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1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Event1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
Germany Norway
Germany Norway
0 2
Date18 June 1995
VenueRåsunda Stadium, Stockholm
RefereeIngrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Attendance17,158
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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.
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