60 free Women's World Cup trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The FIFA Women's World Cup has only been running since 1991, but it has already produced some of the most memorable moments in football: Brandi Chastain's sports-bra celebration in front of 90,185 people at the Rose Bowl, Carli Lloyd's hat-trick from the halfway line, Marta's record 17 goals, and Spain lifting the trophy in Sydney in 2023. This quiz walks through every edition, from the 80-minute matches of the M&M's Cup in China to the 32-team tournament in Australia and New Zealand, plus the trophy, the records and the expanded 48-team future in 2031 and 2035. Expect easy questions on the hosts and champions, medium ones on the Golden Ball and Golden Boot winners, and hard ones on referees, attendances and the tournament that was moved because of SARS. Every answer has been checked against the official tournament histories and the source is shown after each question, so you can trust the score you share with your soccer group chat.
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Q 01The first FIFA Women's World Cup was held in 1991 in which country?
China
FIFA was still so cautious about the 'World Cup' brand that the event was officially the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football.
Q 02The 1991 tournament carried the name of which candy brand as its official sponsor?
M&M's
Mars, Incorporated sponsored the event, so the official title ended with 'for the M&M's Cup'.
Q 03How long did matches last at the 1991 Women's World Cup, uniquely among all editions?
80 minutes
Two points for a win was also the rule that year; both quirks were dropped for 1995.
Q 04The 1991 final was played in front of 63,000 people at the Tianhe Stadium in which city?
Guangzhou
All the venues were in Guangdong province, spread across Guangzhou, Foshan, Jiangmen and Zhongshan.
Q 05Which US forward's ten goals won the Golden Boot at the 1991 tournament?
Michelle Akers
She, Jennings and captain Heinrichs formed a forward line nicknamed the 'Triple-Edged Sword'.
Q 06Before 1991, FIFA ran a 1988 invitation tournament as a feasibility test. Who won it?
Norway
The opening match drew 45,000 people, which convinced FIFA a full World Cup was viable.
Q 07Which country was originally awarded the 1995 Women's World Cup before relinquishing it to Sweden?
Bulgaria
Sweden thereby became the first country to have hosted both the men's and women's World Cups, having staged the men's in 1958.
Q 08After the 1995 title, the champions' plane was escorted by F-16s home to which capital?
Oslo
About one in four Norwegians watched the final on television.
Q 09The eight quarter-finalists at the 1995 Women's World Cup earned qualification for which other event?
1996 Summer Olympics
Women's football made its Olympic debut at Atlanta 1996, so the World Cup doubled as the qualifying tournament.
Q 10The 1999 final at the Rose Bowl set a women's sports attendance record with how many spectators?
90,185
The stadium had also hosted the 1984 Olympic gold-medal match and the 1994 men's World Cup final.
Q 11Who scored the winning penalty in the 1999 final shootout and celebrated by whipping off her jersey?
Brandi Chastain
She had also scored an own goal earlier in the tournament against Germany, then equalised in the same match.
Q 12Which US goalkeeper saved Liu Ying's kick in the 1999 final shootout?
Briana Scurry
Her response to the accusation was simply that 'everybody does it'.
Q 13Which two players shared the 1999 Golden Boot with seven goals each?
Sun Wen and Sissi
Sun Wen also took the Golden Ball, and her side only lost the final on penalties.
Q 21Which German striker sits second on the all-time Women's World Cup scoring list with 14 goals?
Birgit Prinz
She won back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2007 and was Golden Ball winner in 2003.
Q 22Japan's 2011 triumph made it the first team from which confederation to win a senior FIFA World Cup?
AFC
Japan won on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the final.
Q 23Which Japanese captain took both the Golden Ball and Golden Boot in 2011?
Homare Sawa
She later became the first Asian person of any gender to be named FIFA World Player of the Year.
Q 14The 2003 Women's World Cup was moved from its original host to the USA because of what?
A SARS outbreak
The original host was given the 2007 tournament as compensation.
Q 15The 2003 final was decided by a 98th-minute golden goal headed in by which German substitute?
Nia Künzer
It remains the only Women's World Cup final decided by a golden goal, since FIFA scrapped the rule before 2007.
Q 16The 2003 final was played at which venue in Carson, California, rather than the Rose Bowl?
Home Depot Center
The match included a formal handover of the trophy from Chinese coach Ma Liangxing to US coach April Heinrichs.
Q 17The 2007 tournament opened with a record 11–0 win for Germany over which team?
Argentina
That stood as the biggest win in tournament history until the United States' 13–0 result in 2019.
Q 18What defensive feat did Germany manage on the way to the 2007 title?
Did not concede a goal all tournament
They beat the South Americans 2–0 in the final and remain the only team to win the trophy with a perfect defensive record.
Q 19Which Brazilian won both the Golden Ball and Golden Boot at the 2007 Women's World Cup?
Marta
She scored seven goals as her country reached its first and only final.
Q 20Marta's record-setting 17th World Cup goal, a penalty in 2019, came against which team?
Italy
It made her the outright leading scorer, male or female, across all World Cups at the time.
Q 24The 2011 final was staged in which German city?
Frankfurt
The Commerzbank-Arena had also hosted the 2005 men's Confederations Cup final.
Q 25The 2015 tournament in Canada was the first World Cup for men or women played entirely on what?
Artificial turf
A group of players filed a human-rights complaint over the surface but withdrew it in January 2015.
Q 26The 2015 competition expanded the field from 16 to how many teams?
24
The next jump, to 32 teams, came in 2023, and 48 is scheduled for 2031.
Q 27Which US midfielder scored a hat-trick inside the first quarter-hour of the 2015 final against Japan?
Carli Lloyd
Her third goal was struck from the halfway line and was nominated for the Puskás Award.
Q 28Before the 2015 final, who was the last player to score a hat-trick in any World Cup final?
Geoff Hurst
Hurst's came for England at Wembley in 1966; Kylian Mbappé later added one in 2022.
Q 29Which system provided goal-line technology when it debuted at the 2015 Women's World Cup?
Hawk-Eye
The same tournament was the first with 24 teams and the first held entirely on a synthetic surface.
Q 30Which two players were named in World Cup squads for a record sixth time in 2015?
Formiga and Homare Sawa
The Brazilian midfielder went on to play a seventh in 2019 at the age of 41.