1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final

File:Tianhe Stadium.jpg Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou hosted the final.
Event	1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
Norway United States 1 2
Date	30 November 1991 (1991-11-30)
Venue	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Referee	Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)
Attendance	63,000

The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final happened on 30th November 1991 in Guangzhou, China. It was a football match between Norway and the United States to decide who would win the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. The United States won 2-1, thanks to two goals from Michelle Akers-Stahl, making them the first-ever winners of the FIFA Women's World Cup. Norway, who had lost 4-0 to China PR in the group stage, made an impressive comeback to reach the final. They beat Italy and their historical rivals, Sweden, in the knockout rounds. The United States, on the other hand, remained unbeaten in the competition and defeated Germany 5-2 in the semi-final.

Path to the final

See the main article: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

Norway		Round	United States
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
China	0–4	Match 1	Sweden	3–2
New Zealand	4–0	Match 2	Brazil	5–0
Denmark	2–1	Match 3	Japan	3–0
Pos Team Pld Pts 1 China (H) 3 5 2 Norway 3 4 3 Denmark 3 3 4 New Zealand 3 0 Source: FIFA (H) Host		Final standings	Pos Team Pld Pts 1 United States 3 6 2 Sweden 3 4 3 Brazil 3 2 4 Japan 3 0 Source: FIFA
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Italy	3–2	Quarter-finals	Chinese Taipei	7–0
Sweden	4–1	Semi-finals	Germany	5–2

Match

Details

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30 November 1991 (1991-11-30)

19:45 CST

Norway	1–2	United States
Medalen Goal 29'	Report	Akers-Stahl Goal 20', 78'

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 63,000

Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)

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File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Norway

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg United States

GK 1 Reidun Seth SW 8 Heidi Støre (c) CB 16 Tina Svensson CB 4 Gro Espeseth CB 5 Gunn Nyborg DM 2 Cathrine Zaborowski Substituted off 79' CM 7 Tone Haugen CM 6 Agnete Carlsen RW 9 Hege Riise CF 10 Linda Medalen LW 11 Birthe Hegstad Substitutions: MF 13 Liv Strædet Substituted in 79' Manager: Even Pellerud

File:NOR-USA (women) 1991-11-30.svg

GK 1 Mary Harvey SW 4 Carla Werden CB 9 Mia Hamm CB 14 Joy Biefeld CB 8 Linda Hamilton DM 11 Julie Foudy CM 3 Shannon Higgins CM 13 Kristine Lilly RW 2 April Heinrichs (c) CF 10 Michelle Akers-Stahl Yellow card 54' LW 12 Carin Jennings Manager: Anson Dorrance

Assistant referees: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) Gertrud Regus (Germany) <section end="Line-ups" />

Match rules: 80 minutes. 20 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.