The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup final was a football match that took place at Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden on 18 June 1995.[1] It pitted Germany and Norway to determine the winner of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. Norway won 2–0 with goals from Hege Riise and Marianne Pettersen.[2]
 Råsunda Stadium in Solna hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 18 June 1995 | ||||||
| Venue | Råsunda Stadium, Solna | ||||||
| Referee | Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) | ||||||
| Attendance | 17,158 | ||||||
Background
editThe match was contested by 1991 finalists Norway, who had defeated previous winners the United States, and Germany, who had defeated China in the semi-final.[3]
Route to the final
edit| Germany | Round | Norway | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
 Japan
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1–0 | Match 1 |  Nigeria
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8–0 |
 Sweden
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2–3 | Match 2 |  England
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2–0 |
 Brazil
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6–1 | Match 3 |  Canada
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7–0 |
| Final standings | ||||
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
| England
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3–0 | Quarter-finals |  Denmark
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3–1 |
 China
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1–0 | Semi-finals |  United States
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1–0 |
Match
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     Norway[4]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup – Sweden 1995". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Cress, Doug (19 June 1995). "Norway women win World Cup". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Longman, Jere (13 June 1999). "Women's World Cup; Norway's rivalry with U.S. is intense". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ a b 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.