2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international Women's football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It took place between 7 June and 7 July 2019, with 52 matches staged in nine cities in France, which was awarded the right to host the event in March 2015, the first time the country hosted the tournament. The tournament was the first Women's World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system. This was the second and last edition with 24 teams before expanding to 32 teams for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
| Coupe du Monde Féminine de la FIFA – France 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 7 June – 7 July |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Netherlands |
| Third place | Sweden |
| Fourth place | England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 146 (2.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,131,312 (21,756 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ellen White Alex Morgan Megan Rapinoe (6 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Megan Rapinoe |
| Best young player | Giulia Gwinn |
| Best goalkeeper | Sari van Veenendaal |
| Fair play award | France |
The United States entered the competition as defending champions after winning the 2015 edition in Canada and successfully defended their title with a 2–0 victory over the Netherlands in the final. In doing so, they secured their record fourth title and became the second nation, after Germany, to have successfully retained the title. Unlike Germany, however, this victory held a distinction as the United States won both 2015 and 2019 tournaments under one manager, Jill Ellis. It was the first time in 81 years since Vittorio Pozzo did so for the Italian men's team at the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups.
The matches were broadcast globally and attracted a combined audience of 1.12 billion people.