Like in the mens' "Triple Crown", we can consider the country as "really the best" when it hold both two womens' "trophies" (Unofficial World Championship ("started" in 1969), the Virtual World Championship (started in 1988)), being "double-crowned".
Along the history, there was the following double-crownings:
1. Sweden/1988 (double crowned during 1 matches and 2 days)
09-07-1987 won UWC against USA 10-06-1988 won VWC against China 12-06-1988 lost UWC and VWC to Norway
2. Norway/1988 (double crowned during 2 matches and 84 days)
12-06-1988 won UWC and VWC against Sweden 21-08-1988 defended UWC and VWC against England 04-09-1988 lost UWC and VWC to Denmark
3. Denmark/1988 (double crowned during 1 match and 41 days)
04-09-1988 won UWC and VWC against Norway 15-10-1988 lost UWC and VWC to Sweden
4. Sweden/1988-1989 (double crowned during 5 matches and 256 days)
15-10-1988 won UWC and VWC against Denmark 26-10-1988 defended UWC and VWC against Denmark 11-03-1989 defended UWC against France 26-04-1989 defended UWC against Finland 23-05-1989 defended UWC against England 28-06-1989 lost UWC and VWC to Norway
5. Norway/1989 (double crowned during 1 matches and 4 days)
28-06-1989 won UWC and VWC against Sweden 02-07-1989 lost UWC and VWC to West Germany
6. West Germany/1989-1990 (double crowned during 7 matches and 405 days)
02-07-1989 won UWC and VWC against Norway 01-10-1989 defended UWC and VWC against Hungary 22-11-1989 defended UWC and VWC against Czechoslovakia 11-04-1990 defended UWC and VWC against Bulgaria 29-04-1990 defended UWC and VWC against Czechoslovakia 05-08-1990 defended UWC against England 07-08-1990 defended UWC against USSR 11-08-1990 lost UWC to USA (retained VWC)
7. Germany/1991 (double crowned during 8 matches and 136 days)
(retained VWC) 14-07-1991 won VWC against Norway 28-08-1991 defended UWC against Switzerland 25-09-1991 defended UWC against Hungary 09-10-1991 defended UWC against Belgium 17-11-1991 defended UWC and VWC against Nigeria 19-11-1991 defended UWC and VWC against Taiwan 21-11-1991 defended UWC and VWC against Italy 24-11-1991 defended UWC and VWC against Denmark 27-11-1991 lost UWC and VWC to USA
8. USA/1991-1992 (double crowned during 2 matches and 261 days)
27-11-1991 won UWC and VWC against Germany 30-11-1991 defended UWC and VWC against Norway 14-08-1992 lost UWC to Norway (retained VWC)
9. USA/1994 (double crowned during 1 matches and 2 days)
(retained VWC) 18-03-1994 won UWC against Sweden 20-03-1994 lost UWC to Norway (retained VWC)
10. USA/1994-1995 (double crowned during 9 matches and 226 days)
(retained VWC) 03-08-1994 won UWC against China 07-08-1994 defended UWC against Norway 13-08-1994 defended UWC and VWC against Mexico 17-08-1994 defended UWC and VWC against Trinidad-Tobago 19-08-1994 defended UWC and VWC against Jamaica 21-08-1994 defended UWC and VWC against Canada 24-02-1995 defended UWC against Denmark 14-03-1995 defended UWC against Finland 16-03-1995 defended UWC against Portugal 17-03-1995 lost UWC to Denmark
11. Norway/1995 (double crowned during 3 matches and 49 days)
15-06-1995 won VWC against USA 18-06-1995 won VWC against Germany 29-07-1995 defended UWC against Australia 02-08-1995 defended UWC against Taiwan 06-08-1995 lost UWC to USA (retained VWC)
12. Norway/1996 (double crowned during 12 matches and 175 days)
(retained VWC) 04-02-1996 won UWC against USA 11-03-1996 defended UWC against China 13-03-1996 defended UWC against Portugal 15-03-1996 defended UWC against Russia 17-03-1996 defended UWC against Sweden 02-05-1996 defended UWC and VWC against Germany 25-05-1996 defended UWC and VWC against Finland 06-06-1996 defended UWC and VWC against Germany 06-07-1996 defended UWC and VWC against Finland 21-07-1996 defended UWC and VWC against Brazil 23-07-1996 defended UWC and VWC against Germany 25-07-1996 defended UWC and VWC against Japan 28-07-1996 lost UWC and to USA
13. Germany/1997 (double crowned during 1 matches and 32 days)
12-07-1997 won VWC against Italy 10-09-1997 won VWC against USA 12-10-1997 lost UWC to USA
14. China/2000 (double crowned during 3 matches and 7 days)
04-07-1999 won VWC against Norway 31-05-2000 won UWC against USA 02-06-2000 defended UWC against Australia 04-06-2000 defended UWC against Japan 07-06-2000 lost UWC to Canada (retained VWC)
15. China/2000 (double crowned during 2 matches and 5 days)
(retained VWC) 26-06-2000 won UWC against Canada 28-06-2000 defended UWC against Mexico 01-07-2000 lost UWC to Brazil
16. Norway/2000-2001 (double crowned during 4 matches and 166 days)
20-09-2000 won VWC against China 28-09-2000 won UWC against USA 12-01-2001 defended UWC against Sweden 17-02-2001 defended UWC against France 11-03-2001 defended UWC against Finland 13-03-2001 lost UWC to China
17. Denmark/2002 (double crowned during 1 match and 8 days)
09-06-2002 won VWC against Sweden 15-08-2002 won UWC against North Korea 23-08-2002 lost UWC and VWC to France
18. France/2002-2003 (double crowned during 4 matches and 183 days)
23-08-2002 won UWC and VWC against Denmark 15-09-2002 defended UWC and VWC against Denmark 17-10-2002 defended UWC and VWC against England 16-11-2002 defended UWC and VWC against England 22-02-2003 lost UWC to China (retained VWC)
19. France/2003 (double crowned during 3 matches and 156 days)
(retained VWC) 17-04-2003 won UWC against Germany 11-05-2003 defended UWC and VWC against Hungary 08-09-2003 defended UWC and VWC against Iceland 20-09-2003 lost UWC and VWC to Norway
20. Norway/2003 (double crowned during 1 match and 4 days)
20-09-2003 won UWC and VWC against France 24-09-2003 lost UWC and VWC to Brazil
21. Brazil/2003 (double crowned during 2 matches and 7 days)
24-09-2003 won UWC and VWC against Norway 27-09-2003 defended UWC and VWC against France 01-10-2003 lost UWC and VWC to Sweden
22. Sweden/2003 (double crowned during 2 matches and 11 days)
01-10-2003 won UWC and VWC against Brazil 05-10-2003 defended UWC and VWC against Canada 12-10-2003 lost UWC to Germany
23. Germany/2005-2006 (double crowned during 4 matches and 255 days)
12-06-2005 won VWC against France
19-06-2005 won UWC against Norway
25-09-2005 defended UWC and VWC against Russia
20-10-2005 defended UWC and VWC against Scotland
12-11-2005 defended UWC and VWC against Switzerland
01-03-2006 lost UWC to China
(retained VWC)
24. Germany/2006-2007 (double crowned during 12 matches and 143 days)
(retained VWC)
15-03-2006 won UWC against USA
10-05-2006 defended UWC and VWC against Ireland Rep.
03-08-2006 defended UWC against Italy
26-08-2006 defended UWC and VWC against Ireland Rep.
30-08-2006 defended UWC and VWC against Switzerland
23-09-2006 defended UWC and VWC against Scotland
27-09-2006 defended UWC and VWC against Russia
25-10-2006 defended UWC against England
23-11-2006 defended UWC against Japan
26-01-2007 defended UWC against USA
28-01-2007 defended UWC against China
30-01-2007 defended UWC against England
07-03-2007 lost UWC to Norway
(retained VWC)
25. Germany/2007 (double crowned during 1 match and 5 days)
(retained VWC)
12-03-2007 won UWC against Denmark
17-03-2007 lost UWC to Italy
(retained VWC)
26. Brazil/2011 (double crowned during 11 matches and 169 days)
18-08-2008 won VWC against Germany
29-06-2011 won UWC against Australia
03-07-2011 defended UWC and VWC against Norway
06-07-2011 defended UWC and VWC against Ecuatorial Guinea
10-07-2011 defended UWC and VWC against USA
18-10-2011 defended UWC against Argentina
20-10-2011 defended UWC against Costa Rica
22-10-2011 defended UWC against Canada
25-10-2011 defended UWC against Mexico
27-10-2011 defended UWC against Canada
08-12-2011 defended UWC against Italy
11-12-2011 defended UWC against Chile
15-12-2011 lost UWC to Denmark
(retained VWC)
27. Brazil/2011 (double crowned during 1 match and 97 days)
(retained VWC)
18-12-2011 won UWC against Denmark
24-03-2012 lost UWC to Canada
(retained VWC)
28. USA/2015 (double crowned during 8 matches and 164 days)
11-03-2015 won UWC against France
04-04-2015 defended UWC against New Zealand
10-05-2015 defended UWC against Ireland Rep.
17-05-2015 defended UWC against Mexico
30-05-2015 defended UWC against South Korea
08-06-2015 defended UWC against Australia
12-06-2015 defended UWC against Sweden
16-06-2015 defended UWC against Nigeria
22-06-2015 defended UWC against Colombia
26-06-2015 defended UWC against China
30-06-2015 defended UWC against Germany
05-07-2015 won VWC against Japan
16-08-2015 defended UWC against Costa Rica
19-08-2015 defended UWC against Costa Rica
17-09-2015 defended UWC against Haiti
20-09-2015 defended UWC against Haiti
21-10-2015 defended UWC against Brazil
25-10-2015 defended UWC against Brazil
10-12-2015 defended UWC against Trinidad-Tobago
13-12-2015 defended UWC against Trinidad-Tobago
16-12-2015 lost UWC to China
(retained VWC)
29. USA/2016 (double crowned during 8 matches and 164 days)
(retained VWC)
10-02-2016 defended VWC against Costa Rica
13-02-2016 defended VWC against Mexico
15-02-2016 defended VWC against Puerto Rico
19-02-2016 defended VWC against Trinidad-Tobago
21-02-2016 defended VWC against Canada
03-08-2016 defended VWC against New Zealand
06-08-2016 won UWC against France
09-08-2016 defended UWC and VWC against Colombia
12-08-2016 lost UWC to Sweden
(retained VWC)
Summary List:
Country From To Matches Days
Sweden 10.06.1988 12.06.1988 1 2 Norway 12.06.1988 04.09.1988 2 84 [tc] Denmark 04.09.1988 15.10.1988 1 41 Sweden 15.10.1988 28.06.1989 5 256 Norway 28.06.1989 02.07.1989 1 4 [tc] West Germany 02.07.1989 11.08.1990 7 405 Germany 14.07.1991 27.11.1991 8 136 USA 27.11.1991 14.08.1992 2 261 [tc] USA 18.03.1994 20.03.1994 1 2 [tc] USA 03.08.1994 17.03.1995 9 226 [tc] Norway 18.06.1995 06.08.1995 3 49 [tc] Norway 04.02.1996 28.07.1996 12 175 [tc] Germany 10.09.1997 12.10.1997 1 32 China 31.05.2000 07.06.2000 3 7 China 26.06.2000 01.07.2000 2 5 Norway 28.09.2000 13.03.2001 4 166 Denmark 15.08.2002 23.08.2002 1 8 France 23.08.2002 22.02.2003 4 183 France 17.04.2003 20.09.2003 3 156 Norway 20.09.2003 24.09.2003 1 4 Brazil 24.09.2003 01.10.2003 2 7 Sweden 01.10.2003 12.10.2003 2 12 Germany 19.06.2005 01.03.2006 4 255 [tc] Germany 15.10.2006 07.03.2007 12 143 [tc] Germany 12.03.2007 17.03.2007 1 5 [tc] Brazil 29.06.2011 15.12.2011 11 169 Brazil 18.12.2011 24.03.2012 1 97 USA 05.07.2015 16.12.2015 8 164 [tc] USA 06.08.2016 12.08.2016 2 6 [tc]
[tc] "Triple Crowned" teams: simultaneously World Cup champions and Double Crown holders
Other matches when the double crown was disputed:
16.08.1992 friendly USA (defending VWC) 2-4 Norway (defending UWC) 12.03.1993 friendly Norway (defending UWC) 1-0 USA (defending VWC) 02.02.1996 friendly USA (defending UWC) 3-2 Norway (defending VWC) 18.03.1999 friendly USA (defending UWC) 2-1 Norway (defending VWC) 10.07.1999 World Cup USA (defending UWC) 0-0 China (defending VWC) 17.09.2000 Ol. Games USA (defending UWC) 1-1 China (defending VWC) 15.12.2010 SP Trnment Brazil (defending VWC) 0-0 Canada (defending UWC) 19.12.2010 SP Trnment Canada (defending UWC) 2-2 Brazil (defending VWC) 06.08.2012 Ol. Games USA (defending UWC) 3-3 Canada (defending VWC) 02.06.2013 friendly USA (defending UWC) 3-0 Canada (defending VWC) 31.01.2014 friendly USA (defending UWC) 1-0 Canada (defending VWC) 18.06.2014 friendly Germany (defending UWC) 2-1 Canada (defending VWC)
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