1970 Women's World Cup

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1970 Women's World Cup
Martini & Rossi Cup
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates6–15 July
Teams7
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Third placeFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Fourth placeFlag of England.svg  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored37 (4.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Denmark.svg Kirsten Evers
Flag of Mexico.svg Alicia Vargas
(5 goals each)

The 1970 Women's World Cup (Italian: Coppa del Mondo; sponsored name Martini & Rossi Cup) was an association football tournament organised by the Federation of Independent European Female Football (FIEFF) in Italy in July 1970. [1] It featured women's teams from seven countries and is the first known tournament to be named as a women's football World Cup.

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Matches were played in Genoa, Bologna, Milan, Bari, Salerno, Naples, and the third-place playoff and final were both in Turin.

The tournament was won by Denmark, represented by Boldklubben Femina.

The tournament

Eight teams were scheduled to appear in the tournament. The first list of participants, published in February 1970, consisted of Argentina, Denmark, France, Italy, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, England, and the Soviet Union. This was changed in a later revision, with West Germany, Mexico, Austria and Switzerland replacing Argentina, France, Brazil and the Soviet Union in May 1970. [2] Czechoslovakia would have been the only country from Europe's Eastern Bloc to compete, but the team withdrew [1] because of visa issues. [2]

The crowds for the tournament were "30,000-strong". [3] Denmark won the tournament after beating Italy 2–0 in the final. [2]

Teams were divided into the "northern" group (in Genoa, Bologna and Milan), and "southern" (Bari, Salerno, Naples) with the top teams meeting in the final.

The tournament did not involve FIFA, which had held the first men's World Cup in 1930 but did not hold any women's event until 1988. The host country's matches are considered official by the Italian Football Federation. The Italian women's league had been established in 1968. [4]

Mexico, a losing semi-finalist 2–1 to Italy, were described as the "revelation" of the tournament. [5]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 6 July — Genova
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 5
 
 10 July — Milan
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
 9 July — Bologna
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6
 
 15 July — Torino
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
 
 6 July — Bari
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9
 
 11 July — Napoli
 
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
 9 July — Salerno
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2Third place
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
 
 13 July — Torino
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 2
 

Quarter-finals

England  Flag of England.svg5–1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Briggs Soccerball shade.svg1', 9'
Stockley Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.)
Cross Soccerball shade.svg36'
Dolling Soccerball shade.svg61'		Schmitz Soccerball shade.svg49'
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genova
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg9–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Rubio Soccerball shade.svg1', 31'
Vargas Soccerball shade.svg4', 18', 47', 57'
Huerta Soccerball shade.svg8'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg49', 61'
Stadio della Vittoria, Bari

Czechoslovakia withdrew due to visa issues, and so West Germany were given a second chance instead.

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg6–1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Evers Soccerball shade.svg8', 35', 69'
Christensen Soccerball shade.svg9', 19'
E. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg24'		Arzdorf Soccerball shade.svg15'
Stadio Comunale, Bologna
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Mella Soccerball shade.svg15'
Avon Soccerball shade.svg68'		Ripamonti Soccerball shade.svg40'
Stadio Donato Vestuti, Salerno
Referee: Santopietro (Italy)

Semi-finals

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–0Flag of England.svg  England
Evers Soccerball shade.svg46', 70'
San Siro, Milan
Referee: Lojacono (Italy)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Schiavo Soccerball shade.svg5', 40'Mondo Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
Stadio San Paolo, Napoli

Third place play-off

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–2Flag of England.svg  England
Vargas Soccerball shade.svg3'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg9'
Tovar Soccerball shade.svg15'		Davies Soccerball shade.svg24'
Stockey Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
Stadio Comunale, Torino
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Sicco (Italy)

Final

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
E. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg18'
Sešiková Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stadio Comunale, Torino
Attendance: 40,000 [2] [6]
Referee: Cosentina (Italy)

Memorials

Tournament memorabilia was collected at an exhibition in Pessione di Chieri (Turin) from June to August 2019. [6]

Later tournaments

The tournament was followed by the 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico, and the series of five Mundialito tournaments from 1981 to 1988 in Japan and Italy, before the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament and 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, both in China. [7]

See also

Tan cerca de las nubes [ citation needed ], documentary (in Spanish) about the Mexican squad that participated in the 1970 cup, as well as the 1971 one. [8]

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