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FIFA Women's World Cup

Zambia has qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup on one occasion, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which was also the country's debut, making the country the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either gender. Previously, Zambia has come close to qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup, but fell short in two occasions, which occurred in 2014 and 2018.

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995 Did not qualify
United States 1999 Did not enter
United States 2003 Did not qualify
China 2007
Germany 2011 Did not enter
Canada 2015 Did not qualify
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 11
Brazil 2027 To be determined
Total 1/10 3 1 0 2 3 11
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage 22 July  Japan L 5–0 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
26 July  Spain L 5–0 Eden Park, Auckland
31 July  Costa Rica W 3–1 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Record by opponent

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 3 1 2
 Japan 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5

World Cup participation

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Zambia squad2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Zambia

Group C

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zambia 0–5 Japan
Report
Waikato Stadium, HamiltonAttendance: 16,111Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Spain 5–0 Zambia
Report
Eden Park, AucklandAttendance: 20,983Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Costa Rica 1–3 Zambia
Herrera 47' Report
Waikato Stadium, HamiltonAttendance: 8,117Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Goalscorers

Player Goals 2023
Barbra Banda 1 1
Racheal Kundananji 1 1
Lushomo Mweemba 1 1
Total 3 3

References

  1. "Zambia's joy and Senegal's despair on a dramatic night in Casablanca".
Countries at the FIFA Women's World Cup
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
UEFA
Has been member of multiple confederations.


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