FIFA Women's World Cup awards
At the end of each FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game.
Awards
There are currently five post-tournament awards from the technical study group:- the Golden Ball for the best overall player of the tournament ;
- the Golden Boot for the top goalscorer of the tournament ;
- the Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper of the tournament ;
- the FIFA Young Player Award for the best player of the tournament under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year ;
- the FIFA Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play during the tournament.
- the Player of the Match award for outstanding performance by a player during each match of the tournament.
- the Goal of the Tournament for the fans' best goal scored during the tournament.
- the All-Star Squad for the best squad of players of the tournament ;
- the Most Entertaining Team for the team that entertained the fans the most during the tournament ;
- the FANtasy All-Star Team for the fans' best eleven-player line-up of the tournament ;
- the Dream Team for the fans' best manager and eleven-player line-up of the tournament ;
- the Players Who Dared to Shine for ten key players of the tournament who "dared to shine".
Golden Ball
| World Cup | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
| 1991 China | Carin Jennings | Michelle Akers | Linda Medalen |
| 1995 Sweden | Hege Riise | Gro Espeseth | Ann Kristin Aarønes |
| 1999 United States | Sun Wen | Sissi | Michelle Akers |
| 2003 United States | Birgit Prinz | Victoria Svensson | Maren Meinert |
| 2007 China | Marta | Birgit Prinz | Cristiane |
| 2011 Germany | Homare Sawa | Abby Wambach | Hope Solo |
| 2015 Canada | Carli Lloyd | Amandine Henry | Aya Miyama |
| 2019 France | Megan Rapinoe | Lucy Bronze | Rose Lavelle |
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot Award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. It was introduced as the Golden Shoe at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and renamed to Golden Boot in 2011.If more than one player finishes the tournament with the same number of goals, the tie goes to the player who has contributed the most assists. If there is still a tie, the award goes to the player who has played the least amount of time.
Silver and Bronze Boots are awarded to the second- and third-placed players.
| World Cup | Golden Boot | Goals | Silver Boot | Goals | Bronze Boot | Goals |
| 1991 China | Michelle Akers | 10 | Heidi Mohr | 7 | Linda Medalen Carin Jennings | 6 |
| 1995 Sweden | Ann Kristin Aarønes | 6 | Hege Riise | 5 | Shi Guihong | 3 |
| 1999 United States | Sun Wen Sissi | 7 | Ann Kristin Aarønes | 4 | ||
| 2003 United States | Birgit Prinz | 7 | Maren Meinert | 4 | Kátia | 4 |
| 2007 China | Marta | 7 | Abby Wambach | 6 | Ragnhild Gulbrandsen | 6 |
| 2011 Germany | Homare Sawa | 5 | Marta | 4 | Abby Wambach | 4 |
| 2015 Canada | Célia Šašić | 6 | Carli Lloyd | 6 | Anja Mittag | 5 |
| 2019 France | Megan Rapinoe | 6 | Alex Morgan | 6 | Ellen White | 6 |
Golden Glove
Since 2011, the Golden Glove Award recognizes the best goalkeeper of the tournament. In 2003 and 2007, a Best Goalkeeper award was given, and in 1999 two goalkeepers were named to an All-Star Team. The FIFA Technical Study Group recognises the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player's performance throughout the final competition. Although goalkeepers have this specific award for their position, they are eligible for the Golden Ball as well.| World Cup | BG / Golden Glove Award |
| 1999 United States | Gao Hong Briana Scurry |
| 2003 United States | Silke Rottenberg |
| 2007 China | Nadine Angerer |
| 2011 Germany | Hope Solo |
| 2015 Canada | Hope Solo |
| 2019 France | Sari van Veenendaal |
FIFA Young Player Award
The FIFA Young Player Award is given to the best player in the tournament who is at most 21 years old. For the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1998. The FIFA Technical Study Group recognises the Best Young Player of the tournament based on the player's performances throughout the final competition.| World Cup | Best Young Player Award | Age |
| 2011 Germany | Caitlin Foord | 16 |
| 2015 Canada | Kadeisha Buchanan | 19 |
| 2019 France | Giulia Gwinn | 20 |
FIFA Fair Play Award
The FIFA Fair Play Trophy is given to the team with the best record of fair play during the World Cup final tournament. Only teams that qualified for the second round are considered. The winners of this award earn the FIFA Fair Play Trophy, a diploma, a fair play medal for each player and official, and $50,000 worth of football equipment to be used for youth development.| World Cup | FIFA Fair Play Trophy Winners |
| 1991 China | |
| 1995 Sweden | |
| 1999 United States | |
| 2003 United States | |
| 2007 China | |
| 2011 Germany | |
| 2015 Canada | |
| 2019 France |
Player of the Match
The player of the match award picks the outstanding player in every match of the tournament since 2003. While the awards from 2003 to 2015 were chosen by the technical study group, from 2019 the winner has been chosen through an online poll on FIFA's website.| World Cup Final | Player |
| 2003 United States | Bettina Wiegmann |
| 2007 China | Nadine Angerer |
| 2011 Germany | Ayumi Kaihori |
| 2015 Canada | Carli Lloyd |
| 2019 France | Megan Rapinoe |
All-Star Squad
Other all-star selections
FANtasy All-Star Team
The "FANtasy All-Star Team", which was sponsored by MasterCard, featured eleven players decided by a poll on FIFA.com.| World Cup | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| 2003 United States | Briana Scurry | Juliana Charmaine Hooper Sharolta Nonen Sandra Minnert | Bettina Wiegmann Julie Foudy Kristine Lilly | Maren Meinert Birgit Prinz Mia Hamm |
Dream Team
Players Who Dared to Shine
The FIFA Technical Study Group announced a list of ten key players of the tournament who "dared to shine".| World Cup | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| 2019 France | Sari van Veenendaal | Lucy Bronze Crystal Dunn | Jill Scott Julie Ertz Rose Lavelle | Ellen White Vivianne Miedema Sofia Jakobsson Megan Rapinoe |
Goal of the Tournament
| World Cup | Player | Scored against | Score | Minute | Result | Round | Details |
| 2007 China | Marta | 4–0 | 79' | 4–0 | Semi-finals | Marta's second goal in the match, a solo effort | |
| 2011 Germany | Abby Wambach | 2–2 | 120+2' | 2–2 | Quarter-finals | Headed equaliser in stoppage time of the second half of extra time, sending the match to a penalty shoot-out | |
| 2015 Canada | Carli Lloyd | 4–0 | 16' | 5–2 | Final | Lloyd's third goal in the final, scored from the midfield line | |
| 2019 France | Cristiane | 2–0 | 38' | 2–3 | Group C | Brazil's second goal in their second group stage match, scored via a header |
All-time best goal
In 2003, FIFA.com held a poll for the greatest goal in Women's World Cup history. The 1991 goal from Michelle Akers-Stahl won the poll.| Date | Player | Scored against | Score | Minute | Result | Round | Details |
| 24 November 1991 | Michelle Akers-Stahl | 2–0 | 29' | 7–0 | Quarter-finals | Akers-Stahl's second of five goals in the match, a free kick |
The similar "15 for 2015" poll was held from 11 May to 5 June 2015, encompassing the best goals from 1991 to 2011. Abby Wambach, who won the Goal of the Tournament in 2011, was chosen.
| Date | Player | Scored against | Score | Minute | Result | Round | Details |
| 10 July 2011 | Abby Wambach | 2–2 | 120+2' | 2–2 | Quarter-finals | Headed equaliser in stoppage time of the second half of extra time, sending the match to a penalty shoot-out |