1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

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]

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Råsunda Stadium in Solna hosted the final.
Event1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
Germany Norway
0 2
Date18 June 1995 (1995-06-18)
VenueRåsunda Stadium, Solna
RefereeIngrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Attendance17,158

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
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Germany 3 6
2  Sweden (H) 3 6
3  Japan 3 3
4  Brazil 3 3
Source: FIFA
(H) Host.
 Final standings
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Norway 3 9
2  England 3 6
3  Canada 3 1
4  Nigeria 3 1
Source: FIFA
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
Attendance: 17,158
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

Germany[4]
Norway[4]
GK1Manuela Goller
SW5Ursula Lohn
CB3Birgitt Austermühl
CB2Anouschka Bernhard 2'
DM8Bettina Wiegmann
CM10Silvia Neid (c)
CM7Martina Voss
RM6Maren Meinert 86'
LM4Dagmar 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 Andersen 22'
CM6Hege Riise
CM7Tone Haugen
RW16Marianne Pettersen
LW11Ann Kristin Aarønes 70'
CF10Linda Medalen 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. 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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