The eighth FIFA Women's World Cup is the most eagerly anticipated tournament the women's game has ever seen, with a global rise in popularity and quality in recent years, and several countries in with a genuine chance of lifting the trophy aloft come mid-July.
This is everything you need to know about the hottest competition this summer.
| Year | Winner | Notable Players |
| 1995 | Norway | Hege Riise, Ann Kristin Aarones, Gro Espeseth |
| 2003 | Germany | Birgit Prinz, Maren Meinert, Silke Rottenberg |
| 2007 | Germany | Birgit Prinz, Ariane Hingst, Renate Lingor |
| 2011 | Japan | Homare Sawa, Aya Miyama, Shinobu Ohno |
Pre-Tournament Favourites
The United States go into the competition as current holders and top of the FIFA World Rankings, and are therefore early favourites to win for a record fourth time.