The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It took place in Guangdong, China from 16 to 30 November 1991. FIFA, football's international governing body selected China as host nation as Guangdong had hosted a prototype world championship three years earlier, the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament. Matches were played in the provincial capital, Guangzhou, as well as in Foshan, Jiangmen and Zhongshan. The competition was sponsored by Mars, Incorporated, maker of M&M's candy. With FIFA still reluctant to bestow their "World Cup" brand, the tournament was officially known as the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup.[1]
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&Ms Cup
It was won by the United States,[2] whose captainApril Heinrichs formed a forward line dubbed the "Triple-Edged Sword" with Carin Jennings and Michelle Akers-Stahl. Jennings was named player of the tournament while Akers-Stahl's ten goals won the Golden Shoe.[3] The United States defeated Norway 2–1 in the final in front of a crowd of 63,000 people at Guangzhou's Tianhe Stadium.[4] Total attendance for the tournament was 510,000, an average per match of 19,615. In the opening match at the same stadium, Norway was defeated 4–0 by hosts China. Chinese defender Ma Li scored the first goal in Women's World Cup history, while goalkeeper Zhong Honglian, also of China, posted the first official "clean sheet" in the tournament.
The 12 qualified teams were divided into three groups of four (A to C). The top two teams and the two best third-place finishers from the three groups advanced to the knockout round of eight teams. For only the first edition of the Women's World Cup, all matches lasted only 80 minutes, instead of the typical 90, and two points were awarded for a win (both of which would change in 1995).[5]
For the first time in FIFA competition, six female officials were included. All functioned as lineswomen, except for Cláudia Vasconcelos who took charge of the third place play-off; becoming the first woman to referee a match sanctioned by FIFA.[6][7]
FIFA's technical report demonstrates that, after the tournament, players and officials were undecided whether to persist with 80-minute matches, or to change to 90 minutes in line with men's football. Opinion was also divided about the suitability of using a size five football. Some teams reported difficulty in sourcing good quality equipment in the correct size.[9]
The tournament was considered a major success in the quality of play and attendances at the games. FIFA president João Havelange wrote that:[10]
"As president of FIFA it was a special pleasure for me to watch these young ladies playing with such flair and such elegance, and according to the reports of the many media representatives present, making the game truly into a celebration ... women's football is now well and truly established."
The perceived success of the tournament was a significant factor in the subsequent inclusion of women's football in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[11]Sue Lopez reported that although attendances were very high, many tickets were complimentary. The "novelty factor" of women from foreign lands playing football also encouraged local people to attend.[12]
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 September 1991 at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China. The draw was part of a televised two-hour live show, featuring songs in both Chinese and English from the female singers Zhang Qiang (Beijing), Lin Ping (Guangzhou), Jenny Tseng (Hong Kong) and Irene Yeh [zh] (Taiwan).[13]
Group stage
Countries and result
Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[14]
Points obtained in all group matches (two points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
There were 99 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.81 goals per match. Michelle Akers-Stahl of the United States won the Golden Shoe award for scoring ten goals.
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
^Mattei, Al. "WUSA opening a feast for the eyes – and ears". TopOfTheCircle.com. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
^Ciapala, Derek (18 June 2012). . Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^"CNN/SI – Women's World Cup – Women's World Cup History – Thursday February 11, 1999 06:04 PM". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^Basler, Barbara (1 December 1991). "U.S. Women Beat Norway To Capture World Cup". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^Williams, Jean (1 November 2007). A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football. Berg Publishers. p. 4. ISBN978-1-84788-345-2. Some of the terms and conditions had been changed this time: 90 minutes of play instead of 80 in China, a full group of 20 players instead of 18, three points for a win, and the experiment with time out.
^. FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013. In keeping with the true spirit of the celebration, six female referees or assistant referees were appointed among match officials for the first time in FIFA history. Claudia de Vasconcelos of Brazil, the referee for the 3rd-place match, became the first woman to officiate at this level for FIFA.
^(PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011.
^"FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 – Technical Report, Part 2: Final ranking" (PDF). FIFA. p. 93 (32 of PDF). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
General references
Lisi, Clemente Angelo (2010). The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story. Plymouth, England: Scarecrow Press. ISBN978-0-8108-7415-2.
Lopez, Sue (1997). Women on the Ball: A Guide to Women's Football. London, England: Scarlet Press. ISBN1-85727-016-9.
External links
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"Ellas también gambetean: La histórica, y nada desvirtuada, primera copa mundial de fútbol femenino". La Refundación (in Spanish). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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The 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup was the inaugural FIFA Women s World Cup the world championship for women s national association football teams It took place in Guangdong China from 16 to 30 November 1991 FIFA football s international governing body selected China as host nation as Guangdong had hosted a prototype world championship three years earlier the 1988 FIFA Women s Invitation Tournament Matches were played in the provincial capital Guangzhou as well as in Foshan Jiangmen and Zhongshan The competition was sponsored by Mars Incorporated maker of M amp M s candy With FIFA still reluctant to bestow their World Cup brand the tournament was officially known as the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women s Football for the M amp M s Cup 1 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup1st FIFA World Championship for Women s Football for the M amp Ms CupOfficial logoTournament detailsHost countryChinaDates16 30 NovemberTeams12 from 6 confederations Venue s 6 in 4 host cities Final positionsChampions United States 1st title Runners up NorwayThird place SwedenFourth place GermanyTournament statisticsMatches played26Goals scored99 3 81 per match Attendance510 000 19 615 per match Top scorer s Michelle Akers Stahl 10 goals Best player s Carin JenningsFair play award Germany1995 It was won by the United States 2 whose captain April Heinrichs formed a forward line dubbed the Triple Edged Sword with Carin Jennings and Michelle Akers Stahl Jennings was named player of the tournament while Akers Stahl s ten goals won the Golden Shoe 3 The United States defeated Norway 2 1 in the final in front of a crowd of 63 000 people at Guangzhou s Tianhe Stadium 4 Total attendance for the tournament was 510 000 an average per match of 19 615 In the opening match at the same stadium Norway was defeated 4 0 by hosts China Chinese defender Ma Li scored the first goal in Women s World Cup history while goalkeeper Zhong Honglian also of China posted the first official clean sheet in the tournament The 12 qualified teams were divided into three groups of four A to C The top two teams and the two best third place finishers from the three groups advanced to the knockout round of eight teams For only the first edition of the Women s World Cup all matches lasted only 80 minutes instead of the typical 90 and two points were awarded for a win both of which would change in 1995 5 Contents 1 Venues 2 Teams 3 Squads 4 Match officials 5 Tournament review 6 Draw 7 Group stage 7 1 Group A 7 2 Group B 7 3 Group C 7 4 Ranking of third placed teams 8 Knockout stage 8 1 Bracket 8 2 Quarter finals 8 3 Semi finals 8 4 Third place play off 8 5 Final 9 Awards 10 Statistics 10 1 Goalscorers 10 2 Assists 10 3 Tournament ranking 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksVenues EditGuangzhouGuangdong Provincial Stadium Tianhe Stadium Ying Tung StadiumCapacity 25 000 Capacity 60 000 Capacity 15 000 Map of Guangdong with 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup venues marked Guangzhou Foshan Zhongshan JiangmenFoshan Jiangmen ZhongshanNew Plaza Stadium Jiangmen Stadium Zhongshan StadiumCapacity 14 000 Capacity 13 000 Capacity 12 000 Teams EditMain article 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup qualification Twelve teams qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup final tournament Each of the six FIFA confederations had at least one representative Africa CAF Nigeria Asia AFC China Japan Chinese Taipei South America CONMEBOL Brazil Oceania OFC New Zealand Europe UEFA Denmark Germany Italy Norway Sweden North America Central America amp Caribbean CONCACAF United StatesSquads EditFor a list of the squads that contended for the final tournament see 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup squads Match officials EditFor the first time in FIFA competition six female officials were included All functioned as lineswomen except for Claudia Vasconcelos who took charge of the third place play off becoming the first woman to referee a match sanctioned by FIFA 6 7 Confederation Referee Appointments 8 Male officialsAFC Dai Yuguang China PR 4 matches as linesmanLi Haiseng China PR 2 matches as linesmanLu Jun China PR 2 matches as referee 1 match as linesmanGyanu Shrestha Nepal 2 matches as referee 1 match as linesmanXuezhi Wang China PR 3 matches as linesmanYu Jingyin China PR 4 matches as linesmanCAF Fethi Boucetta Tunisia 2 matches as referee 2 matches as linesmanOmer Yengo Congo 2 matches as referee 1 match as linesmanCONCACAF Rafael Rodriguez Medina El Salvador 3 matches as referee 2 matches as linesmanCONMEBOL Salvador Imperatore Chile 3 matches as refereeJohn Toro Rendon Colombia 3 matches as referee 1 match as linesmanUEFA Jim McCluskey Scotland 3 matches as referee 2 matches as linesmanVassilios Nikakis Greece 2 matches as referee 1 match as linesmanVadim Zhuk Soviet Union 3 matches as referee 1 match as linesmanFemale officialsAFC Zuo Xiudi China PR 5 matches as lineswomanCONCACAF Maria Herrera Garcia Mexico 3 matches as lineswomanCONMEBOL Claudia Vasconcelos Brazil 1 match as referee 3 matches as lineswomanOFC Linda May Black New Zealand 5 matches as lineswomanUEFA Gertrud Regus Germany 6 matches as lineswomanIngrid Jonsson Sweden 5 matches as lineswomanTournament review EditFIFA s technical report demonstrates that after the tournament players and officials were undecided whether to persist with 80 minute matches or to change to 90 minutes in line with men s football Opinion was also divided about the suitability of using a size five football Some teams reported difficulty in sourcing good quality equipment in the correct size 9 The tournament was considered a major success in the quality of play and attendances at the games FIFA president Joao Havelange wrote that 10 As president of FIFA it was a special pleasure for me to watch these young ladies playing with such flair and such elegance and according to the reports of the many media representatives present making the game truly into a celebration women s football is now well and truly established The perceived success of the tournament was a significant factor in the subsequent inclusion of women s football in the 1996 Summer Olympics 11 Sue Lopez reported that although attendances were very high many tickets were complimentary The novelty factor of women from foreign lands playing football also encouraged local people to attend 12 Draw EditThe draw for the group stage was held on 14 September 1991 at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou China The draw was part of a televised two hour live show featuring songs in both Chinese and English from the female singers Zhang Qiang Beijing Lin Ping Guangzhou Jenny Tseng Hong Kong and Irene Yeh zh Taiwan 13 Group stage Edit Countries and result Tie breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows 14 Points obtained in all group matches two points for a win one for a draw none for a defeat Goal difference in all group matches Number of goals scored in all group matches Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question Number of wins in all group matches Drawing of lots Group A Edit Main article 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup Group A Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 China H 3 2 1 0 10 3 7 5 Advance to knockout stage2 Norway 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 43 Denmark 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 34 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 11 10 0Source FIFA H Host 16 November 1991 1991 11 16 20 45China 4 0 NorwayMa Li 22 Liu Ailing 45 50 Sun Qingmei 75 ReportTianhe Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 65 000 8 Referee Salvador Imperatore Chile 17 November 1991 1991 11 17 19 45Denmark 3 0 New ZealandH Jensen 15 40 Mackensie 42 ReportTianhe Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 14 000 8 Referee Omer Yengo Congo 19 November 1991 1991 11 19 15 30Norway 4 0 New ZealandMcCahill 30 o g Medalen 32 38 Riise 49 ReportGuangdong Provincial Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 12 000 8 Referee Salvador Imperatore Chile 19 November 1991 1991 11 19 19 45China 2 2 DenmarkSun Wen 37 Wei Haiying 76 Report Kolding 24 Nissen 55 Guangdong Provincial Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 27 000 8 Referee Vassilios Nikakis Greece 21 November 1991 1991 11 21 19 45China 4 1 New ZealandZhou Yang 20 Liu Ailing 22 60 Wu Weiying 24 Report Nye 65 New Plaza Stadium FoshanAttendance 14 000 8 Referee Raja Shrestha Gyanu Nepal 21 November 1991 1991 11 21 19 45Norway 2 1 DenmarkSvensson 14 pen Medalen 56 Report Thychosen 54 pen Ying Tung Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 15 500 8 Referee Vadim Zhuk Soviet Union Group B Edit Main article 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup Group B Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 United States 3 3 0 0 11 2 9 6 Advance to knockout stage2 Sweden 3 2 0 1 12 3 9 43 Brazil 3 1 0 2 1 7 6 24 Japan 3 0 0 3 0 12 12 0Source FIFA 17 November 1991 1991 11 17 19 45Japan 0 1 BrazilReport Elane 4 New Plaza Stadium FoshanAttendance 14 000 8 Referee Lu Jun China PR 17 November 1991 1991 11 17 19 45Sweden 2 3 United StatesVidekull 65 I Johansson 71 Report Jennings 40 49 Hamm 62 Ying Tung Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 14 000 8 Referee John Toro Rendon Colombia 19 November 1991 1991 11 19 19 45Japan 0 8 SwedenReport Videkull 1 11 Andelen 15 60 Lundgren 25 Nilsson 27 Sundhage 34 Yamaguchi 70 o g New Plaza Stadium FoshanAttendance 14 000 8 Referee Raja Shrestha Gyanu Nepal 19 November 1991 1991 11 19 19 45Brazil 0 5 United StatesReport Heinrichs 23 35 Jennings 38 Akers Stahl 39 Hamm 63 Ying Tung Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 15 500 8 Referee Vadim Zhuk Soviet Union 21 November 1991 1991 11 21 15 30Japan 0 3 United StatesReport Akers Stahl 20 37 Gebauer 39 New Plaza Stadium FoshanAttendance 14 000 8 Referee John Toro Rendon Colombia 21 November 1991 1991 11 21 15 30Brazil 0 2 SwedenReport Sundhage 42 pen Hedberg 56 Ying Tung Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 12 000 8 Referee Lu Jun China PR Group C Edit Main article 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup Group C Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Germany 3 3 0 0 9 0 9 6 Advance to knockout stage2 Italy 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 43 Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 2 8 6 24 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 7 7 0Source FIFARules for classification Group stage tiebreakers 17 November 1991 1991 11 17 15 30Germany 4 0 NigeriaNeid 16 Mohr 32 34 Gottschlich 57 ReportJiangmen Stadium JiangmenAttendance 14 000 8 Referee Rafael Rodriguez Medina El Salvador 17 November 1991 1991 11 17 19 45Chinese Taipei 0 5 ItalyReport Ferraguzzi 15 Marsiletti 29 Morace 37 52 66 Jiangmen Stadium JiangmenAttendance 11 000 8 Referee Fethi Boucetta Tunisia 19 November 1991 1991 11 19 15 30Italy 1 0 NigeriaMorace 68 ReportZhongshan Stadium ZhongshanAttendance 12 000 8 Referee Jim McCluskey Scotland 19 November 1991 1991 11 19 19 45Chinese Taipei 0 3 GermanyReport Wiegmann 10 pen Mohr 21 50 Zhongshan Stadium ZhongshanAttendance 10 000 8 Referee Fethi Boucetta Tunisia 21 November 1991 1991 11 21 19 45Chinese Taipei 2 0 NigeriaLin Mei chun 38 Chou Tai ying 55 ReportJiangmen Stadium JiangmenAttendance 14 000 8 Referee Rafael Rodriguez Medina El Salvador 21 November 1991 1991 11 21 19 45Italy 0 2 GermanyReport Mohr 67 Unsleber 79 Zhongshan Stadium ZhongshanAttendance 12 000 8 Referee Jim McCluskey Scotland Ranking of third placed teams Edit Pos Grp Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 A Denmark 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 3 Advance to knockout stage2 C Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 2 8 6 23 B Brazil 3 1 0 2 1 7 6 2Source FIFARules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored Knockout stage EditMain article 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup knockout stage Bracket Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 24 November Guangzhou Tianhe China0 27 November Guangzhou Ying Tung Sweden1 Sweden1 24 November Jiangmen Norway4 Norway a e t 3 30 November Guangzhou Tianhe Italy2 Norway1 24 November Zhongshan United States2 Denmark1 27 November Guangzhou Provincial Germany a e t 2 Germany2 24 November Foshan United States5Third place play off United States7 29 November Guangzhou Provincial Chinese Taipei0 Sweden4 Germany0 Quarter finals Edit 24 November 1991 1991 11 24 15 30Denmark 1 2 a e t GermanyMackensie 25 pen Report Wiegmann 17 pen Mohr 98 Zhongshan Stadium ZhongshanAttendance 12 000 8 Referee Vassilios Nikakis Greece 24 November 1991 1991 11 24 19 45China 0 1 SwedenReport Sundhage 3 Tianhe Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 55 000 8 Referee John Toro Rendon Colombia 24 November 1991 1991 11 24 19 45Norway 3 2 a e t ItalyHegstad 22 Carlsen 67 Svensson 96 pen Report Salmaso 31 Guarino 80 Jiangmen Stadium JiangmenAttendance 13 000 8 Referee Rafael Rodriguez Medina El Salvador 24 November 1991 1991 11 24 19 45United States 7 0 Chinese TaipeiAkers Stahl 8 29 33 44 pen 48 Foudy 38 Biefeld 79 ReportNew Plaza Stadium FoshanAttendance 12 000 8 Referee Omer Yengo Congo Semi finals Edit 27 November 1991 1991 11 27 15 30Sweden 1 4 NorwayVidekull 6 Report Svensson 39 pen Medalen 41 77 Carlsen 67 Ying Tung Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 16 000 8 Referee Jim McCluskey Scotland 27 November 1991 1991 11 27 19 45Germany 2 5 United StatesMohr 34 Wiegmann 63 Report Jennings 10 22 33 Heinrichs 54 75 Guangdong Provincial Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 15 000 8 Referee Salvador Imperatore Chile Third place play off Edit 29 November 1991 1991 11 29 19 45Sweden 4 0 GermanyAndelen 7 Sundhage 11 Videkull 29 Nilsson 43 ReportGuangdong Provincial Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 20 000 8 Referee Claudia Vasconcelos Brazil Final Edit Main article 1991 FIFA Women s World Cup final 30 November 1991 1991 11 30 19 45Norway 1 2 United StatesMedalen 29 Report Akers Stahl 20 78 Tianhe Stadium GuangzhouAttendance 63 000 8 Referee Vadim Zhuk Soviet Union Awards EditSee also FIFA Women s World Cup awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament 15 Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball Carin Jennings Michelle Akers Stahl Linda MedalenGolden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe Michelle Akers Stahl Heidi Mohr Linda Medalen Carin Jennings10 goals 7 goals 6 goalsFIFA Fair Play Award GermanyStatistics EditGoalscorers Edit There were 99 goals scored in 26 matches for an average of 3 81 goals per match Michelle Akers Stahl of the United States won the Golden Shoe award for scoring ten goals 10 goals Michelle Akers Stahl 7 goals Heidi Mohr 6 goals Linda Medalen Carin Jennings 5 goals Lena Videkull 4 goals Liu Ailing Carolina Morace Pia Sundhage April Heinrichs 3 goals Bettina Wiegmann Tina Svensson Anneli Andelen 2 goals Helle Jensen Susan Mackensie Agnete Carlsen Helen Nilsson Mia Hamm 1 goal Elane Ma Li Sun Qingmei Sun Wen Wei Haiying Wu Weiying Zhou Yang Chou Tai ying Lin Mei chun Lisbet Kolding Hanne Nissen Annette Thychosen Gudrun Gottschlich Silvia Neid Britta Unsleber Feriana Ferraguzzi Rita Guarino Adele Marsiletti Raffaella Salmaso Kim Nye Birthe Hegstad Hege Riise Susanne Hedberg Ingrid Johansson Malin Lundgren Joy Biefeld Julie Foudy Wendy Gebauer 1 own goal Sayuri Yamaguchi against Sweden Terry McCahill against Norway Assists Edit 4 assists Martina Voss Helen Johansson 3 assists Carin Jennings 2 assists Li Xiufu Wu Weiying Helle Jensen Roswitha Bindl Adele Marsiletti Carolina Morace Tone Haugen Gunn Nyborg Helen Nilsson Pia Sundhage Julie Foudy April Heinrichs Shannon Higgins 1 assist Cenira Shieh Su jean Annie Gam Pedersen Hanne Nissen Irene Stelling Birgitt Austermuhl Gudrun Gottschlich Beate Wendt Bettina Wiegmann Anna Mega Monique van de Elzen Agnete Carlsen Margunn Humlestol Hege Riise Heidi Store Cathrine Zaborowski Anneli Andelen Anette Hansson Ingrid Johansson Michelle Akers Stahl Joy Biefeld Linda HamiltonSource FIFA Technical Report 16 Tournament ranking Edit Per statistical convention in football matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses while matches decided by penalty shoot outs are counted as draws Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result1 B United States 6 6 0 0 25 5 20 12 Champions2 A Norway 6 4 0 2 14 10 4 8 Runners up3 B Sweden 6 4 0 2 18 7 11 8 Third place4 C Germany 6 4 0 2 13 10 3 8 Fourth place5 A China H 4 2 1 1 10 4 6 5 Eliminated inquarter finals6 C Italy 4 2 0 2 8 5 3 47 A Denmark 4 1 1 2 7 6 1 38 C Chinese Taipei 4 1 0 3 2 15 13 29 B Brazil 3 1 0 2 1 7 6 2 Eliminated ingroup stage10 C Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 7 7 011 A New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 11 10 012 B Japan 3 0 0 3 0 12 12 0Source FIFA Technical Report 17 H HostSee also Edit Women s association football portalReferences Edit Mattei Al WUSA opening a feast for the eyes and ears TopOfTheCircle com Retrieved 21 April 2013 Ciapala Derek 18 June 2012 History of the FIFA Women s World Cup 1991 present World Soccer Yahoo Sports Yahoo Sports Archived from the original on 15 July 2019 Retrieved 1 August 2012 CNN SI Women s World Cup Women s World Cup History Thursday February 11 1999 06 04 PM Sports Illustrated Retrieved 1 August 2012 Basler Barbara 1 December 1991 U S Women Beat Norway To Capture World Cup The New York Times Retrieved 12 June 2019 Williams Jean 1 November 2007 A Beautiful Game International Perspectives on Women s Football Berg Publishers p 4 ISBN 978 1 84788 345 2 Some of the terms and conditions had been changed this time 90 minutes of play instead of 80 in China a full group of 20 players instead of 18 three points for a win and the experiment with time out Lopez 1997 p 195 FIFA Women s World Cup China PR 1991 FIFA Archived from the original on 11 March 2013 Retrieved 21 April 2013 In keeping with the true spirit of the celebration six female referees or assistant referees were appointed among match officials for the first time in FIFA history Claudia de Vasconcelos of Brazil the referee for the 3rd place match became the first woman to officiate at this level for FIFA a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa 1st FIFA World Championship for Women s Football for the M amp M s Cup China 91 Technical Report PDF FIFA com Federation Internationale de Football Association Archived from the original PDF on 27 December 2011 Retrieved 7 January 2020 FIFA Women s World Cup China 91 Technical Report amp Statistics PDF FIFA Archived from the original PDF on 27 December 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2013 Lopez 1997 p 173 Lopez 1997 p 175 Lopez 1997 p 207 Statistical Kit The Draw for the FIFA Women s World Cup France 2019 PDF FIFA 6 December 2018 p 39 Archived from the original PDF on 30 August 2020 Retrieved 8 January 2020 Regulations of the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women s Football 1991 FIFA 1991 p 16 Awards 1991 FIFA Technical Report PDF FIFA Archived from the original PDF on 27 December 2011 FIFA Women s World Cup 1991 Technical Report Part 2 Final ranking PDF FIFA p 93 32 of PDF Retrieved 1 July 2019 General referencesLisi Clemente Angelo 2010 The U S Women s Soccer Team An American Success Story Plymouth England Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 0 8108 7415 2 Lopez Sue 1997 Women on the Ball A Guide to Women s Football London England Scarlet Press ISBN 1 85727 016 9 External links EditFIFA Women s World Cup China PR 1991 FIFA com FIFA Technical Report Part 1 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