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Revision as of 20:58, 26 June 2015

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Event1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
Date18 June 1995
VenueRåsunda Stadium, Stockholm
RefereeIngrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Attendance17,158
1991
1999

The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was a football match that took place at Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden on 18 June 1995.[1] It pitted Germany and Norway to determine the winner of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. Norway won 2–0 with goals from Hege Riise and Marianne Pettersen.[2]

Background

The match was contested by 1991 finalists Norway, who had defeated previous winners the United States, and Germany, who had defeated China in the semi-final.[3]

Route to the final

Germany Round Norway
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Japan 1–0 Match 1  Nigeria 8–0
 Sweden 2–3 Match 2  England 2–0
 Brazil 6–1 Match 3  Canada 7–0
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 6 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5
 Sweden 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2
 Japan 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2
 Brazil 3 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5
Final standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Norway 9 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17
 England 6 3 2 0 1 6 6 0
 Canada 1 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8
 Nigeria 1 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 England 3–0 Quarter-finals  Denmark 3–1
 China 1–0 Semi-finals  United States 1–0

Match

Details

Germany 0–2 Norway
Report Riise 37'
Pettersen 40'
Attendance: 17,158
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Germany
Norway
GK 1 Manuela Goller
DF 2 Anouschka Bernhard  Yellow card 2'
DF 3 Birgitt Austermühl
DF 4 Dagmar Pohlmann downward-facing red arrow 75'
DF 5 Ursula Lohn
MF 6 Maren Meinert downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF 7 Martina Voss
MF 8 Bettina Wiegmann
MF 9 Heidi Mohr
FW 10 Silvia Neid (c)
FW 16 Birgit Prinz downward-facing red arrow 42'
Substitutes:
MF 18 Pia Wunderlich upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 19 Sandra Smisek upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 11 Patricia Brocker upward-facing green arrow 42'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
GK 1 Bente Nordby
DF 2 Tina Svensson
DF 3 Gro Espeseth (c)
DF 4 Anne Andersen Yellow card 22'
DF 5 Nina Andersen
MF 6 Hege Riise
MF 7 Tone Haugen
FW 10 Linda Medalen Yellow card 58'
FW 11 Ann Aarønes Yellow card 70'
DF 13 Merete Myklebust
FW 16 Marianne Pettersen
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Assistant referees:
Gitte Holm (Denmark)
Maria Rodríguez (Mexico)

Match rules:

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup – Sweden 1995". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ Cress, Doug (19 June 1995). "Norway women win World Cup". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ Longman, Jere (13 June 1999). "Women's World Cup; Norway's rivalry with U.S. is intense". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2012.