South American nations at the FIFA Women's World Cup

Association football is among the most popular sports in South America, with five members of the CONMEBOL having competed at the sport's biggest international event, the FIFA Women's World Cup. The highest ranked result in the Women's World Cup for a South American team is 2nd place in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup by Brazil.
==Overview==
1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	Total	
Teams 	BRA 	BRA 	BRA 	BRA 	BRA 	BRA 	BRA 	BRA 	BRA 	18
Top 16 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	2 	1 	0 	3
Top 8 	0 	0 	1 	1 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	4
Top 4 	0 	0 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
Top 2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1
1st 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
2nd 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1
3rd 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1
4th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Country	#	Years 	Best result
BRA 	 	1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023	2nd
ARG 	 	2003, 2007, 2019, 2023 	GS
COL 	 	2011, 2015, 2023 	R2
ECU 	 	2015 	GS
CHI 	 	2019 	GS
==Results==
===Most finishes in the top four===
Team	#	Top-four finishes
BRA 	2	1999, 2007
===Team results by tournament===
;Legend
*C — Champions
*RU — Runners-up
*TP — Third place
*FP — Fourth place
*QF — Quarter-finals
*R2 — Round 2
*R1 — Round 1
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*Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
*TBD — To be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament)
*QBW — Qualified but withdrew
*DNQ — Did not qualify
*DNE/W/B — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
*H — Hosts
*NAIF — Not affiliated in FIFA
The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA. The rankings, apart from the top four positions, are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament. In recent tournaments, FIFA has used the rankings for seedings for the final tournament draw.Seeding of national teams (PDF). Accessed 12 September 2016.
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team	1991(12)	1995(12)	1999(16)	2003(16)	2007(16)	2011(16)	2015(24)	2019(24)	2023(32)	Total	Qual.Comp.
ARG 	× 	• 	• 	R1 	R1 	• 	• 	R1 	Q 	4 	8
BRA 	R1 	R1 	3rd 	QF 	2nd 	QF 	R2 	R2 	Q 	9 	9
CHI 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	R1 	• 	1 	9
COL 	× 	× 	• 	• 	• 	R1 	R2 	• 	Q 	3 	7
ECU 	× 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	R1 	• 	• 	1 	8
===Tournament standings===
Team	Champions	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Second round
BRA 	0 	1 	1 	2 	2
COL 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1
===Overall team records===
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. 3 points per win, 1 point per draw and 0 points per loss.
Results through 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 		
BRA 	34	20	4	10	66	40		64
COL 	7 	1 	2	4 	4 	9 		5
CHI 	3 	1 	0	2 	2 	5 		3
ARG 	9 	0 	2	7 	5 	37		2
ECU 	3 	0 	0	3 	1 	17		0
==Appearances==
===Ranking of teams by number of appearances===
Team	Appearances	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best result (* = hosts)
BRA 	9 	9 	9 	1991 	2023 	(2007)
ARG 	4 	2 	2 	2003 	2023 	(2003, 2007, 2019)
COL 	3 	2 	1 	2011 	2023 	(2015)
ECU 	1 	1 	0 	2015 	2015 	(2015)
CHI 	1 	1 	0 	2019 	2019 	(2019)
===Team debuts===
Year 	Debutants	Total
1991 	BRA 	1
2003 	ARG 	1
2011 	COL 	
2015 	ECU 	
2019 	CHI 	1
Total	Total 	5
==Summary of performance==
This table shows the number of countries represented at the Women's World Cup, the number of entries (#E) from around the world including any rejections and withdrawals, the number of South American entries (#A), how many of those South American entries withdrawn (#A-) before/during qualification or were rejected by FIFA, the South American representatives at the Women's World Cup finals, the number of World Cup Qualifiers each South American representative had to play to get to the World Cup (#WCQ), the furthest stage reached, results, and coaches.
Year	Host	Size 	 	 	 	South American finalists	 	Stage 	Results 	Coach
1991	 	12 	48 	3 	0	2 	Group stage	won 1–0, lost 0–5 , lost 0–2 	Fernando Pires 	
1995	 	12 	55 	5 	0	5 	Group stage	won 1–0, lost 1–2 , lost 1–6 	Ademar Fonseca 	
1999	 	16 	67 	10 	0	6 	Third place	won 7–1 , won 2–0 , drew 3–3 , won 4–3 , lost 0–2 , drew 0–0 (won 5–4)	Wilsinho 	
2003	 	16 	99 	10 	0	5 	Group stage	lost 0–6 , lost 0–3 , lost 1–6 	Carlos Borrello 	
 	3 	Quarter-finals 	won 3–0 , won 4–1 , drew 1–1, lost 1–2 	Paulo Gonçalves	 	 	 	 	 	
2007	 	16 	120 	10 	0	7 	Group stage	lost 0–11 , lost 0–1 , lost 1–6 	Carlos Borrello 	
 	7 	Runners-up 	won 5–0, won 4–0 , won 1–0, won 3–2, won 4–0 , lost 0–2	Jorge Barcellos	 	 	 	 	 	
2011	 	16 	125 	10 	0	 	7 	Quarter-finals 	won 1–0 , won 3–0 , won 3–0 , drew 2–2 (lost 2–4)	Kleiton Lima
 	7 	Group stage 	lost 0–1 , lost 0–3 , drew 0–0 	Ricardo Rozo 	 	 	 	 	 	
2015	 	24 	134 	10 	0	 	7 	Round of 16 	won 2–0, won 1–0 , won 1–0, lost 0–1 	Vadão
 	7 	Round of sixteen	drew 1–1 , won 2–0 , lost 1–2 , lost 0–2 	Fabián Taborda 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	9 	Group stage 	lost 0–6 , lost 1–10 , lost 0–1 	Vanessa Arauz 	 	 	 	 	 	
2019	 	24 	144 	10 	0	 	9 	Group stage 	drew 0–0 , lost 0–1 , drew 3–3 	Carlos Borrello
 	7 	Round of sixteen	won 3–0 , lost 2–3 , won 1–0 , lost 1–2 	Vadão 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7 	Group stage 	lost 0–2 , lost 0–3 , won 2–0 	José Letelier 	 	 	 	 	 	
2023	 	32 	172 	10 	0	6 	TBD 	 	 	
 	6 	TBD 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6 	TBD 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Not yet qualified==
5 of the 10 active FIFA and CONMEBOL members have never appeared in the final tournament.
;Legend
* TBD — To be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament)
* DNQ — Did not qualify
* DNE/W/B — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
* NAIF — Not affiliated in FIFA
* Q,BWBF — Qualified, but withdrew before Finals
Country	Number of Qualifying attempts	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023
BOL 	8 	× 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	•
PAR 	7 	× 	× 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	•
PER 	7 	× 	× 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	•
URU 	7 	× 	× 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	•
VEN 	8 	• 	× 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	• 	•
==Competitive history==
===1991: the first===
Brazil qualified to the first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup by winning the inaugural 1991 South American Women's Football Championship, and was drawn with the likes of Japan, Sweden and the United States. As the only South American representative, Brazil achieved a respectable win over Japan 1–0, but heavy losses to Sweden and the United States effectively denied Brazil a place in the knockout stage.
===1995: new historical chapter, but same outcome===
Like in 1991, Brazil qualified for the 1995 edition by winning the 1995 South American Women's Football Championship, and again, found itself with Japan and hosts Sweden, with the United States replaced by Germany. Brazil registered a historic 1–0 triumph against the Swedish hosts, the first-ever host country in either men's or women's World Cup to lose the opening match. However, Brazil performed poorly against Japan and Germany, losing both games in process and failed to qualify for the knockout phase.
===1999: historic medal and rise===
Brazil qualified for the 1999 edition in the United States by winning the 1998 South American Women's Football Championship. This time, Brazil registered a historic milestone: the Brazilians topped the group stage with two wins against Mexico and Italy, before holding the Germans in an exciting 3–3 draw to meet Nigeria in the quarter-finals, which ended with another historic 4–3 win, to put Brazil a place in the semi-finals. However, Brazil's hope for a maiden Women's World Cup trophy was dashed by the powerful American hosts 0–2, thus ended its journey with bronze medal by beating Norway 5–4 on penalties. This, nonetheless, became the highest finish ever for a team from South America at the time.
===2003: new debutant, but failed to breakthrough===
The two highest finishers of the 2003 South American Women's Football Championship, Brazil and Argentina, together qualified for the World Cup held again in the States, with the latter being its historic debut. The Brazilians did a great job in the group stage, beating South Korea and Norway before holding France to take the top of the group undefeated; however, Brazil's journey was again dashed when they lost 1–2 to eventual runners-up Sweden in the last eight. For Argentina, with all players were of part-time status, the Argentines could not make any surprise in a tough group stage, losing all three games to Canada, Japan and Germany.
===2007: same participants, new records===
Brazil and Argentina were again South America's representatives for the 2007 edition in China, but their results diverged significantly once the tournament started. Brazil made history reaching the final for the first time ever, winning all group stage games against hosts China, New Zealand and Denmark, before beating Australia and the United States in the knockout stage, including the famous 4–0 win over the Americans at the time, the biggest defeat for the Americans in a FIFA Women's World Cup history up to date. Brazil failed to win the title after losing 0–2 to Germany, but with the silver medal, Brazil has the highest finishing position up to date.
For Argentina, the team also entered history, but in a sour note instead. Argentina suffered the heaviest defeat in Women's World Cup history at the time, a 0–11 loss to eventual champions Germany. Argentina followed by two other defeats to Japan and England, and finished bottom.
===2011: new debutant===
Colombia replaced Argentina to join Brazil for the World Cup in Germany as Brazil and Colombia aimed for new heights. However, Brazil failed to perform at the same level it used to be back in 2007 – the Brazilians topped the group stage easily by wins over Australia, Norway and Equatorial Guinea, but fell to the United States in a thriller, losing on penalty shootout 2–4. Meanwhile, Colombia marked its debut in an unimpressive style, losing to Sweden and the United States, but salvaged a point by drawing North Korea goalless, but this also led Colombia to end its campaign without a goal scored.
===2015: more slots, yet setback for South America===
The 2015 edition in Canada saw for the first time, three South American teams took part. Brazil, Colombia and debutant Ecuador took part, with Ecuador qualified after the playoffs. However, Brazil failed to impress in the tournament: the Brazilians won all three group stage games against South Korea, Spain and Costa Rica, yet it suffered a shock loss to Australia 0–1 in the round of 16 and were eliminated. Ecuador were even more humiliated in the tournament, with the Ecuadorians losing all three group stage games, including the record 1–10 defeat to Switzerland, though Ecuador earned praise by its grit performance against then-defending champions Japan with only one goal conceded. Colombia were the only team from South America to truly breakthrough, reaching the knockout phase for the first time after a draw with Mexico and a shock win over France 2–0 guaranteed a place for Colombia; the Colombians then had its journey ended after losing 0–2 to future champions United States.
===2019: return of Argentina, but ongoing struggle===
For the 2019 edition in France, three South American nations once again took part, but except for Brazil, two other teams were Argentina and Chile, the latter debuted in the tournament. The Brazilians could not improve from the 2015 failure, when Brazil only finished third in the group stage after suffering a shock 2–3 comeback loss to Australia, before France put an end to Brazil's journey in the last sixteen after extra time 1–2.
While Brazil struggled, Argentina and Chile had managed to stun much of prediction, but neither had enough luck to survive the group stage. Argentina found itself with England, Japan and Scotland, and for the first time, Argentina won two points by two brave draws to Japan 0–0 and, especially, the emotional 3–3 comeback draw over Scotland. Chile, meanwhile, lost two first games to more powerful opponents Sweden and the United States, but salvaged third place with a 2–0 win over Thailand, Francisca Lara could have put Chile through, but her penalty hit the crossbar and thus Chile were eliminated.
===2023: Colombia's return===
Brazil, Colombia and Argentina together qualified for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
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