List of FIFA Women's World Cup red cards

This is a list of all occasions where a football player was sent off from a FIFA Women's World Cup match due to a foul or misconduct, either as a direct expulsion (red card) or as a second caution (yellow card) within the match. This list includes all dismissals since the first World Cup in 1991.

Only players are listed, even if they were at the substitutes' bench at the time of the sending off. Managers and other technical staff members are not covered.

Statistics

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  • Lin Hui-fang was the first player to be sent off in a World Cup match, playing for Chinese Taipei against Nigeria in a 1991 match officiated by Rafael Rodríguez Medina.
  • One dismissal has taken place during final matches: Japan's Azusa Iwashimizu against United States in 2011.
  • Australia's Alicia Ferguson received the quickest red card, in the second minute in a game against China in 1999.
  • Five goalkeepers have been sent off in the tournament: Chinese Taipei's Lin Hui-fang (1991), United States's Briana Scurry (1995), France's Bérangère Sapowicz (2011), Colombia's Catalina Pérez (2015), and Zambia's Catherine Musonda (2023).
  • The team that has the greatest number of expulsed players is Nigeria, with 4 – in 4 different matches. The team whose opponents have received the most red cards is United States, with 5 – in 5 different matches.
  • The 2023 World Cup had the largest number of red cards: a total of 6 players were sent off.

Full list

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Tournament # M Player T Time Representing At
score
Final
score
Opponent Referee Round Date Ref
1991,
China
1. 1. Lin Hui-fang   6'   Chinese Taipei 0–0 2–0   Nigeria Rafael Rodríguez Medina (SLV) Group stage 21 November 1991 [1]
1995,
Sweden
2. 2. Sonia Gegenhuber   30'   Australia 0–2 0–5   Denmark Bente Skogvang (NOR) Group stage 6 June 1995 [2]
3. 3. Briana Scurry   88'   United States 0–2 0–2   Denmark Engage Camara (GUI) Group stage 8 June 1995 [3]
4. 4. Suzy   63'   Brazil 1–3 1–6   Germany Alain Hamer (LUX) Group stage 9 June 1995 [4]
5. 5. Heidi Støre   76'   Norway 1–0 1–0   United States Alain Hamer (LUX) Semi-finals 15 June 1995 [5]
1999,
United States
6. 6. Barikisu Tettey-Quao   26'   Ghana 0–0 1–1   Australia Kari Seitz (USA) Group stage 20 June 1999 [6]
7. 7. Regina Ansah   53'   Ghana 0–3 0–7   China Elke Günthner (GER) Group stage 23 June 1999 [7]
8. 8. Pak Jong-ae   86'   North Korea 1–3 1–3   Denmark Martha Liliana Pardo (COL) Group stage 24 June 1999 [8]
9. 9. Alicia Ferguson   2'   Australia 0–0 1–3   China Sandra Hunt (USA) Group stage 26 June 1999 [9]
10. 10. Patience Avre   87'   Nigeria 3–3 3–4aet   Brazil Virginia Tovar (MEX) Quarter-finals 1 July 1999 [10]
2003,
United States
11. 11. Natalia Gatti   39'   Argentina 0–2 0–6   Japan Katriina Elovirta (FIN) Group stage 20 September 2003 [11]
2007,
China
12. 12. Catalina Pérez   49'   Argentina 0–2 1–6   England Dianne Ferreira-James (GUY) Group stage 17 September 2007 [12]
13. 13. Shannon Boxx   45+1'   United States 0–2 0–4   Brazil Nicole Petignat (SUI) Semi-finals 27 September 2007 [13]
2011,
Germany
14. 14. Bérangère Sapowicz   65'   France 1–2 2–4   Germany Kirsi Heikkinen (FIN) Group stage 5 July 2011 [14]
15. 15. Rachel Buehler   65'   United States 1–0 2–2aet
(5–3pen)
  Brazil Jacqui Melksham (AUS) Quarter-finals 10 July 2011
16. 16. Josefine Öqvist   68'   Sweden 1–1 2–1   France Kari Seitz (USA) Third place play-off 16 July 2011
17. 17. Azusa Iwashimizu   120+1'   Japan 2–2 2–2aet
(3–1pen)
  United States Bibiana Steinhaus (GER) Final 17 July 2011
2015,
Canada
18. 18. Ligia Moreira   66'   Ecuador 0–3 0–6   Cameroon Katalin Kulcsár (HUN) Group stage 8 June 2015
19. 19. Sarah Nnodim   69'   Nigeria 0–1 0–1   United States Kateryna Monzul (UKR) Group stage 16 June 2015
20. 20. Catalina Pérez   47'   Colombia 0–0 0–2   United States Stéphanie Frappart (FRA) Round of 16 22 June 2015
2019,
France
21. 21. Nothando Vilakazi   81'   South Africa 1–1 1–3   Spain María Carvajal (CHI) Group stage 8 June 2019
22. 22. Ngozi Ebere   75'   Nigeria 0–0 0–1   France Melissa Borjas (HON) Group stage 17 June 2019
23. 23. Alanna Kennedy   104'   Australia 1–1 1–1aet
(1–4pen)
  Norway Riem Hussein (GER) Round of 16 22 June 2019
24. 24. Millie Bright   86'   England 1–2 1–2   United States Edina Alves Batista (BRA) Semi-finals 2 July 2019
2023,
Australia/New Zealand
25. 25. Deborah Abiodun   90+8'   Nigeria 0–0 0–0   Canada Lina Lehtovaara (FIN) Group stage 21 July 2023
26. 26. Catherine Musonda   90+7'   Zambia 0–4 0–5   Japan Tess Olofsson (SWE) Group stage 22 July 2023
27. 27. Khadija Shaw   90+2'   Jamaica 0–0 0–0   France María Carvajal (CHI) Group stage 23 July 2023
28. 28. Zhang Rui   29'   China 0–0 1–0   Haiti Marta Huerta de Aza (ESP) Group stage 28 July 2023
29. 29. Sofia Harrison   67'   Philippines 0–5 0–6   Norway Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN) Group stage 30 July 2023
30. 30. Lauren James   87'   England 0–0 0–0aet
(4–2pen)
  Nigeria Melissa Borjas (HON) Round of 16 7 August 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Chinese Taipei 2-0 Nigeria". FIFA.com.
  2. ^ "Denmark 5-0 Australia". FIFA.com.
  3. ^ "USA 2-0 Denmark". FIFA.com.
  4. ^ "Brazil 1-6 Germany". FIFA.com.
  5. ^ "USA 0-1 Norway". FIFA.com.
  6. ^ "Australia 1-1 Ghana". FIFA.com.
  7. ^ "China PR 7-0 Ghana". FIFA.com.
  8. ^ "Korea DPR 3-1 Denmark". FIFA.com.
  9. ^ "China PR 3-1 Australia". FIFA.com.
  10. ^ "Brazil 4-3 Nigeria". FIFA.com.
  11. ^ "Japan 6-0 Argentina". FIFA.com.
  12. ^ "England 6-1 Argentina". FIFA.com.
  13. ^ "USA 0-4 Brazil". FIFA.com.
  14. ^ "France 2-4 Germany". FIFA.com.