1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	China
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	United States (1st title)
Runners-up	Norway
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	99 (3.81 per match)
Attendance	510,000 (19,615 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michelle Akers (10 goals)
Best player	Carin Jennings
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Qualifying countries

The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the first ever edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup. It was held in Guangdong, China and won by the United States. It was originally called the Women's World Championship.

Venues

Guangdong, China Guangzhou Foshan Zhongshan Jiangmen 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup (Guangdong)		Yuexiu, Guangzhou	Tianhe, Guangzhou	Panyu, Guangzhou
		Guangdong Provincial Stadium	Tianhe Stadium	Ying Tung Stadium
		Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 60,000	Capacity: 15,000
		Foshan	Jiangmen	Zhongshan
		New Plaza Stadium	Jiangmen Stadium	Zhongshan Stadium
		Capacity: 14,000	Capacity: 13,000	Capacity: 12,000

Teams

Twelve teams qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament. Each of the six FIFA confederations had at least one representative.

Squads

For a list of the squads that disputed the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.

Match officials

Group Stage

Group A

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

November 16, 1991 20:45	China PR	4 – 0	Norway	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Salvador Marcone (Chile)
	Ma  22' Liu  45'  50' Sun Q.  75'	(Report)

November 17, 1991 19:45	Denmark	3 – 0	New Zealand	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
	Jensen  15'  40' MacKensie  42'	(Report)

November 19, 1991 15:30	Norway	4 – 0	New Zealand	Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Salvador Marcone (Chile)
	Campbell  30' (o.g.) Medalen  32'  38' Riise  49'	(Report)

November 19, 1991 19:45	China PR	2 – 2	Denmark	Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Vassilios Nikkakis (Greece)
	Sun W.  37' Wei  76'	(Report)	Kolding  24' Nissen  55'

November 21, 1991 19:45	China PR	4 – 1	New Zealand	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Gyanu Raja Shresta (Nepal)
	Zhou  20' Liu  22'  60' Wu  24'	(Report)	Nye  65'

November 21, 1991 19:45	Norway	2 – 1	Denmark	Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (USSR)
	Svensson  14' (pen.) Medalen  56'	(Report)	Thychosen  54' (pen.)

Group B

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

November 17, 1991 19:45	Japan	0 – 1	Brazil	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Lu Jun (China)
		(Report)	Elane  4'

November 17, 1991 19:45	Sweden	2 – 3	United States	Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu Attendance: 14,000 Referee: John Toro Rendon (Colombia)
	Videkull  65' I. Johansson  71'	(Report)	Jennings  40', 49' Hamm  62'

November 19, 1991 19:45	Japan	0 – 8	Sweden	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Gyanu Raja Shresta (Nepal)
		(Report)	Videkull  1', 11' Andelen  15', 60' Lundgren  25' Nilsson  27' Sundhage  35' Yamaguchi  70' (o.g.)

November 19, 1991 19:45	Brazil	0 – 5	United States	Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (USSR)
		(Report)	Heinrichs  23', 35' Jennings  38' Akers  39' Hamm  63'

November 21, 1991 15:30	Japan	0 – 3	United States	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan Attendance: 14,000 Referee: John Toro Rendon (Colombia)
		(Report)	Akers  20', 37' Gebauer  39'

November 21, 1991 15:30	Brazil	0 – 2	Sweden	Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lu Jun (China)
		(Report)	Sundhage  42' (pen.) Hedberg  56'

Group C

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

November 17, 1991 15:30	Germany	4 – 0	Nigeria	Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Rafael Medina (El Salvador)
	Neid  16' Mohr  32'  34' Göttschlich  57'	(Report)

November 17, 1991 15:30	Chinese Taipei	0 – 5	Italy	Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia)
		(Report)	Ferraguzzi  15' Marsiletti  29' Morace  37'  52'  66'

November 19, 1991 15:30	Italy	1 – 0	Nigeria	Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan Attendance: 12,000 Referee: James McCluskey (Scotland)
	Morace  68'	(Report)

November 19, 1991 19:45	Chinese Taipei	0 – 3	Germany	Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia)
		(Report)	Wiegmann  10' (pen.) Mohr  21'  50'

November 21, 1991 19:45	Chinese Taipei	2 – 0	Nigeria	Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Rafael Medina (El Salvador)
	Lim  38' Chou  55'	(Report)

November 21, 1991 19:45	Italy	0 – 2	Germany	Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan Attendance: 12,000 Referee: James McCluskey (Scotland)
		(Report)	Mohr  67' Unsleber  79'

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 November — Zhongshan
	Denmark	1
					27 November — Guangzhou
	Germany	2
					Germany	2
	24 November — Foshan
					United States	5
	United States	7
									30 November — Guangzhou
	Chinese Taipei	0
									United States	2
	24 November — Guangzhou
									Norway	1
	China PR	0
					27 November — Panyu
	Sweden	1
					Sweden	1			Third place
	24 November — Jiangmen
					Norway	4
	Norway	3							Germany	0
	Italy	2							Sweden	4
									29 November — Guangzhou

Quarterfinals

November 24, 1991 15:30	Denmark	1 – 2 (aet)	Germany	Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Vassilios Nikkakis (Greece)
	MacKensie  25' (pen.)	(Report)	Wiegmann  17' (pen.) Mohr  98'

November 24, 1991 19:45	China PR	0 – 1	Sweden	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 55,000 Referee: John Toro Rendon (Colombia)
		(Report)	Sundhage  3'

November 24, 1991 19:45	Norway	3 – 2 (aet)	Italy	Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Rafael Medina (El Salvador)
	Hegstad  22' Carlsen  67' Svensson  96' (pen.)	(Report)	Saimaso  31' Guarino  80'

November 24, 1991 19:45	United States	7 – 0	Chinese Taipei	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
	Akers  8', 29', 33', 44' (pen.), 48' Foudy  38' Biefield  79'	(Report)

Semifinals

November 27, 1991 15:30	Sweden	1 – 4	Norway	Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu Attendance: 16,000 Referee: James McCluskey (Scotland)
	Videkull  6'	(Report)	Svensson  39' (pen.) Medalen  41', 77' Carlsen  67'

November 27, 1991 19:45	Germany	2 – 5	United States	Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Salvador Marcone (Chile)
	Mohr  34' Wiegmann  63'	(Report)	Jennings  10', 22', 33' Heinrichs  54', 75'

Third Place

November 29, 1991 19:45	Sweden	4 – 0	Germany	Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Claudia Vasconcelos (Brazil)
	Andelen  7' Sundhage  11' Videkull  29' Nilsson  43'	(Report)

Final

November 30, 1991 19:45	Norway	1 – 2	United States	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 63,000 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (USSR)
	Medalen  29'	(Report)	Akers  20', 78'

Awards

1991 Women's World Cup Winners
United States First title

Golden Shoe Winner:	Golden Ball Winner:	FIFA Fair Play Trophy:
Michelle Akers	Carin Jennings	Germany

Goalscorers

10 goals

• Michelle Akers

7 goals

• Heidi Mohr

6 goals

• Linda Medalen
• Carin Jennings

5 goals

• Lena Videkull

4 goals

• Liu Ailing
• Pia Sundhage
• April Heinrichs
• Carolina Morace

3 goals

• Bettina Wiegmann
• Tina Svensson
• Anneli Andelen

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

• Julia Campbell (for Norway)
• Sayuri Yamaguchi (for Sweden)

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