1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament explained

Tourney Name:FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament
Year:1988
Country:China
Num Teams:12
Confederations:6
Matches:26
Goals:81

The 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, or International Women's Football Tournament, was organised by FIFA in China from 1 to 12 June 1988. The competition was a test to study if a global women's World Cup was feasible following the experience of non-FIFA invitational competitions such as the Mundialito (1981–88) and the Women's World Invitational Tournament (1978–87).[1] The competition was a success and on 30 June FIFA approved the establishment of an official World Cup for 1991, which would also be held in China.[2]

Twelve national teams took part in the competition – four from UEFA, three from AFC, two from CONCACAF and one from CONMEBOL, CAF and OFC. European champion Norway defeated Sweden 1–0 in the final to win the tournament, while Brazil clinched the bronze by beating the hosts in a penalty shootout. Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United States also reached the final stages.[3]

Venues

The tournament took place in 4 cities in the province of Guangdong: Guangzhou, Foshan, Jiangmen and Panyu.

Teams

12 national teams participated in the tournament, all invited by FIFA.

  • Europe (UEFA)
                  • North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Group stage

Group A

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The matches of China were held in Guangzhou. The rest of the matches of this group were held in Foshan.

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1 June 1988
China2–0Canada
Netherlands3–0Côte d'Ivoire
3 June 1988
China1–0Netherlands
Canada6–0Côte d'Ivoire
6 June 1988
Canada1–1Netherlands
China8–1Côte d'Ivoire

Group B

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All matches held in Jiangmen.

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1 June 1988
Norway4–0Thailand
Australia1–0Brazil
3 June 1988
Brazil2–1Norway
Australia3–0Thailand
6 June 1988
Norway3–0Australia
Brazil9–0Thailand

Group C

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All matches held in Panyu.

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1 June 1988
United States5–2Japan
Sweden1–0CzechoslovakiaSvFF Report (in Swedish)
3 June 1988
Sweden1–1United StatesSvFF Report (in Swedish)
Czechoslovakia2–1Japan
6 June 1988
Czechoslovakia0–0United States
Sweden3–0JapanSvFF Report (in Swedish)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final


SWEDEN:
GK 1Elisabeth Leidinge
DF 3 Marie Karlsson
DF 4Pia Syrén
DF 5
MF 6Ingrid Johansson (c)
MF 7 Pia Sundhage
MF 9Pärnilla Larsson
FW 11 Anneli Gustafsson
FW 13 Anneli Andelén
FW 14
MF 16 Gunilla Axén
Substitutes:
MF 8
DF 14
FW 10Lena Videkull
GK 12Ing-Marie Olsson
MF 17Anette Palm
Manager:
Gunilla Paijkull

NORWAY:
GK 1 Hege Ludvigsen
DF 2Cathrine Zaborowski
DF 3Liv Strædet
MF 4 Bjørg Storhaug
DF 5 Gunn Nyborg
DF 6
MF 7 Tone Haugen
MF 8 Heidi Støre (c)
FW 9Birthe Hegstad
FW 10Ellen Scheel
FW 11
Substitutes:
GK 12Reidun Seth
FW 13Lisbeth Bakken
FW 14
MF 15Agnete Carlsen
FW 16
Managers:
Dag Steinar Vestlund
Erling Hokstad

All-Star Team

The all star team was voted by the Chinese press.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkJ4nXznUVg Raising Their Game: Passing the test
  2. http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1988/07/01/MD19880701-017.pdf FIFA pone K.O. a México
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-fifa88.html Results