Ghana at the FIFA Women's World Cup


The Ghana women's national football team has represented Ghana at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions: in 1999,[1] 2003,[2] and 2007.[3]

FIFA Women's World Cup record edit

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
  1991 Did not qualify
  1995
  1999 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 10
  2003 3 1 0 2 2 5
  2007 3 0 0 3 3 15
  2011 Did not qualify
  2015
  2019
    2023
Total 3/9 9 1 1 7 6 30
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
  1999 Group stage 20 June   Australia D 1–1 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
23 June   China L 0–7 Civic Stadium, Portland
26 June   Sweden L 0–2 Soldier Field, Chicago
  2003 Group stage 21 September   China L 0–1 The Home Depot Center, Carson
25 September   Russia L 0–3
28 September   Australia W 2–1 PGE Park, Portland
  2007 Group stage 12 September   Australia L 1–4 Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
15 September   Canada L 0–4
20 September   Norway L 2–7

Record by opponent edit

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
  Australia 3 1 1 1 4 6
  Canada 1 0 0 1 0 4
  China 2 0 0 2 0 8
  Norway 1 0 0 1 2 7
  Russia 1 0 0 1 0 3
  Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 2

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Sweden 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Australia 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
4   Ghana 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia  1–1  Ghana
Murray   74' Report Gyamfua   76'
Attendance: 14,867
China  7–0  Ghana
Report
Attendance: 17,668
Ghana  0–2  Sweden
Report Svensson   58', 86'
Attendance: 34,256

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Russia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3   Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4   Australia 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
China  1–0  Ghana
Sun W.   29' Report
Ghana  0–3  Russia
Report Saenko   36'
Barbashina   54'
Letyushova   80'
Ghana  2–1  Australia
Sackey   34', 39' Report Garriock   61'
Attendance: 19,132
Referee: Xonam Agboyi (Togo)

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Australia 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
3   Canada 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4   Ghana 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia  4–1  Ghana
Walsh   15'
De Vanna   57', 81'
Garriock   69'
Report Amankwa   70'
Attendance: 25,952
Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia)
Canada  4–0  Ghana
Sinclair   16', 62'
Schmidt   55'
Franko   77'
Report
Attendance: 33,835
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Norway  7–2  Ghana
Storløkken   4'
R. Gulbrandsen   39', 59', 62'
Horpestad   45' (pen.)
Herlovsen   56'
Klaveness   69'
Report Bayor   73'
Okoe   80' (pen.)
Attendance: 43,817
Referee: Jennifer Bennet (United States)

Goalscorers edit

Player Goals 1999 2003 2007
Alberta Sackey 2 2
Anita Amankwa 1 1
Adjoa Bayor 1 1
Nana Gyamfua 1 1
Florence Okoe 1 1
Total 6 1 2 3

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999 - Teams - Ghana". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Teams - Ghana". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 - Teams - Ghana". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ Moved from 19 September in Shanghai due to Typhoon Wipha, Match schedule amended due to typhoon Wipha Archived 2007-09-21 at the Wayback Machine