{"id":6213,"date":"2025-07-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/?p=6213"},"modified":"2025-08-18T15:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:13:01","slug":"interesting-facts-about-the-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/interesting-facts-about-the-womens-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Football: fun facts about the UEFA Women’s EURO and Women’s World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From sold-out stadiums in Europe to billions of football fans<\/a> tuning in worldwide, women\u2019s football has skyrocketed into the global spotlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we reflect on the excitement of the past UEFA Women\u2019s EURO 2025 and FIFA Women\u2019s World Cups, let’s unwrap the passion and milestones that make women\u2019s football truly memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the most fascinating\u2014and fun\u2014facts about the sport\u2019s two biggest tournaments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup: Weird and Wonderful Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. The FIFA Women’s World Cup is the most prestigious <\/strong>international women’s football tournament.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The tournament takes place every four years <\/strong>and features national teams from all over the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The United States<\/strong> has won the most Women’s World Cup titles, with four championships (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Marta Vieira da Silva<\/strong>, commonly known as Marta, holds the record for the most goals scored in Women’s World Cup history, with 17 goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Only three countries<\/strong> have ever won the Women’s World Cup – the United States, Germany, and Norway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The 1999 Women’s World Cup final between the United States and China remains the highest-attended<\/strong> women’s sports event globally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The tournament expanded from 16 teams to 24 teams<\/strong> starting from the 2015 edition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. The oldest player to participate in a Women’s World Cup was Christie Rampone<\/strong> from the United States, who was 40 years and 11 days old in 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Birgit Prinz <\/strong>from Germany is the only player to have won the FIFA Women’s World Cup Golden Boot (top goal scorer) twice, in 2003 and 2007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. The current reigning champions, the United States, also set a record for the most goals scored by a team in a single tournament with 26 goals<\/strong> in 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. The most goals scored<\/strong> in a single match was 10, achieved twice – by Germany against Argentina in 2007 and by Sweden against Thailand in 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. The youngest player to ever participate in a Women’s World Cup was Fatoumata Diarra<\/strong> from Mali, who was 13 years and 330 days old in 2007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. The first Women’s World Cup was held in 1991 and had 12 participating teams<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. The tournament has seen increased media coverage and popularity with each edition, leading to greater recognition<\/strong> for women’s football globally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. The trophy is called the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy and was redesigned for the 2019 edition<\/strong> to better represent the athleticism, skill, and determination of women’s footballers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Currently happening across both Australia and New Zealand, the final will take place on 20 August 2023 at Stadium Australia in Sydney<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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