1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Event 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
Germany Norway
Germany Norway
0 2
Date 18 June 1995
Venue Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
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

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

Germany Round Norway
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Japan 1–0 Match 1  Nigeria 8–0
 Sweden 2–3 Match 2  England 2–0
 Brazil 6–1 Match 3  Canada 7–0
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 6320194+5
 Sweden 6320153+2
 Japan 3310224−2
 Brazil 3310238−5
 Final standings
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Norway 93300170+17
 England 63201660
 Canada 13012513−8
 Nigeria 13012514−9
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 England 3–0 Quarter-finals  Denmark 3–1
 China PR 1–0 Semi-finals  United States 1–0

Match

Details

Germany  0–2  Norway
Report Riise  37'
Pettersen  40'
Attendance: 17,158
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Germany[4]
Norway[4]
GK1Manuela Goller
SW5Ursula Lohn
CB3Birgitt Austermühl
CB2Anouschka BernhardYellow card 2'
DM8Bettina Wiegmann
CM10Silvia Neid (c)
CM7Martina Voss
RW6Maren Meinert 86'
LW4Dagmar Pohlmann 75'
CF9Heidi Mohr
CF16Birgit Prinz 42'
Substitutions:
FW11Patricia Brocker 42'
MF18Pia Wunderlich 75'
MF19Sandra Smisek 86'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
GK1Bente Nordby
RB2Tina Svensson
CB5Nina Nymark Andersen
CB3Gro Espeseth (c)
LB13Merete Myklebust
DM4Anne Nymark AndersenYellow card 22'
CM6Hege Riise
CM7Tone Haugen
RW16Marianne Pettersen
LW11Ann AarønesYellow card 70'
CF10Linda MedalenYellow card 58'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Assistant referees:
Gitte Holm (Denmark)
Maria Rodríguez (Mexico)

Match rules:

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup – Sweden 1995". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Cress, Doug (19 June 1995). "Norway women win World Cup". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 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.
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