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World Cup 1995

ChampionsNorway

Norway won, ahead of Germany (0–2 in the final, 18 Jun 1995). 12 teams, 26 games, 3.81 goals a game; hosted by Sweden.

The road to the final

Quarter-finals

Germany3
England0
Sweden1
China1p
Japan0
United States4
Norway3
Denmark1

Semi-finals

Germany1
China0
United States0
Norway1

Final

Germany0
Norway2

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Germanythrough3201+56
Swedenthrough3201+26
Japanthrough3102-23
Brazil3102-53

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
United Statesthrough3210+57
Chinathrough3210+47
Denmarkthrough3102+13
Australia3003-100

Group C

TeamPWDLGDPts
Norwaythrough3300+179
Englandthrough320106
Canada3012-81
Nigeria3012-91

3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final

Top scorers

  1. Ann Kristin Aarønes Norway 6
  2. Hege Riise Norway 5
  3. Gitte Krogh Denmark 3
  4. Kristin Sandberg Norway 3
  5. Tisha Venturini United States 3
  6. Tiffeny Milbrett United States 3
  7. Bettina Wiegmann Germany 3
  8. Shi Guihong China 3
  9. Kristine Lilly United States 3
  10. Heidi Mohr Germany 3

Upsets

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

Results: martj42/womens-international-results (CC0), women’s internationals since 1956 — every major tournament, but not yet every friendly, and updated less often than the men’s file. Rounds worked out from the results.