1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final

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1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final

Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou hosted the final.

Event

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

Norway	United States

1	2

Date

30 November 1991

Venue

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Referee

Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)

Attendance

63,000^[1]

1995 →

The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final was an association football match that took place on 30 November 1991 at Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China. It was played between Norway and the United States to determine the winner of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[2] The United States beat Norway 2–1, with two goals from Michelle Akers-Stahl, to become winners of the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup.^[3]^[4]

Background

The final was contested by Norway, who rebounded from a stunning 4–0 defeat by host nation China PR to qualify from their group. They then dispatched Italy and historic rivals Sweden in the knockout rounds to reach the final. The other team in the final was the United States, who went undefeated throughout the competition, thrashing highly rated Germany 5–2 in the semi-final.^[5]^[6]

Route to the final

Norway

Round

United States

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

China

0–4

Match 1

Sweden

3–2

New Zealand

4–0

Match 2

Brazil

5–0

Denmark

2–1

Match 3

Japan

3–0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	China (H)	3	5
2	Norway	3	4
3	Denmark	3	3
4	New Zealand	3	0

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	United States	3	6
2	Sweden	3	4
3	Brazil	3	2
4	Japan	3	0

Source: FIFA

Opponent

Result

Knockout stage

Opponent

Result

Italy

3–2

Quarter-finals

Chinese Taipei

7–0

Sweden

4–1

Semi-finals

Germany

5–2

Match

Details

30 November 1991

19:45 CST

Norway	1–2	United States
Medalen 29'	Report	Akers-Stahl 20', 78'

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 63,000^[1]

Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)

Norway^[7]

United States^[7]


GK	1	Reidun Seth
SW	8	Heidi Støre (c)
CB	16	Tina Svensson
CB	4	Gro Espeseth
CB	5	Gunn Nyborg
DM	2	Cathrine Zaborowski	79'
CM	7	Tone Haugen
CM	6	Agnete Carlsen
RW	9	Hege Riise
CF	10	Linda Medalen
LW	11	Birthe Hegstad
Substitutions:
MF	13	Liv Strædet	79'
Manager:
Even Pellerud


GK	1	Mary Harvey
SW	4	Carla Werden
CB	9	Mia Hamm
CB	14	Joy Biefeld
CB	8	Linda Hamilton
DM	11	Julie Foudy
CM	3	Shannon Higgins
CM	13	Kristine Lilly
RW	2	April Heinrichs (c)
CF	10	Michelle Akers-Stahl	54'
LW	12	Carin Jennings
Manager:
Anson Dorrance

Assistant referees:
Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Gertrud Regus (Germany)

Match rules:

80 minutes.
20 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Maximum of two substitutions.

References

^ ^a ^b "1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup China '91 – Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ "FIFA Women's World Cup – China PR 1991". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
^ "Combating a myth from Women's World Cup '91". Sports Illustrated. 14 July 1999. Archived from the original on 19 August 2000. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ Basler, Barbara (28 November 1991). "American women in final in soccer". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
^ Basler, Barbara (1 December 1991). "Soccer; U.S. women beat Norway to capture World Cup". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ Basler, Barbara (29 November 1991). "Sports Weekend; U.S. women's soccer team's message: 'No one will get in our way'". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Norway-United States" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. pp. 50, 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

External links

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

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References

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