1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&Ms Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates16–30 November
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Norway
Third place Sweden
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored99 (3.81 per match)
Attendance510,000 (19,615 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Michelle Akers-Stahl (10 goals)
Best player(s)United States Carin Jennings
Fair play award Germany
1995 →

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in China from 16 to 30 November.

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
 Norway 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 3
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 6
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 4
 Brazil 3 1 0 2 1 7 -6 2
 Japan 3 0 0 3 0 12 -12 0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 6
 Italy 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 2 8 -6 2
 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 7 -7 0

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 November – Guangzhou (Tianhe)
 
 
 China0
 
27 November – Guangzhou (Ying Tung)
 
 Sweden1
 
 Sweden1
 
24 November – Jiangmen
 
 Norway4
 
 Norway3
 
30 November – Guangzhou (Tianhe)
 
 Italy2
 
 Norway1
 
24 November – Zhongshan
 
 United States2
 
 Denmark1
 
27 November – Guangzhou (Provincial)
 
 Germany2
 
 Germany2
 
24 November – Foshan
 
 United States5 Third place
 
 United States7
 
29 November – Guangzhou (Provincial)
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Sweden4
 
 
 Germany0
 

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