Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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The Australia women's national soccer team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. Australia co-hosted the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. The Matildas automatically qualified as co-host, and the Matildas (managed by Tony Gustavsson and captained by Steph Catley and Sam Kerr) finished fourth overall.
It was the first time that a senior national soccer team representing Australia or another Oceanian country has made it to the World Cup semi-finals and also is one of the only three teams of Asian Football Confederation alongside China and Japan which they finished on the top four of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1991 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1995 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
 1999 | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2007 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
 2011 | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
 2015 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
 2019 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
  2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
 2027 | Qualified | |||||||
   2031 | To be determined | |||||||
 2035 | ||||||||
| Total | 9/10 | 0 titles | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 58 |
Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Canada |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.00 |
| China |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0.00 |
 Denmark |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 50.00 |
 England |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Equatorial Guinea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
 France |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Ghana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 33.33 |
 Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Jamaica |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Japan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Nigeria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Norway |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33.33 |
 Republic of Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Russia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Sweden |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0.00 |
| United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Total | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 30.30 |
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
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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 |
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 |
| China | 4–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
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 |
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
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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 |
Quarter-finals
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
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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 |
| Australia | 3–2 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Report |
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Quarter-finals
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
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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 |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
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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 |
Round of 16
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Group B
| Pos | Team | 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 |