1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Event 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
Norway United States
Norway United States
1 2
Date 30 November 1991
Venue Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)
Attendance 63,000

The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was a 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.[1] 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.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

Route to the final

Norway Round United States
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 China PR 0–4 Match 1  Sweden 3–2
 New Zealand 4–0 Match 2  Brazil 5–0
 Denmark 2–1 Match 3  Japan 3–0
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 532101037
 Norway 43201651
 Denmark 33111642
 New Zealand 03003111-10
 Final standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 633001129
 Sweden 432011239
 Brazil 2310217-6
 Japan 03003012-12
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 UTC+8
Norway  1–2  United States
Medalen  29' Report Akers-Stahl  20', 78'
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)
Norway[6]
United States[7]
GK 1 Reidun Seth
DF 2Cathrine Zaborowski   79'
MF 4 Gro Espeseth
DF 5 Gunn Nyborg
MF 6Agnete Carlsen
MF 7 Tone Haugen
DF 8 Heidi Støre (c)
FW 9Hege Riise
FW 10Linda Medalen
FW 11Birthe Hegstad
DF 16 Tina Svensson
Substitutes:
MF 11Liv Strædet  79'
Manager:
Even Pellerud
GK 1Mary Harvey
FW 2April Heinrichs (c)
MF 3 Shannon Higgins
DF 4Carla Werden
DF 8Linda Hamilton
MF 9Mia Hamm
FW 10 Michelle Akers-Stahl   54'
MF 11Julie Foudy
FW 12 Carin Jennings
MF 13 Kristine Lilly
DF 14 Joy Biefeld
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

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup – China PR 1991". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Basler, Barbara (28 November 1991). "American women in final in soccer". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Basler, Barbara (1 December 1991). "Soccer; U.S. women beat Norway to capture World Cup". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 – Technical Report & Statistics: Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 54. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 – Technical Report & Statistics: USA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 50. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

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