1995 FIFA Women's World Cup final
![]() Råsunda Stadium in Solna hosted the final. | |||||||
Event | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||||||
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Date | 18 June 1995 | ||||||
Venue | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | ||||||
Referee | Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) | ||||||
Attendance | 17,158 | ||||||
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
[edit]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
[edit]Germany | Round | Norway | ||
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
![]() | 1–0 | Match 1 | ![]() | 8–0 |
![]() | 2–3 | Match 2 | ![]() | 2–0 |
![]() | 6–1 | Match 3 | ![]() | 7–0 |
Final standings | ||||
Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
![]() | 3–0 | Quarter-finals | ![]() | 3–1 |
![]() | 1–0 | Semi-finals | ![]() | 1–0 |
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Germany[4] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Norway[4] |
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Assistant referees: | Match rules:
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup – Sweden 1995". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Cress, Doug (19 June 1995). "Norway women win World Cup". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Eitzinger, Philipp (26 July 2013). "Ballverliebt Classics: Old-School-Deutsche, im WM-Finale vom hochmodernen Norwegen zerlegt" [Ballverliebt Classics: Old-school German, disassembled in the World Cup final by state-of-the-art Norway]. ballverliebt.eu (in German). Ballverliebt. Retrieved 6 January 2018.