Women's World Cup Trivia

The inaugural Women's World Cup was held in 1991 in China, sixty-one years after the men's first World Cup. The event was won by the United States.
USA captain Kristine Lilly is the only woman, and one of three players in history, to appear in five football world cups. Norwegian player Bente Nordby played in 95, 99, 03, 07. In 1991 she was in the squad but did not play.
Germany (2003, 2007) and the United States (1991, 1999) are the only countries to win the competition twice.
In 2011, Japan became the first Asian team to win a FIFA World Cup (both man and women).

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