Italy at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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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.
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Group C
| Pos | Team | 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 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–5 | Italy |
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Quarter-finals
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Group B
| Pos | Team | 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 |
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
Quarter-finals
| Italy | 0–2 |  Netherlands |
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Group G
| Pos | Team | 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 |
Overview
Tournaments
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 |
Quarter-finals | 6th of 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1995 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1999 |
Group stage | 9th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2003 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
 2015 | |||||||||
 2019 |
Quarter-finals | 7th of 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |
 2023 |
Group stage | 22nd of 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2027 |
To be determined | ||||||||
 2031 |
To be determined | ||||||||
 2035 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 4/12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 20 | |
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| Italy's Women's World Cup record | |
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| 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
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| 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 | |
Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Brazil |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Germany |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Jamaica |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Nigeria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| South Africa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 46.67 |