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1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
Världsmästerskapet i fotboll för damer 1995
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySweden
Dates5–18 June
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Norway (1st title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place United States
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored99 (3.81 per match)
Attendance112,213 (4,316 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Ann Kristin Aarønes (6 goals)
Best player(s)Norway Hege Riise
Fair play award Sweden
← 1991 1999 →
International football competition

The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, the second edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was held in Sweden and won by Norway, who became the first European nation to win the Women's World Cup. The tournament featured 12 women's national teams from six continental confederations. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams and two best third-ranked teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the final at Råsunda Stadium on 18 June 1995.

Sweden became the first country to host both men's and women's World Cup, having hosted the men's in 1958.

Australia, Canada, and England made their debuts in the competition. The tournament also hosted as qualification for the 1996 Summer Olympics, with the eight quarter-finalists being invited to the Olympics. In the second edition of the Women's World Cup, matches were lengthened to the standard 90 minutes, and three points were awarded for a win.

Summary

Bulgaria was originally awarded hosting rights for the tournament, but had to relinquish the rights and FIFA ended up awarding the tournament to Sweden. About 112,000 tickets were sold for the entire tournament.

As a FIFA rules experiment, each team was allowed a two-minute time out each half.

Norway won the 1995 title, with one in four Norwegians watching the game on television. Norway's team plane was escorted back to Oslo by two F-16s on their way to a victory celebration.

Venues

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup is located in Southern SwedenGävleGävleHelsingborgHelsingborgKarlstadKarlstadVästeråsVästeråsSolnaSolna

Teams

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Qualifying countries and their results of the 1995 Women's World Cup

As in the previous edition of the FIFA Women's World cup, held in 1991, 12 teams participated in the final tournament. The teams were:

Squads

For a list of the squads that competed in the final tournament, see 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.

Match officials

Referees
Confederation Referee
Female officials
CONCACAF Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
Catherine Leann Hepburn (United States)
CONMEBOL Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)
OFC Linda May Black (New Zealand)
UEFA Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Eva Ödlund (Sweden)
Bente Skogvang (Norway)
Male officials
AFC Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
CAF Engage Camara (Guinea)
Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
CONMEBOL Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
UEFA Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Assistant referees
Confederation Assistant referee
Female officials
AFC Hisae Yoshizawa (Japan)
CONCACAF María del Socorro Rodríguez (Mexico)
CONMEBOL Ana Bia Batista (Brazil)
UEFA Christine Frai (Germany)
Gitte Holm (Denmark)
Corinne Lagrange (France)
Veronika Schluchter-Märki (Switzerland)
Male officials
AFC Jeon Young-hyun (South Korea)
CAF Amir Osman Mohamed Hamid (Sudan)
Mamadou Touré (Mali)
CONCACAF Peter Kelly (Trinidad and Tobago)
CONMEBOL Manuel Yupanqui Souza (Peru)

Notes

  1. Also served as an assistant referee for one match.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 18 February 1995 in a public ceremony at the Elite Hotel Marina Plaza in Helsingborg, Sweden. The draw was conducted by Sepp Blatter, then the FIFA General Secretary, and assisted by Swedish internationals Tomas Brolin and Kristin Bengtsson, winners of the 1994 Guldbollen and Diamantbollen, respectively. There was no television coverage of the draw.

Group stage

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Sweden (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Brazil 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Germany 1–0 Japan
Report
Tingvalla IP, KarlstadAttendance: 3,824Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Sweden 0–1 Brazil
Report
Olympia, HelsingborgAttendance: 14,500Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
Sweden 3–2 Germany
Report
Olympia, HelsingborgAttendance: 5,855Referee: Linda May Black (New Zealand)
Brazil 1–2 Japan
Report
Tingvalla IP, KarlstadAttendance: 2,286Referee: Catherine Leann Hepburn (United States)
Sweden 2–0 Japan
Report
Arosvallen, VästeråsAttendance: 7,811Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Brazil 1–6 Germany
Report
Tingvalla IP, KarlstadAttendance: 3,203Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Group B

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3  Canada 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
Source: FIFA
Norway 8–0 Nigeria
Report
Tingvalla IP, KarlstadAttendance: 4,344Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
England 3–2 Canada
Report
Olympia, HelsingborgAttendance: 655Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)
Norway 2–0 England
Report
Tingvalla IP, KarlstadAttendance: 5,520Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Nigeria 3–3 Canada
Report
Olympia, HelsingborgAttendance: 250Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
Norway 7–0 Canada
Report
Strömvallen, GävleAttendance: 2,715Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)
Nigeria 2–3 England
Report
Tingvalla IP, KarlstadAttendance: 1,843Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

Group C

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  Australia 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: FIFA

Group C started with back-and-forth 3–3 draw between the United States and China with the Chinese coming back from a 3–1 deficit. Denmark's opening 5–0 win over Australia, in which Sonia Gegenhuber was sent off in the 45th minute for the Aussies, ultimately led to their securing one of the best third place runner up spots as they would lose their next two matches.

United States goalkeeper Brianna Scurry was sent off in the 88th minute of the second group game against Denmark. With all three substitutions used, U.S. manager Tony DiCicco called upon striker Mia Hamm to play goalkeeper. Hamm made two saves over eight minutes of stoppage time to secure the 2–0 win. In the other game, Angela Iannotta scored Australia's first-ever World Cup goal, but China defeated the Matildas 4–2.

United States 3–3 China
Report
Strömvallen, GävleAttendance: 4,635Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Denmark 5–0 Australia
Report
Arosvallen, VästeråsAttendance: 1,500Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)
United States 2–0 Denmark
Report
Strömvallen, GävleAttendance: 2,704Referee: Engage Camara (Guinea)
China 4–2 Australia
Report
Arosvallen, VästeråsAttendance: 1,500Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)
United States 4–1 Australia
Report
Olympia, HelsingborgAttendance: 1,105Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
China 3–1 Denmark
Report
Arosvallen, VästeråsAttendance: 1,619Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Denmark 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 A  Japan 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
3 B  Canada 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Knockout stage

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

Bracket

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
 13 June – Västerås
 
  Germany3
 15 June – Helsingborg
  England0
  Germany1
 13 June – Helsingborg
  China0
  Sweden1 (3)
 18 June – Solna
  China (p)1 (4)
  Germany0
 13 June – Gävle
  Norway2
  Japan0
 15 June – Västerås
  United States4
  United States0
 13 June – Karlstad
  Norway1 Third place play-off
  Norway3
 17 June – Gävle
  Denmark1
  China0
 
  United States2
 

Quarter-finals

Japan 0–4 United States
Report
Strömvallen, GävleAttendance: 3,756Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Norway 3–1 Denmark
Report
Tingvalla IP, KarlstadAttendance: 4,655Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
Germany 3–0 England
Report
Arosvallen, VästeråsAttendance: 2,317Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)
Sweden 1–1 (a.e.t.) China
Report
Penalties
3–4
Olympia, HelsingborgAttendance: 7,537Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

Semi-finals

United States 0–1 Norway
Report
Arosvallen, VästeråsAttendance: 2,893Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Germany 1–0 China
Report
Olympia, HelsingborgAttendance: 3,693Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Third place play-off

China 0–2 United States
Report
Strömvallen, GävleAttendance: 4,335Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

Final

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Germany 0–2 Norway
Report
Råsunda Stadium, SolnaAttendance: 17,158Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

Awards

See also: FIFA Women's World Cup awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Norway Hege Riise Norway Gro Espeseth Norway Ann Kristin Aarønes
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Norway Ann Kristin Aarønes Norway Hege Riise China Shi Guihong
6 goals, 0 assists 5 goals, 5 assists 3 goals, 2 assists
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Sweden

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 99 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.81 goals per match. Ann Kristin Aarønes of Norway won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Assists

6 assists

5 assists

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA Technical Report

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams eliminated in the quarter-finals are ranked by their quarter-final goal differential.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B  Norway 6 6 0 0 23 1 +22 18 Champions
2 A  Germany 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12 Runners-up
3 C  United States 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 13 Third place
4 C  China 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 8 Fourth place
5 A  Sweden (H) 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 B  England 4 2 0 2 6 9 −3 6
7 C  Denmark 4 1 0 3 7 8 −1 3
8 A  Japan 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3
9 A  Brazil 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3 Eliminated in
group stage
10 B  Canada 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
11 B  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
12 C  Australia 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: FIFA Technical Report
(H) Hosts

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