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
Date18 June 1995 (1995-06-18)
VenueRåsunda Stadium, Solna
RefereeIngrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Attendance17,158
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Background

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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

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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) Hosts
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 1–0 Semi-finals   United States 1–0

Match

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Details

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Germany  0–2  Norway
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Attendance: 17,158
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway[4]
GK 1 Manuela Goller
SW 5 Ursula Lohn
CB 3 Birgitt Austermühl
CB 2 Anouschka Bernhard   2'
DM 8 Bettina Wiegmann
CM 10 Silvia Neid (c)
CM 7 Martina Voss
RM 6 Maren Meinert   86'
LM 4 Dagmar Pohlmann   75'
CF 9 Heidi Mohr
CF 16 Birgit Prinz   42'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Patricia Brocker   42'
MF 18 Pia Wunderlich   75'
MF 19 Sandra Smisek   86'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
 
GK 1 Bente Nordby
RB 2 Tina Svensson
CB 5 Nina Nymark Andersen
CB 3 Gro Espeseth (c)
LB 13 Merete Myklebust
DM 4 Anne Nymark Andersen   22'
CM 6 Hege Riise
CM 7 Tone Haugen
RW 16 Marianne Pettersen
LW 11 Ann Kristin Aarønes   70'
CF 10 Linda Medalen   58'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

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

Match rules:

See also

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References

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  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. ^ 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.
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