48' Prince 79'	Report

Stade des Alpes, Grenoble

Attendance: 14,856[13]

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

20 June 2019 (2019-06-20)

18:00

Netherlands	2–1	Canada
Dekker 54' Beerensteyn 75'	Report	Sinclair 60'

Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims

Attendance: 19,277[14]

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Round of 16

24 June 2019 (2019-06-24)

21:00

Sweden	1–0	Canada
Blackstenius 55'	Report

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 38,078[15]

Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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

21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)

12:30 UTC+10

Nigeria	0–0	Canada
	Report

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 21,410

Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

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26 July 2023 (2023-07-26)

20:00 UTC+8

Canada	2–1	Republic of Ireland
Connolly 45+5' (o.g.) Leon 53'	Report	McCabe 4'

Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth

Attendance: 17,065

Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

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31 July 2023 (2023-07-31)

20:00 UTC+10

Canada	0–4	Australia
	Report	Raso 9', 39' Fowler 58' Catley 90+4' (pen.)

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 27,706

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Goalscorers

Player	Goals	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023
Christine Sinclair	10			3	3	1	2	1
Charmaine Hooper	4		2	2
Silvana Burtini	3	2	1
Christine Latham	3			3
Geri Donnelly	2	2
Kara Lang	2			2
Helen Stoumbos	1	1
Candace Chapman	1				1
Martina Franko	1				1
Sophie Schmidt	1				1
Melissa Tancredi	1				1
Josée Bélanger	1						1
Ashley Lawrence	1						1
Kadeisha Buchanan	1							1
Jessie Fleming	1							1
Nichelle Prince	1							1
Adriana Leon	1								1
Own goals	1								1
Total	36	5	3	10	7	1	4	4	2

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