1995 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 13 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 18 June 1995 with the final match, held at the Råsunda Stadium in Solna. A total of eight teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. [1]

Contents

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

The quarter-final match-ups depended on the two third-placed teams which qualified. FIFA set out the following schedule for the semi-finals: [2]

The third place play-off match-up was: [2]

The final match-up was: [2]

Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, all matches were played on 13 June 1995. The specific match-ups and schedule depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals: [2]

  Combination according to the two qualified teams
Third-placed teams
qualify from groups		Match 19
Västerås
20:15		Match 20
Helsingborg
20:15		Match 21
Gävle
17:15		Match 22
Karlstad
17:15
AB1A v 3B2A v 1C3A v 1B2B v 2C
AC1A v 2B2A v 2C3A v 1C1B v 3C
BC1A v 3B2A v 1C1B v 3C2B v 2C

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

GroupWinnersRunners-upThird-placed teams
(Best two qualify)
A Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
B Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of England.svg  England —
C Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
13 June – Västerås
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
 
15 June – Helsingborg
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
 
13 June – Helsingborg
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1 (3)
 
18 June – Solna
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (p)1 (4)
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
13 June – Gävle
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0
 
15 June – Västerås
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
13 June – Karlstad
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1 Third place play-off
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3
 
17 June – Gävle
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 

Quarter-finals

Japan vs United States

Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg0–4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Strömvallen, Gävle
Attendance: 3,756
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
GK1 Junko Ozawa
DF2 Yumi Tomei
DF3 Rie Yamaki Yellow card.svg 72'
DF4 Maki Haneta
DF6 Kae Nishina
DF12 Yumi Obe
MF8 Asako Takakura
MF9 Futaba Kioka
MF11 Etsuko Handa Sub off.svg 46'
FW10 Akemi Noda
FW17 Tamaki Uchiyama
Substitutions:
MF16 Nami Otake Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Tamotsu Suzuki
GK1 Briana Scurry
DF4 Carla Overbeck
DF8 Linda Hamilton
DF14 Joy Fawcett
MF5 Tiffany Roberts Yellow card.svg 47'
MF9 Mia Hamm Sub off.svg 61'
MF11 Julie Foudy
MF13 Kristine Lilly Sub off.svg 68'
MF15 Tisha Venturini Sub off.svg 80'
FW12 Carin Jennings
FW16 Tiffeny Milbrett
Substitutions:
FW6 Debbie Keller Sub on.svg 61'
DF2 Thori Staples Sub on.svg 68'
MF19 Amanda Cromwell Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco

Norway vs Denmark

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Tingvalla IP, Karlstad
Attendance: 4,655
Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
GK1 Bente Nordby
DF2 Tina Svensson
DF3 Gro Espeseth
DF13 Merete Myklebust
MF4 Anne Nymark Andersen
MF6 Hege Riise
MF7 Tone Haugen
MF8 Heidi Støre
FW10 Linda Medalen Yellow card.svg 23'
FW11 Ann Kristin Aarønes Sub off.svg 76'
FW16 Marianne Pettersen Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutions:
DF19 Agnete Carlsen Sub on.svg 76'
FW15 Randi Leinan Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Even Pellerud
GK1 Dorthe Larsen
DF3 Kamma Flæng
DF4 Lene Terp
DF5 Katrine Pedersen
DF6 Rikke Holm Yellow card.svg 90'
MF2 Louise Hansen Sub off.svg 63'
MF9 Helle Jensen
MF10 Birgit Christensen
MF12 Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
MF19 Jeanne Axelsen Sub off.svg 46'
FW14 Lene Madsen Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
FW11 Gitte Krogh Sub on.svg 46'
MF7 Annette Laursen Sub on.svg 63'
MF15 Christina Bonde Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Keld Gantzhorn

Germany vs England

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Arosvallen, Västerås
Attendance: 2,317
Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)
GK1 Manuela Goller
DF2 Anouschka Bernhard
DF4 Dagmar Pohlmann
DF14 Sandra Minnert
MF5 Ursula Lohn
MF6 Maren Meinert Sub off.svg 85'
MF7 Martina Voss
MF8 Bettina Wiegmann
MF10 Silvia Neid
FW9 Heidi Mohr
FW16 Birgit Prinz Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutions:
FW11 Patricia Brocker Sub on.svg 67'
MF18 Pia Wunderlich Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
GK1 Pauline Cope
DF3 Tina Mapes Sub off.svg 79'
DF5 Clare Taylor Sub off.svg 87'
DF11 Brenda Sempare Yellow card.svg 70'
MF6 Gillian Coultard Sub off.svg 46'
MF7 Marieanne Spacey
MF8 Debbie Bampton
MF10 Karen Burke
MF12 Kerry Davis
FW9 Karen Farley
FW14 Karen Walker
Substitutions:
MF20 Becky Easton Yellow card.svg 57'Sub on.svg 46'
DF17 Louise Waller Sub on.svg 79'
DF4 Samantha Britton Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Ted Copeland

Sweden vs China PR

GK1 Elisabeth Leidinge
DF4 Pia Sundhage
DF5 Kristin Bengtsson Sub off.svg 65'
MF6 Anna Pohjanen
MF7 Lena Videkull
MF8 Susanne Hedberg
MF9 Malin Andersson
MF16 Eva Zeikfalvy Sub off.svg 46'
FW10 Anneli Andelén Sub off.svg 71'
FW11 Ulrika Kalte
FW18 Helen Nilsson
Substitutions:
MF14 Åsa Lönnqvist Sub on.svg 46'
DF13 Annika Nessvold Sub on.svg 65'
MF17 Malin Flink Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Bengt Simonsson
GK20 Gao Hong
DF3 Fan Yunjie
DF12 Wen Lirong
MF2 Wang Liping Sub off.svg 103'
MF5 Zhou Yang
MF10 Liu Ailing Yellow card.svg 77'
MF11 Sun Qingmei
MF14 Xie Huilin Yellow card.svg 22'
MF17 Zhao Lihong Sub off.svg 119'
FW9 Sun Wen
FW15 Shi Guihong Sub off.svg 51'
Substitutions:
FW7 Wei Haiying Sub on.svg 51'
MF8 Shui Qingxia Sub on.svg 103'
MF16 Chen Yufeng Sub on.svg 119'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan

Semi-finals

United States vs Norway

United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Arosvallen, Västerås
Attendance: 2,893
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
GK1 Briana Scurry
DF4 Carla Overbeck
DF8 Linda Hamilton
DF14 Joy Fawcett
MF5 Tiffany Roberts Sub off.svg 53'
MF9 Mia Hamm
MF11 Julie Foudy
MF13 Kristine Lilly
MF15 Tisha Venturini
FW10 Michelle Akers
FW12 Carin Jennings
Substitutions:
FW16 Tiffeny Milbrett Sub on.svg 53'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco
GK1 Bente Nordby
DF2 Tina Svensson Yellow card.svg 6'
DF3 Gro Espeseth
DF5 Nina Nymark Andersen
DF13 Merete Myklebust
MF4 Anne Nymark Andersen
MF6 Hege Riise
MF7 Tone Haugen Sub off.svg 69'
MF8 Heidi Støre Yellow card.svg 22' Yellow-red card.svg 76'
FW10 Linda Medalen
FW11 Ann Kristin Aarønes
Substitutions:
FW16 Marianne Pettersen Sub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Germany vs China PR

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 3,693
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
GK1 Manuela Goller
DF2 Anouschka Bernhard
DF3 Birgitt Austermühl
DF4 Dagmar Pohlmann
MF5 Ursula Lohn
MF6 Maren Meinert
MF7 Martina Voss
MF8 Bettina Wiegmann
MF10 Silvia Neid
FW9 Heidi Mohr
FW16 Birgit Prinz Sub off.svg 83'
Substitutions:
MF18 Pia Wunderlich Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
GK20 Gao Hong
DF3 Fan Yunjie Sub off.svg 86'
DF12 Wen Lirong Yellow card.svg 52'
MF2 Wang Liping
MF5 Zhou Yang
MF10 Liu Ailing
MF11 Sun Qingmei
MF14 Xie Huilin
MF17 Zhao Lihong
FW9 Sun Wen
FW15 Shi Guihong Yellow card.svg 65'
Substitutions:
MF16 Chen Yufeng Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan

Third place play-off

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Strömvallen, Gävle
Attendance: 4,335
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
GK20 Gao Hong
DF3 Fan Yunjie Sub off.svg 72'
DF12 Wen Lirong
DF13 Niu Lijie
MF2 Wang Liping
MF10 Liu Ailing
MF11 Sun Qingmei
MF14 Xie Huilin Yellow card.svg 45'
MF17 Zhao Lihong
FW9 Sun Wen Sub off.svg 59'
FW15 Shi Guihong
Substitutions:
FW7 Wei Haiying Sub on.svg 59'
MF16 Chen Yufeng Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan
GK1 Briana Scurry
DF2 Thori Staples
DF4 Carla Overbeck
DF8 Linda Hamilton Sub off.svg 54'
DF14 Joy Fawcett
MF9 Mia Hamm
MF11 Julie Foudy
MF13 Kristine Lilly
MF15 Tisha Venturini
FW12 Carin Jennings Sub off.svg 80'
FW16 Tiffeny Milbrett Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutions:
MF5 Tiffany Roberts Sub on.svg 54'
FW6 Debbie Keller Sub on.svg 68'
FW7 Sarah Rafanelli Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco

Final

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 17,158
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Kit left arm Germany 94 home.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body Germany 94 home.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm Germany 94 home.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts Germany 94 home.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Germany [3]
Kit left arm nor94h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body nor94h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm nor94h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts nor95h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks nor95h.png
Kit socks long.svg
Norway [3]
GK1 Manuela Goller
SW5 Ursula Lohn
CB3 Birgitt Austermühl
CB2 Anouschka Bernhard Yellow card.svg 2'
DM8 Bettina Wiegmann
RM6 Maren Meinert Sub off.svg 86'
CM10 Silvia Neid (c)
CM7 Martina Voss
LM4 Dagmar Pohlmann Sub off.svg 75'
CF9 Heidi Mohr
CF16 Birgit Prinz Sub off.svg 42'
Substitutions:
FW11 Patricia Brocker Sub on.svg 42'
MF18 Pia Wunderlich Sub on.svg 75'
MF19 Sandra Smisek Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
GER-NOR (women) 1995-06-18.svg
GK1 Bente Nordby
RB2 Tina Svensson
CB5 Nina Nymark Andersen
CB3 Gro Espeseth (c)
LB13 Merete Myklebust
DM4 Anne Nymark Andersen Yellow card.svg 22'
CM6 Hege Riise
CM7 Tone Haugen
RW16 Marianne Pettersen
LW11 Ann Kristin Aarønes Yellow card.svg 70'
CF10 Linda Medalen Yellow card.svg 58'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Assistant referees:
Gitte Holm (Denmark)
Maria Rodríguez (Mexico)

References

  1. ↑ Shannon, David (25 June 2015). "Women's World Cup 1995 (Sweden)". RSSSF . Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Regulations of the 2nd FIFA World Championship for Women's Football 1995. Zürich. 17 December 1993.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. 1 2 Eitzinger, Philipp (26 July 2013). "Ballverliebt Classics: Old-School-Deutsche, im WM-Finale vom hochmodernen Norwegen zerlegt" [Ballverliebt Classics: Old-school German, disassembled in the World Cup final by state-of-the-art Norway]. ballverliebt.eu (in German). Ballverliebt. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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