<Li> If any of the teams above remain level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined by the drawing of lots </Li> <P> The knockout stage is a single - elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one - off matches, with extra time and penalty shootouts used to decide the winner if necessary . It begins with the round of 16 . This is followed by the quarter - finals, semi-finals, the third - place match (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Host </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Champions </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Runners - up </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Third place </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Fourth place </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Teams </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Th> </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 2--1 </Td> <Td> Norway </Td> <Th> </Th> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Th> </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> China PR </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 0--0 (a.e.t.) (5--4 p) </Td> <Td> China PR </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 0--0 (5--4 p) </Td> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 2--1 (a.g.g.e.t.) </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 2--2 (a.e.t.) (3--1 p) </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 2--1 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 5--2 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 1--0 (a.e.t.) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 2019 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Host </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Champions </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Runners - up </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Third place </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Fourth place </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Teams </Th> </Tr>

Who has won the womens world cup the most