1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

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.[1][2][3] 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.

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

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.[4]

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.[5] About 112,000 tickets were sold for the entire tournament.[6]

As a FIFA rules experiment, each team was allowed a two-minute time out each half.[7]

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.[1]

Venues

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

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.[8]

Group stage

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
  • Neid 23'
 Report
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Sweden 0–1 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 14,500
Sweden 3–2 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 5,855
Referee: Linda May Black (New Zealand)
Brazil 1–2 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 2,286
Referee: Catherine Leann Hepburn (United States)
Sweden 2–0 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 7,811
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Brazil 1–6 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 3,203

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
Attendance: 4,344
England 3–2 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 655
Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)
Norway 2–0 England
 Report
Attendance: 5,520
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Nigeria 3–3 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 250
Norway 7–0 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 2,715
Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)
Nigeria 2–3 England
 Report
Attendance: 1,843

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.[10]

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.[11] In the other game, Angela Iannotta scored Australia's first-ever World Cup goal, but China defeated the Matildas 4–2.[10]

United States 3–3 China
 Report
Attendance: 4,635
Denmark 5–0 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)
United States 2–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: Engage Camara (Guinea)
China 4–2 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)
United States 4–1 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 1,105
China 3–1 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: 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
Attendance: 3,756
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Norway 3–1 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 4,655
Germany 3–0 England
 Report
Attendance: 2,317
Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)
Sweden 1–1 (a.e.t.) China
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 7,537

Semi-finals
United States 0–1 Norway
Report
Attendance: 2,893
Germany 1–0 China
 Report
Attendance: 3,693
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Third place play-off
China 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 4,335

Final
Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Germany 0–2 Norway
Report
Attendance: 17,158

Awards
See also: FIFA Women's World Cup awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[12]

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[13]

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[14]
(H) Hosts

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  8. "Statistical Kit – The Draw for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 December 2018. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. Regulations of the 2nd FIFA World Championship for Women's Football 1995. FIFA. 1995. p. 18.
  10. Peter Georgaras; Steve Darby; Andre Kruger; Thomas Esamie. "Matildas Internationals for 1995". OzFootball.
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  12. Awards 1995
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