1995 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

Football tournament knockout stage

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.

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:

Match 23: Winner Match 19 v Winner Match 20
Match 24: Winner Match 21 v Winner Match 22

The third place play-off match-up was:

Match 25: Loser Match 23 v Loser Match 24

The final match-up was:

Match 26: Winner Match 23 v Winner Match 24

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:

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
A	B		1A v 3B	2A v 1C	3A v 1B	2B v 2C
A		C	1A v 2B	2A v 2C	3A v 1C	1B v 3C
	B	C	1A v 3B	2A v 1C	1B v 3C	2B 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.

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third-placed teams (Best two qualify)
A	Germany	Sweden	Japan
B	Norway	England	—
C	United States	China	Denmark

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

13 June – Västerås

Germany	3
		15 June – Helsingborg
England	0
		Germany	1
13 June – Helsingborg
		China	0
Sweden	1 (3)
				18 June – Solna
China (p)	1 (4)
				Germany	0
13 June – Gävle
				Norway	2
Japan	0
		15 June – Västerås
United States	4
		United States	0
13 June – Karlstad
		Norway	1	Third place play-off
Norway	3
				17 June – Gävle
Denmark	1
				China	0

				United States	2

Quarter-finals

Japan vs United States

See also: Japan–United States women's soccer rivalry 13 June 1995 (1995-06-13)17:15

Japan	0–4	United States
	Report	Lilly 8', 42' Milbrett 45' Venturini 80'

Strömvallen, GävleAttendance: 3,756Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)


GK	1	Junko Ozawa
DF	2	Yumi Tomei
DF	3	Rie Yamaki	72'
DF	4	Maki Haneta
DF	6	Kae Nishina
DF	12	Yumi Obe
MF	8	Asako Takakura
MF	9	Futaba Kioka
MF	11	Etsuko Handa		46'
FW	10	Akemi Noda
FW	17	Tamaki Uchiyama
Substitutions:
MF	16	Nami Otake		46'
Manager:
Tamotsu Suzuki


GK	1	Briana Scurry
DF	4	Carla Overbeck
DF	8	Linda Hamilton
DF	14	Joy Fawcett
MF	5	Tiffany Roberts	47'
MF	9	Mia Hamm		61'
MF	11	Julie Foudy
MF	13	Kristine Lilly		68'
MF	15	Tisha Venturini		80'
FW	12	Carin Jennings
FW	16	Tiffeny Milbrett
Substitutions:
FW	6	Debbie Keller		61'
DF	2	Thori Staples		68'
MF	19	Amanda Cromwell		80'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco

Norway vs Denmark

13 June 1995 (1995-06-13)17:15

Norway	3–1	Denmark
Espeseth 21' Medalen 64' Riise 85'	Report	Krogh 86'

Tingvalla IP, KarlstadAttendance: 4,655Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)


GK	1	Bente Nordby
DF	2	Tina Svensson
DF	3	Gro Espeseth
DF	13	Merete Myklebust
MF	4	Anne Nymark Andersen
MF	6	Hege Riise
MF	7	Tone Haugen
MF	8	Heidi Støre
FW	10	Linda Medalen	23'
FW	11	Ann Kristin Aarønes		76'
FW	16	Marianne Pettersen		84'
Substitutions:
DF	19	Agnete Carlsen		76'
FW	15	Randi Leinan		84'
Manager:
Even Pellerud


GK	1	Dorthe Larsen
DF	3	Kamma Flæng
DF	4	Lene Terp
DF	5	Katrine Pedersen
DF	6	Rikke Holm	90'
MF	2	Louise Hansen		63'
MF	9	Helle Jensen
MF	10	Birgit Christensen
MF	12	Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
MF	19	Jeanne Axelsen		46'
FW	14	Lene Madsen		86'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Gitte Krogh		46'
MF	7	Annette Laursen		63'
MF	15	Christina Bonde		86'
Manager:
Keld Gantzhorn

Germany vs England

13 June 1995 (1995-06-13)20:15

Germany	3–0	England
Voss 41' Meinert 55' Mohr 82'	Report

Arosvallen, VästeråsAttendance: 2,317Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)


GK	1	Manuela Goller
DF	2	Anouschka Bernhard
DF	4	Dagmar Pohlmann
DF	14	Sandra Minnert
MF	5	Ursula Lohn
MF	6	Maren Meinert	85'
MF	7	Martina Voss
MF	8	Bettina Wiegmann
MF	10	Silvia Neid
FW	9	Heidi Mohr
FW	16	Birgit Prinz	67'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Patricia Brocker	67'
MF	18	Pia Wunderlich	85'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz


GK	1	Pauline Cope
DF	3	Tina Mapes		79'
DF	5	Clare Taylor		87'
DF	11	Brenda Sempare	70'
MF	6	Gillian Coultard		46'
MF	7	Marieanne Spacey
MF	8	Debbie Bampton
MF	10	Karen Burke
MF	12	Kerry Davis
FW	9	Karen Farley
FW	14	Karen Walker
Substitutions:
MF	20	Becky Easton	57'	46'
DF	17	Louise Waller		79'
DF	4	Samantha Britton		87'
Manager:
Ted Copeland

Sweden vs China PR

13 June 1995 (1995-06-13)20:15

Sweden	1–1 (a.e.t.)	China
Kalte 90+3'	Report	Sun Qingmei 29'
Penalties
Andersson Videkull Pohjanen Sundhage Nessvold	3–4	Sun Wen Xie Huilin Chen Yufeng Shui Qingxia Liu Ailing

Olympia, HelsingborgAttendance: 7,537Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)


GK	1	Elisabeth Leidinge
DF	4	Pia Sundhage
DF	5	Kristin Bengtsson	65'
MF	6	Anna Pohjanen
MF	7	Lena Videkull
MF	8	Susanne Hedberg
MF	9	Malin Andersson
MF	16	Eva Zeikfalvy	46'
FW	10	Anneli Andelén	71'
FW	11	Ulrika Kalte
FW	18	Helen Nilsson
Substitutions:
MF	14	Åsa Lönnqvist	46'
DF	13	Annika Nessvold	65'
MF	17	Malin Flink	71'
Manager:
Bengt Simonsson


GK	20	Gao Hong
DF	3	Fan Yunjie
DF	12	Wen Lirong
MF	2	Wang Liping		103'
MF	5	Zhou Yang
MF	10	Liu Ailing	77'
MF	11	Sun Qingmei
MF	14	Xie Huilin	22'
MF	17	Zhao Lihong		119'
FW	9	Sun Wen
FW	15	Shi Guihong		51'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Wei Haiying		51'
MF	8	Shui Qingxia		103'
MF	16	Chen Yufeng		119'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan

Semi-finals

United States vs Norway

15 June 1995 (1995-06-15)17:15

United States	0–1	Norway
	Report	Aarønes 10'

Arosvallen, VästeråsAttendance: 2,893Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)


GK	1	Briana Scurry
DF	4	Carla Overbeck
DF	8	Linda Hamilton
DF	14	Joy Fawcett
MF	5	Tiffany Roberts	53'
MF	9	Mia Hamm
MF	11	Julie Foudy
MF	13	Kristine Lilly
MF	15	Tisha Venturini
FW	10	Michelle Akers
FW	12	Carin Jennings
Substitutions:
FW	16	Tiffeny Milbrett	53'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco


GK	1	Bente Nordby
DF	2	Tina Svensson	6'
DF	3	Gro Espeseth
DF	5	Nina Nymark Andersen
DF	13	Merete Myklebust
MF	4	Anne Nymark Andersen
MF	6	Hege Riise
MF	7	Tone Haugen		69'
MF	8	Heidi Støre	22' 76'
FW	10	Linda Medalen
FW	11	Ann Kristin Aarønes
Substitutions:
FW	16	Marianne Pettersen		69'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Germany vs China PR

15 June 1995 (1995-06-15)20:15

Germany	1–0	China
Wiegmann 88'	Report

Olympia, HelsingborgAttendance: 3,693Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)


GK	1	Manuela Goller
DF	2	Anouschka Bernhard
DF	3	Birgitt Austermühl
DF	4	Dagmar Pohlmann
MF	5	Ursula Lohn
MF	6	Maren Meinert
MF	7	Martina Voss
MF	8	Bettina Wiegmann
MF	10	Silvia Neid
FW	9	Heidi Mohr
FW	16	Birgit Prinz	83'
Substitutions:
MF	18	Pia Wunderlich	83'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz


GK	20	Gao Hong
DF	3	Fan Yunjie		86'
DF	12	Wen Lirong	52'
MF	2	Wang Liping
MF	5	Zhou Yang
MF	10	Liu Ailing
MF	11	Sun Qingmei
MF	14	Xie Huilin
MF	17	Zhao Lihong
FW	9	Sun Wen
FW	15	Shi Guihong	65'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Chen Yufeng		86'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan

Third place play-off

17 June 1995 (1995-06-17)16:00

China	0–2	United States
	Report	Venturini 24' Hamm 55'

Strömvallen, GävleAttendance: 4,335Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)


GK	20	Gao Hong
DF	3	Fan Yunjie		72'
DF	12	Wen Lirong
DF	13	Niu Lijie
MF	2	Wang Liping
MF	10	Liu Ailing
MF	11	Sun Qingmei
MF	14	Xie Huilin	45'
MF	17	Zhao Lihong
FW	9	Sun Wen		59'
FW	15	Shi Guihong
Substitutions:
FW	7	Wei Haiying		59'
MF	16	Chen Yufeng		72'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan


GK	1	Briana Scurry
DF	2	Thori Staples
DF	4	Carla Overbeck
DF	8	Linda Hamilton	54'
DF	14	Joy Fawcett
MF	9	Mia Hamm
MF	11	Julie Foudy
MF	13	Kristine Lilly
MF	15	Tisha Venturini
FW	12	Carin Jennings	80'
FW	16	Tiffeny Milbrett	68'
Substitutions:
MF	5	Tiffany Roberts	54'
FW	6	Debbie Keller	68'
FW	7	Sarah Rafanelli	80'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco

Final

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final 18 June 1995 (1995-06-18)18:00

Germany	0–2	Norway
	Report	Riise 37' Pettersen 40'

Råsunda Stadium, SolnaAttendance: 17,158Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

Germany

Norway


GK	1	Manuela Goller
SW	5	Ursula Lohn
CB	3	Birgitt Austermühl
CB	2	Anouschka Bernhard	2'
DM	8	Bettina Wiegmann
CM	10	Silvia Neid (c)
CM	7	Martina Voss
RM	6	Maren Meinert		86'
LM	4	Dagmar Pohlmann		75'
CF	9	Heidi Mohr
CF	16	Birgit Prinz		42'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Patricia Brocker		42'
MF	18	Pia Wunderlich		75'
MF	19	Sandra Smisek		86'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz


GK	1	Bente Nordby
RB	2	Tina Svensson
CB	5	Nina Nymark Andersen
CB	3	Gro Espeseth (c)
LB	13	Merete Myklebust
DM	4	Anne Nymark Andersen	22'
CM	6	Hege Riise
CM	7	Tone Haugen
RW	16	Marianne Pettersen
LW	11	Ann Kristin Aarønes	70'
CF	10	Linda Medalen	58'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

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

References

Shannon, David (25 June 2015). "Women's World Cup 1995 (Sweden)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ 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)
^ 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.

External links

FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995, FIFA.com

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