USA DOMINATION

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Posted on Jul 13, 2019 | IFFHS News Category

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Picture : USA World Champion 2019

IFFHS STATISTICS

Definition: It is a cumulative ranking, it depends on progress in the stages of the tournament

A table showing the winners of the World Cup

Winners	No. of wins
USA	4
Germany	2
Norway	1
Japan	1

The objectives:-

1. Fairness toward the teams that progressing in the tournament and do not win.
2. To maintain the prestige of the tournament.
3. Determine the level of each team in competition history.

The reasons:-

1. History of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and its statistics
2. Increase the editions, the large number of participating teams and the large number of winners

The final result

No #	National team	Points accrued
1	USA	123
2	Germany	97.2
3	Sweden	81.8
4	Norway	78.5
5	China	67.5
6	Brazil	65.7
7	Japan	64.7
8	England	58
9	Australia	47.5
10	Canada	47
11	France	42.8
12	Netherlands	31.2
13	Nigeria	31
14	Italy	24.4
15	North Korea	20
16	Cameroon	19.2
17	Denmark	18
18	Russia	16
19	South Korea	14
20	Spain	12
21	Colombia	11.6
22	New Zealand	10.3
23	Switzerland	9.6
24	Argentine	8.8
25	Mexico	8.4
26	Ghana	8
27	Thailand	7.2
28	Taiwan	6
29	Chile	4.8
30	Costa Rica	4.8
31	South Africa	2.4
32	Jamaica	2.4
33	Scotland	2.4
34	Côte d’Ivoire	2.4
35	Ecuador	2.4
36	Equatorial Guinea	2

USA World Champion 1991

NORWAY World Champion 1995

USA winner 1999

GERMANY World Champion 2003

GERMANY World Champion 2007

JAPAN World Champion 2011

USA World Champion 2015

National team		1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023	2027		1991-2027
USA		12	9	16	12	12	14	24	24				123
Germany		7,5	10,5	8	16	16	8	16,8	14,4				97,2
Sweden		9	6	8	14	4	12	9,6	19,2				81,8
Norway		10,5	12	10	8	10	4	9,6	14,4				78,5
China		6	7,5	14	8	8		14,4	9,6				67,5
Brazil		3	1,5	12	8	14	8	9,6	9,6				65,7
Japan		1,5	6	2	4	4	16	21,6	9,6				64,7
England			6			8	8	19,2	16,8				58
Australia			1,5	4	2	8	8	14,4	9,6				47,5
Canada			3	4	10	4	2	14,4	9,6				47
France					4		10	14,4	14,4				42,8
Netherlands								9,6	21,6				31,2
Nigeria		1,5	1,5	8	2	2	4	2,4	9,6				31
Italy		6		4					14,4				24,4
North Korea				4	4	8	4						20
Cameroon								9,6	9,6				19,2
Denmark		6	6	2		4							18
Russia				8	8								16
South Korea					2			9,6	2,4				14
Spain								2,4	9,6				12
Colombia							2	9,6					11,6
New Zealand		1,5				2	2	2,4	2,4				10,3
Switzerland								9,6					9,6
Argentine					2	2			4,8				8,8
Mexico				2			4	2,4					8,4
Ghana				2	4	2							8
Thailand								4,8	2,4				7,2
Taiwan		6											6
Chile									4,8				4,8
Costa Rica								4,8					4,8
South Africa									2,4				2,4
Jamaica									2,4				2,4
Scotland									2,4				2,4
Côte d’Ivoire								2,4					2,4
Ecuador								2,4					2,4
Equatorial Guinea							2						2

 EXPLANATIONS

Standards

• The basic rule in the distribution of points:-

1. (The size of the tournament) equal for (Numbers of teams participating)
2. Mechanism the distribution of points as next :-

• %The distance between stages = 100/Number of stages

(%The distance between stages ) = The value of the first stage

• %The distance between the teams in a stages groups =%The distance between stages/Numbers of teams in group

%The distance between the teams in a stage groups=The value of the last team in the group

• The value of fourth place = (Previous stage+Semi-Finals)/2
• The value of Third place = Value Semi-Finals
• The value of Runners-Up place = (Semi-Finals+ final)/2
• The value of Winner place = value Final = Numbers of teams participating

Overview about tournaments

Edition	The host country	Winner	Numbers of teams participating=Size	Number of stages	stages	%The distance between stages
1991	China	USA	12	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
1995	Sweden	Norway	12	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
1999	USA	USA	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
2003	USA	Germany	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
2007	China	Germany	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
2011	Germany	Japan	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
2015	Canada	USA	24	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20
2019	France	USA	24	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20

Apply Rule

1991 and 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Size	12	Maximum	%100 – (12)	Minimum	%12.5 – (3)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	1.5
Third	25	3
Quarter-Finals	50	6
Fourth	62.5	7.5
Third	75	9
Runners-Up	87.5	10.5
Winner	100	12

1999 – 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Size	16	Maximum	%100 – (16)	Minimum	%12.5 – (4)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	2
Third	25	4
Quarter-Finals	60	8
Fourth	70	10
Third	80	12
Runners-Up	90	14
Winner	100	16

2015 – 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Size	24	Maximum	%100 – (24)	Minimum	%10 – (2.4)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	10	2.4
Third	20	4.8
Round of 16	40	9.6
Quarter-Finals	60	14.4
Fourth	70	16.8
Third	80	19.2
Runners-Up	90	21.6
Winner	100	24