1971 Women's World Cup squads

The following lists the squads for the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup arranged by FIEFF, held in Mexico in August and September 1971. Six teams qualified for the tournament, with hosts Mexico qualifying automatically. Incomplete.

Argentina

16 players represented Argentina. The team is known as Las Pioneras (the pioneers) and in 2019, an official Dia de la Futbolista Argentina (national women's football day) to celebrate women's football was enacted. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Head coach: Miguel Bautista Cúparo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Marta Soler	(1953-04-22)22 April 1953 (aged 18)			Universitario
	1 GK	María Fiorelli				Universitario
3	2 DF	Ofelia Feito				Universitario
4	2 DF	Teresa Suárez				Real Italiano
	2 DF	Virginia Andrada				Universitario
	2 DF	Zulma Gómez				Real Italiano
	3 MF	Susana Lopreito
6	3 MF	Angélica Cardozo				Universitario
9	4 FW	Betty García	(1941-08-11)11 August 1941 (aged 30)			Universitario
10	3 MF	Elba Selva	(1945-01-14)14 January 1945 (aged 26)			Real Italiano
11	4 FW	María Ponce	(1945-06-01)1 June 1945 (aged 26)			Sporting
	4 FW	Virginia Cataneo				Universitario
		Zunilda Troncoso				Universitario
		Eva Lembesis				Universitario
		Blanquita Brucoli				Universitario
		María Cáseres

Denmark

16 players represented Denmark. In 2019, this winning team were inducted into the Danish Football Hall of Fame. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Head coach: Jørgen Andreasen

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Birte Kjems	(1949-04-09)9 April 1949 (aged 22)			Ribe Boldklub
	1 GK	Lena Schelke Larsen	(1947-00-00)0 December 1947 (aged 23–24)			Sundby Boldklub
	2 DF	Ann Andreasen	(1955-07-27)27 July 1955 (aged 16)			Stjernen Svendborg
	2 DF	Annette Frederiksen	(1954-12-10)10 December 1954 (aged 16)			Ribe Boldklub
	2 DF	Ingrid Hansen	(1955-02-28)28 February 1955 (aged 16)			Herrested BK
	2 DF	Solveig Hansen	(1946-00-00)0 December 1946 (aged 24–25)			Rødovre Boldklub
	2 DF	Mona Jensen	(1951-00-00)0 December 1951 (aged 19–20)			AIA Aarhus
	2 DF	Lis Westberg Pedersen (captain)	(1946-00-00)0 December 1946 (aged 24–25)			Boldklubben Orient
	3 MF	Inger Pedersen	(1950-03-08)8 March 1950 (aged 21)			Virum-Sorgenfri Boldklub
	3 MF	Asta Vig	(1949-05-22)22 May 1949 (aged 22)			Billum IF
	4 FW	Susanne Augustesen	(1956-05-10)10 May 1956 (aged 15)			Holbæk B&I
	4 FW	Helene Østergaard Hansen	(1941-00-00)0 December 1941 (aged 29–30)			Boldklubben Femina
	4 FW	Marianne Kamp	(1955-00-00)0 December 1955 (aged 15–16)			Skovlunde IF
	4 FW	Bente Jensen	(1951-11-09)9 November 1951 (aged 19)			Stjernen Svendborg
	4 FW	Lis Lene Nielsen	(1951-08-29)29 August 1951 (aged 19)			Skamby Boldklub
		Lone Nielsen	(1948-00-00)0 December 1948 (aged 22–23)			Hvidovre IF

England

14 players represented England. The team has been dubbed the "Lost Lionesses" by the media. ^{[9] [10]}

Head coach: Harry Batt

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Lillian Harris
	2 DF	Carol Wilson (captain)	(1952-06-00)June 1952 (aged 19)
	2 DF	Jean Breckon
	2 DF	Yvonne Farr
	3 MF	Marlene Collins
	3 MF	Chris Lockwood	(1956-04-17)17 April 1956 (aged 15)			Chiltern Valley
	3 MF	Trudy McCaffery
	4 FW	Janice Barton				Chiltern Valley
	4 FW	Leah Caleb	(1958-04-00)April 1958 (aged 13)			Chiltern Valley
	4 FW	Louise Cross
	4 FW	Paula Rayner
	4 FW	Gill Sayell				Thame LFC
		Jill Stockley
		Valerie Cheshire

Italy

17 players represented Italy. ^[11]

Head coach: Giuseppe Cavicchi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Derna Isolini				Real Torino
	1 GK	Wilma Seghetti				Olimpia Verona
	1 GK	Daniela Sogliani	(1954-01-20)20 January 1954 (aged 17)			Saronno
	2 DF	Claudia Avon				Real Torino
	2 DF	Maria Castelli				Real Torino
	2 DF	Maria Fabris				Ambrosiana 1968
	2 DF	Anna Stopar				Real Juventus
	3 MF	Paola Cardia	(1952-06-25)25 June 1952 (aged 19)			Real Torino
	3 MF	Manola Conter				Ambrosiana 1968
	3 MF	Rosetta Cunzolo				Real Juventus
	3 MF	Manuela Pinardi				Vernici Milesi Parma
	3 MF	Elena Schiavo (captain)	(1948-01-14)14 January 1948 (aged 23)			Falchi Astro
	4 FW	Maurizia Ciceri	(1953-09-26)26 September 1953 (aged 17)			Real Torino
	4 FW	Aurora Giubertoni				Ambrosiana 1968
	4 FW	Liliana Mammina	(1958-01-03)3 January 1958 (aged 13)			Montuori Palermo
	4 FW	Carmela Varone				Real Juventus
	4 FW	Elisabetta Vignotto	(1954-01-13)13 January 1954 (aged 17)			Real Juventus

Mexico

17 players represented Mexico. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Head coach: Víctor Meléndez

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Yolanda Ramírez
	1 GK	Elvira Aracén
	2 DF	Irma Chávez
	2 DF	Martha Coronado
	2 DF	Bertha Orduña
	2 DF	Paula Pérez
	2 DF	Guadalupe Tovar
	3 MF	Elsa Huerta
	3 MF	Alicia Vargas	(1954-02-02)2 February 1954 (aged 17)
	3 MF	Patricia Hernández
	4 FW	Lourdes de la Rosa
	4 FW	Sandra Tapia
	4 FW	María Rubio
	4 FW	María Hernández
	4 FW	Teresa Aguilar
	4 FW	Silvia Zaragoza
	4 FW	Eréndira Rangel

References

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External links

• "Jugaron un MUNDIAL de fútbol femenino, marcaron una época y reivindican su historia: quiénes son las protagonistas de México 71". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
• Knijnik, Jorge (2020-04-12). "Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America: by Brenda Elsey and Joshua Nadel, Austin, University of Texas Press, 2019, viii + 358 pp., £27.95 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-4773-1042-7". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 37 (5–6): 501–503. doi:10.1080/09523367.2020.1721973. ISSN   0952-3367.
• "Da kvinderne vandt VM-guld: Sammenbrud i ørkenen, forsvundne trøjer og en 15-årigs hattrick i finalen". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
• "The lost lionesses". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
• McLean, Craig (2021-07-23). "The Lost Lionesses: 'It's taken 50 years to feel valued'". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-06-13.
• "Vintage : 1971, l'an I des Bleues en Coupe du monde". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
• "Così nel 1971 le calciatrici fecero la storia: «Quel mondiale in Messico dimenticato da tutti fu un atto politico»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2025-06-09.