1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
 Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 November 1991 | ||||||
| Venue | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou | ||||||
| Referee | Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union) | ||||||
| Attendance | 63,000[1] | ||||||
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[change | change source]
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 China
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0–4 | Match 1 |  Sweden
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3–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand
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4–0 | Match 2 |  Brazil
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5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark
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2–1 | Match 3 |  Japan
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3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standings |
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy
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3–2 | Quarter-finals |  Chinese Taipei
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7–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
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4–1 | Semi-finals |  Germany
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5–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match[change | change source]
Details[change | change source]
Norway  | 1–2 |  United States |
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Report |
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         Norway[2]
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    United States[2]
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| Assistant referees:
Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) Gertrud Regus (Germany) |
Match rules:
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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.