1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final
Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou hosted the final.
Event1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
Norway United States
1 2
Date30 November 1991 (1991-11-30)
VenueTianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
RefereeVadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)
Attendance63,000[1]
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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

See the main article: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
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
 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
 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

Norway 1–2 United States
 Report
Attendance: 63,000[1]


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 Substituted off 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 Substituted in 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 Yellow card 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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.