List of players who have appeared in four or more FIFA Women's World Cups
Appearance
In the FIFA Women's World Cup, the following female players have been named in the national team in at least four finals tournaments.
Tournaments
[edit]Team | Player[n 1] | In squad[n 2] | Played[n 3] | Tournaments[n 4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | Formiga[1] | 7 | 7 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Japan | Homare Sawa[2] | 6 | 6 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Brazil | Marta[3] | 6 | 6 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Canada | Christine Sinclair[3] | 6 | 6 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Nigeria | Onome Ebi[3] | 6 | 6 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
United States | Kristine Lilly[4] | 5 | 5 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Germany | Birgit Prinz[4] | 5 | 5 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 |
United States | Christie Rampone[5] | 5 | 5 | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Brazil | Cristiane | 5 | 5 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Canada | Sophie Schmidt | 5 | 5 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
New Zealand | Annalie Longo[6] | 5 | 5 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
New Zealand | Ria Percival[6] | 5 | 5 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
New Zealand | Ali Riley[6] | 5 | 5 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Sweden | Caroline Seger | 5 | 5 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Norway | Bente Nordby[4] | 5 | 4 | (1991), 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Australia | Clare Polkinghorne | 5 | 4 | 2007, 2011, (2015), 2019, 2023 |
Australia | Lydia Williams | 5 | 3 | (2007), 2011, 2015, 2019, (2023) |
Germany | Nadine Angerer[7] | 5 | 3 | (1999), (2003), 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Canada | Karina LeBlanc[8] | 5 | 2 | (1999), 2003, (2007), 2011, (2015) |
Brazil | Bárbara | 5 | 1 | (2007), (2011), (2015), 2019, (2023) |
China | Sun Wen | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Germany | Bettina Wiegmann | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Nigeria | Florence Omagbemi | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Nigeria | Nkiru Okosieme | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Norway | Hege Riise | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
United States | Joy Fawcett | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
United States | Julie Foudy | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
United States | Mia Hamm | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Brazil | Pretinha | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2007 |
Australia | Cheryl Salisbury | 4 | 4 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Brazil | Tânia | 4 | 4 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Canada | Andrea Neil | 4 | 4 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Germany | Sandra Minnert | 4 | 4 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Germany | Sandra Smisek | 4 | 4 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
United States | Briana Scurry | 4 | 4 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Germany | Ariane Hingst | 4 | 4 | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 |
Nigeria | Stella Mbachu | 4 | 4 | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 |
Norway | Solveig Gulbrandsen | 4 | 4 | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 |
Japan | Kozue Ando | 4 | 4 | 1999, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Australia | Melissa Barbieri | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Brazil | Rosana | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Canada | Diana Matheson | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Canada | Rhian Wilkinson | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Japan | Aya Miyama | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Nigeria | Precious Dede | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Nigeria | Perpetua Nkwocha | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Norway | Trine Rønning | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Sweden | Therese Sjögran | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
United States | Shannon Boxx[5] | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
United States | Abby Wambach[5] | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Australia | Lisa De Vanna | 4 | 4 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
England | Karen Carney | 4 | 4 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
England | Jill Scott | 4 | 4 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
New Zealand | Katie Duncan[9] | 4 | 4 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
New Zealand | Abby Erceg[9] | 4 | 4 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Norway | Isabell Herlovsen | 4 | 4 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Sweden | Nilla Fischer | 4 | 4 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Sweden | Hedvig Lindahl | 4 | 4 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
United States | Carli Lloyd | 4 | 4 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Australia | Caitlin Foord | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Australia | Emily van Egmond | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Australia | Sam Kerr | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Australia | Tameka Yallop | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Brazil | Beatriz | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
France | Eugénie Le Sommer | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
France | Wendie Renard | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Germany | Alexandra Popp | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Japan | Saki Kumagai | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
New Zealand | Katie Bowen | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
New Zealand | Betsy Hassett | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
New Zealand | Hannah Wilkinson | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Nigeria | Osinachi Ohale | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Nigeria | Desire Oparanozie | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Nigeria | Francisca Ordega | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Norway | Emilie Haavi | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Norway | Maren Mjelde | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Sweden | Sofia Jakobsson | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Sweden | Linda Sembrant | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
United States | Alex Morgan[10] | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
United States | Kelley O'Hara[10] | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
United States | Megan Rapinoe[10] | 4 | 4 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Brazil | Kátia | 4 | 3 | (1995), 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Nigeria | Maureen Mmadu | 4 | 3 | 1995, (1999), 2003, 2007 |
Brazil | Andréia | 4 | 3 | (1999), 2003, 2007, 2011 |
Canada | Erin McLeod | 4 | 3 | (2003), 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Nigeria | Faith Michael | 4 | 3 | (2003), 2007, 2011, 2019 |
Japan | Rumi Utsugi | 4 | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2015, (2019) |
Argentina | Vanina Correa | 4 | 3 | (2003), 2007, 2019, 2023 |
Japan | Nozomi Yamago | 4 | 2 | 1999, 2003, (2007), (2011) |
Japan | Mizuho Sakaguchi | 4 | 2 | (2007), 2011, 2015, (2019) |
New Zealand | Erin Nayler | 4 | 2 | (2011), 2015, 2019, (2023) |
Nigeria | Tochukwu Oluehi | 4 | 1 | (2007), (2011), 2019, (2023) |
- ^ Name in bold indicates a player still active at club level.
- ^ Number of finals tournaments in which the player was part of the squad.
- ^ Number of finals tournaments in which the player played in at least one match.
- ^ Tournaments in round brackets: e.g., (1991): Part of the tournament squad, but did not play
Matches
[edit]The following players earned caps in at least 18 matches, which requires appearances at a minimum of three World Cup tournaments.[11]
Team | Player[o 1] | Matches[o 2] | Tournaments |
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United States | Kristine Lilly | 30 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Brazil | Formiga | 27 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
United States | Abby Wambach | 25 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
United States | Carli Lloyd | 25 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
United States | Julie Foudy | 24 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Japan | Homare Sawa | 24 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Germany | Birgit Prinz | 24 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 |
Canada | Christine Sinclair | 24 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
United States | Joy Fawcett | 23 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
United States | Mia Hamm | 23 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Brazil | Marta | 23 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Norway | Bente Nordby | 22 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
Norway | Hege Riise | 22 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Germany | Bettina Wiegmann | 22 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
United States | Alex Morgan | 22 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Brazil | Cristiane | 21 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
England | Jill Scott | 21 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Japan | Saki Kumagai | 21 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
China | Sun Wen | 20 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Sweden | Hedvig Lindahl | 20 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Sweden | Caroline Seger | 20 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
France | Eugénie Le Sommer | 20 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
United States | Megan Rapinoe | 20 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
England | Lucy Bronze | 20 | 2015, 2019, 2023 |
United States | Briana Scurry | 19 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
United States | Christie Rampone | 19 | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Norway | Solveig Gulbrandsen | 19 | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 |
Australia | Caitlin Foord | 19 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Australia | Emily van Egmond | 19 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
United States | Carla Overbeck | 18 | 1991, 1995, 1999 |
United States | Tiffeny Milbrett | 18 | 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Sweden | Therese Sjögran | 18 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Canada | Sophie Schmidt | 18 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Germany | Alexandra Popp | 18 | 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Glenn Crooks.....On the Pitch (And other fields) :: LeBlanc Earns Fifth World Cup". Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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