1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final
	Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou hosted the final.
Event	1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
Date	30 November 1991
Venue	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee	Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)
Attendance	63,000
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The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final happened on 30th November 1991 in Guangzhou, China. It was a football match between Norway and the United States to decide who would win the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. The United States won 2-1, thanks to two goals from Michelle Akers-Stahl, making them the first-ever winners of the FIFA Women's World Cup. Norway, who had lost 4-0 to China PR in the group stage, made an impressive comeback to reach the final. They beat Italy and their historical rivals, Sweden, in the knockout rounds. The United States, on the other hand, remained unbeaten in the competition and defeated Germany 5-2 in the semi-final.

Path 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) Host

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^[2]

United States^[2]


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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "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.

[TR91-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "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.

[nor-usa_line-ups-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "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.

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