1995 FIFA Women's World Cup final explained

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup final
Event:1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
Team1:Germany
Team1score:0
Team2:Norway
Team2score:2
Stadium:Råsunda Stadium
City:Solna
Referee:Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Attendance:17,158
Previous:1991
Next: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

GermanyRoundNorway
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
1–0Match 18–0
2–3Match 22–0
6–1Match 37–0
Final standings
OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult
3–0 Quarter-finals3–1
1–0Semi-finals1–0

Match

Details

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GK 1 Manuela Goller
SW 5 Ursula Lohn
CB 3 Birgitt Austermühl
CB 2
DM 8 Bettina Wiegmann
CM 10Silvia Neid (c)
CM 7 Martina Voss
RM 6
LM 4
CF 9 Heidi Mohr
CF 16
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 18
MF 19
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
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GK 1 Bente Nordby
RB 2 Tina Svensson
CB 5 Nina Nymark Andersen
CB 3 Gro Espeseth (c)
LB 13Merete Myklebust
DM 4
CM 6 Hege Riise
CM 7 Tone Haugen
RW 16Marianne Pettersen
LW 11
CF 10
Manager:
Even Pellerud
Assistant referees


Gitte Holm (Denmark)
Maria Rodríguez (Mexico)

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|Match rules:
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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See also

External links

Notes and References

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