Group A of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 5 to 9 June 1995. The group consisted of Brazil, Germany, Japan and hosts Sweden. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).
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