List of FIFA Women's World Cup opening matches

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The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1991. It is contested by the women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years.

The World Cup opening match is the first of the competition. Opening match regulations have changed many times. Five times the opening matches involved the host nations and one time involved the defending champion.

List of opening matches

Year Team 1 Final score Team 2 Venue Location Attendance References Notes
1991 China  4–0  Norway Tianhe Stadium Guangzhou, China 65,000 Report China is host country
1995 Germany  1–0  Japan Tingvalla IP Karlstad, Sweden 3,824 Report
1999 United States  3–0  Denmark Giants Stadium East Rutherford, United States 78,972 Report United States is host country
2003 Norway  2–0  France Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, United States 24,347 Report
2007 Germany  11–0  Argentina Hongkou Football Stadium Shanghai, China 28,098 Report Germany is defending champion
2011 France  1–0  Nigeria Rhein-Neckar-Arena Sinsheim, Germany 25,475 Report
2015 Canada  1–0  China Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton, Canada 53,058 Report Canada is host country
2019 France  4–0  South Korea Parc des Princes Paris, France 45,261 Report France is host country
2023 New Zealand  1–0  Norway Eden Park Auckland, New Zealand 42,137 Report New Zealand is a host country

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