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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.

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. 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.

FIFA Women's World Cup record

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

v t e Italy squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 Antonini 2 Bonato 3 Cordenons 4 Mariotti 5 Salmaso 6 Furlotti 7 Fiorini 8 D'Astolfo 9 Morace (c) 10 Ferraguzzi 11 Marsiletti 12 Brenzan 13 Iozzelli 14 Bavagnoli 15 Mega 16 Correra 17 Pedersoli 18 Guarino Coach: Guenza

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	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
	Report	Ferraguzzi 15' Marsiletti 29' Morace 37', 52', 66'

Italy	1–0	Nigeria
Morace 68'	Report

Italy	0–2	Germany
	Report	Mohr 67' Unsleber 79'

Quarter-finals

Norway	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Italy
Hegstad 22' Carlsen 67' Svensson 96' (pen.)	Report	Salmaso 31' Guarino 80'

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

v t e Italy squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 Brenzan 2 Deiana 3 Zanni 4 Marchio 5 Tavalazzi 6 Miniati 7 Guarino 8 Tesse 9 Panico 10 Carta (c) 11 Sberti 12 Comin 13 Duò 14 D'Astolfo 15 Frollani 16 Zorri 17 Tagliacarne 18 Fiorini 19 Pallotti 20 Stefanelli Coach: Facchin

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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

Germany	1–1	Italy
Wiegmann 61' (pen.)	Report	Panico 36'

Brazil	2–0	Italy
Sissi 3', 63'	Report

Mexico	0–2	Italy
	Report	Panico 37' Zanni 51'

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

v t e Italy squad – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 Giuliani 2 Bergamaschi 3 Gama (c) 4 Galli 5 Linari 6 Rosucci 7 Guagni 8 Parisi 9 Sabatino 10 Girelli 11 Bonansea 12 Marchitelli 13 Bartoli 14 Tarenzi 15 Serturini 16 Fusetti 17 Boattin 18 Mauro 19 Giacinti 20 Tucceri Cimini 21 Cernoia 22 Pipitone 23 Giugliano Coach: Bertolini

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	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

Australia	1–2	Italy
Kerr 22'	Report	Bonansea 56', 90+5'

Jamaica	0–5	Italy
	Report	Girelli 12' (pen.), 25', 46' Galli 71', 81'

Italy	0–1	Brazil
	Report	Marta 74' (pen.)

Round of 16

Italy	2–0	China
Giacinti 15' Galli 49'	Report

Quarter-finals

Italy	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Miedema 70' Van der Gragt 80'

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

v t e Italy squad – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 Giuliani 2 Severini 3 Orsi 4 Di Guglielmo 5 Linari 6 Giugliano 7 Cantore 8 Bonansea 9 Giacinti 10 Girelli (c) 11 Glionna 12 Baldi 13 Bartoli 14 Beccari 15 Serturini 16 Dragoni 17 Boattin 18 Caruso 19 Lenzini 20 Greggi 21 Cernoia 22 Durante 23 Salvai Coach: Bertolini

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	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

Italy	1–0	Argentina
Girelli 87'	Report

Sweden	5–0	Italy
Ilestedt 39', 50' Rolfö 44' Blackstenius 45+1' Blomqvist 90+5'	Report

South Africa	3–2	Italy
Orsi 32' (o.g.) Magaia 67' Kgatlana 90+2'	Report	Caruso 11' (pen.), 74'

Overview

Tournaments

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

FIFA Women's World Cup record
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
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	4/10	15	7	1	7	23	20
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Italy's Women's World Cup record
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

List of FIFA Women's World Cup matches
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	000.00
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	000.00
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	000.00
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Norway	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
South Africa	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Sweden	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Total	15	7	1	7	23	20	+3	046.67

Goalscorers

Own goals scored for opponents

• Benedetta Orsi (scored for South Africa in 2023)

See also

• Italy at the UEFA Women's Championship

References

1. ^ Sports (10 May 2019). "Women's World Cup Group C team capsules | National Post". National Post. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. ^ "1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup China '91 – Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
3. "Match report – Group C – Australia v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
4. "Match report – Group C – Jamaica v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
5. "Match report – Group C – Italy v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
6. "Match report – Round of 16 – Italy v China PR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
7. "Match report – Quarter-final – Italy v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

• Italy at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Italy women's national football team
• Countries at the FIFA Women's World Cup