FIFA Women's World Cup

The FIFA Women's World Cup is the most important competition in international football (soccer) for women. Organised by FIFA, the sport's governing body, the World Cup tournament was first held in 1991.

The Women's Football World Cup, known more commonly as the Women's World Cup, is a tournament that reunites 16 female national football teams each four years, to compete for that sport's women's world championship. The Women's World Cup came as an idea of a FIFA official during the 1986 Men's World Cup in Mexico. One of the most famous moments in the tournament, and perhaps in the history of sports overall, is when Brandi Chastain took off her jersey and slid to her knees, showing her sports bra as she celebrated scoring the Cup winning goal against China in 1999.

The 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cup were both celebrated in the United States, in 2003 China was supposed to host it but it was moved because of SARS. As compensation, China received the 2007 tournament.

Tournaments

FIFA Women's World Cup Tournaments

Year	Host		Winner	Runner up	Score		3rd Place	4th Place	Score
1991	China		United States	Norway	2-1		Germany	Sweden	4-0
1995	Sweden		Norway	Germany	2-0		United States	China	2-0
1999	United States		United States	China	0-0 (5-4 penalty kicks)		Brazil	Norway	0-0 (5-4 penalty kicks)
2003	United States		Germany	Sweden	2-1(overtime)		United States	Canada	3-1
2007	China

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