Samoa first participated at the 1991 World Cup in Sydney where they finished 8th out of 20 participating nations. Samoa competed as Western Samoa at the 1991 & 1995 World Cups. In 1997 it formally changed its name to Samoa. Samoa's highest World Cup finish was 6th in 2003 in Kingston, Jamaica. Samoa did not qualify for the 2023 World Cup.