1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament

1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates 1–12 June
Teams 12 (from 6 confederations)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runners-up  Norway
Third place  Brazil
Fourth place  China PR
Tournament statistics
Matches played 26
Goals scored 81 (3.12 per match)

The 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, or International Women's Football Tournament, was an invitational international women's football tournament organized 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 (1984–88) 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]

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 China PR 63300111
 Canada 3311173
 Netherlands 3311142
 Ivory Coast 03003117
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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Brazil 43201112
 Norway 4320182
 Australia 4320143
 Thailand 03003016
1 June 1988
Norway4–0Thailand
Australia1–0Brazil
3 June 1988
Brazil2–1Norway
Australia3–0Thailand
6 June 1988
Norway3–0Australia
Brazil9–0Thailand

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Sweden 5321051
 United States 4312063
 Czechoslovakia 3311122
 Japan 03003310
1 June 1988
United States5–2Japan
Sweden1–0Czechoslovakia
3 June 1988
Sweden1–1United States
Czechoslovakia2–1Japan
6 June 1988
Czechoslovakia0–0United States
Sweden3–0Japan

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 June — Guangzhou
 
 
 Sweden 1
 
10 June — Panyu
 
 Canada 0
 
 Sweden 2
 
8 June — Guangzhou
 
 China PR 1
 
 China PR 7
 
12 June — Guangzhou
 
 Australia 0
 
 Sweden 0
 
8 June — Foshan
 
 Norway 1
 
 Brazil 2
 
10 June — Guangzhou
 
 Netherlands 1
 
 Brazil 1
 
8 June — Panyu
 
 Norway 2 Third place
 
 United States 0
 
12 June — Guangzhou
 
 Norway 1
 
 Brazil 0 (4)
 
 
 China PR 0 (3)
 

Final

Sweden  0 – 1  Norway
Norway Report
Sweden Report		 Medalen  58'
Attendance: 30,000 (according to Norway)
35,000 (according to Sweden)
Sweden
Norway
Sweden
SWEDEN:
GK1Elisabeth Leidinge
DF3Marie Karlsson
DF4Pia Syrén
DF5Eva Zeikfalvy
MF6Ingrid Johansson (c)
MF7Pia Sundhage
MF9Pärnilla Larsson
FW11Anneli Gustafsson
FW13Anneli Andelén
FW14Helen Johansson
MF16Gunilla Axén
Substitutes:
MF8Camilla Andersson
DF14Tina Nilsson
FW10Lena Videkull
GK12Ing-Marie Olsson
MF17Anette Palm
Manager:
Gunilla Paijkull
Norway
NORWAY:
GK1Hege Ludvigsen
DF2Cathrine Zaborowski
DF3Liv Strædet
MF4Bjørg Storhaug
DF5Gunn Nyborg
DF6Toril Hoch-Nielsen
MF7Tone Haugen
MF8Heidi Støre (c)
FW9Birthe Hegstad
FW10Ellen Scheel
FW11Linda Medalen
Substitutes:
GK12Reidun Seth
FW13Lisbeth Bakken
FW14Turid Storhaug
MF15Agnete Carlsen
FW16Sissel Grude
Managers:
Dag Steinar Vestlund
Erling Hokstad

All-Star Team

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

References

  1. ↑ Raising Their Game: Passing the test. Shared by FIFA through its YouTube channel.
  2. ↑ FIFA KOs Greece. El Mundo Deportivo, 01/07/88
  3. 1 2 Results in RSSSF.com
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