Zambia has qualified to the FIFA Women's World Cup in one occasion, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which will also be the country's debut, making the country the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either gender.[1] Previously, Zambia has come close to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup, but fell short in two occasions, occurred in 2014 and 2018.

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995 Did not qualify
United States 1999 Did not enter
United States 2003 Did not qualify
China 2007
Germany 2011 Did not enter
Canada 2015 Did not qualify
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Group stage3102311
Total1/93102311
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage22 July JapanL 5–0Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
26 July SpainL 5–0Eden Park, Auckland
31 July Costa RicaW 3–1Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Record by opponent

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Costa Rica1100312
 Japan100105-5
 Spain100105-5

World Cup participation

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zambia 0–5 Japan
Report
Attendance: 16,111
Spain 5–0 Zambia
 Report
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Costa Rica 1–3 Zambia
Herrera 47' Report
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Goalscorers

Player Goals 2023
Barbra Banda 1 1
Racheal Kundananji 1 1
Lushomo Mweemba 1 1
Total 3 3

References

  1. ↑ "Zambia's joy and Senegal's despair on a dramatic night in Casablanca".
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