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Host · China

1991

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup · 16 November 1991 – 30 November 1991

Champion

United States

1–2

Runner-up

Norway

OverviewTeamsMatchesTop ScorersAwardsPenalties
The tournament in numbers

Overview

Tournament totals counted from imported source data.

Teams

12 nations qualified for this tournament.

Brazil

BRA

China

CHN

Chinese Taipei

TWN

Denmark

DNK

Germany

DEU

Italy

ITA

Japan

JPN

New Zealand

NZL

Nigeria

NGA

Norway

NOR

Matches

Every match of the tournament, stage by stage (26 total).

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group stage · 18 matches
16 November 1991

China v Norway

4–0

Tainhe Stadium
17 November 1991

Germany v Nigeria

4–0

Jiangmen Stadium
17 November 1991

Denmark v New Zealand

Top Scorers

Leading scorers of the tournament, excluding own goals.

1

Michelle AkersUnited States

10 goals

2

Heidi MohrGermany

7 goals

3

Carin Jennings-GabarraUnited States

6 goals

4

Linda MedalenNorway

6 goals

5

Lena VidekullSweden

5 goals

Honours

Awards

Official tournament awards in the archive.

Bronze BallLinda MedalenNorway
Bronze BootLinda MedalenNorway
Bronze BootCarin Jennings-GabarraUnited States
Golden BallCarin Jennings-GabarraUnited States
Golden BootMichelle AkersUnited States
Silver BallMichelle AkersUnited States
Silver BootHeidi MohrGermany

Penalty Shootouts

No penalty shootouts

No match at this tournament was decided by a penalty shootout.

12

Teams

26

Matches

99

Goals

33

Cards

176

Substitutions

0

Penalty shootouts

0

Shootout kicks

7

Awards

Group standings and knockout bracket views will be added after standings/bracket queries are finalized.

Sweden

SWE

United States

USA

3–0

Tainhe Stadium
17 November 1991

Japan v Brazil

0–1

New Plaza Stadium
17 November 1991

Sweden v United States

2–3

Ying Tung Stadium
17 November 1991

Chinese Taipei v Italy

0–5

Jiangmen Stadium
19 November 1991

Norway v New Zealand

4–0

Gaungdong Provincial Stadium
19 November 1991

Italy v Nigeria

1–0

Zhongshan Stadium
19 November 1991

China v Denmark

2–2

Gaungdong Provincial Stadium
19 November 1991

Brazil v United States

0–5

Ying Tung Stadium
19 November 1991

Japan v Sweden

0–8

New Plaza Stadium
19 November 1991

Chinese Taipei v Germany

0–3

Zhongshan Stadium
21 November 1991

Brazil v Sweden

0–2

Ying Tung Stadium
21 November 1991

Japan v United States

0–3

New Plaza Stadium
21 November 1991

China v New Zealand

4–1

New Plaza Stadium
21 November 1991

Norway v Denmark

2–1

New Plaza Stadium
21 November 1991

Chinese Taipei v Nigeria

2–0

Jiangmen Stadium
21 November 1991

Italy v Germany

0–2

Zhongshan Stadium
quarter-final · 4 matches
24 November 1991

Denmark v Germany

1–2

Zhongshan Stadium
24 November 1991

China v Sweden

0–1

Tianhe Stadium
24 November 1991

Norway v Italy

3–2

Jiangmen Stadium
24 November 1991

United States v Chinese Taipei

7–0

New Plaza Stadium
semi-final · 2 matches
27 November 1991

Sweden v Norway

1–4

Ying Tung Stadium
27 November 1991

Germany v United States

2–5

Guangdong Provincial Stadium
third-place match · 1 match
29 November 1991

Sweden v Germany

4–0

Gaungdong Provincial Stadium
final · 1 match
30 November 1991

Norway v United States

1–2

Tianhe Stadium