1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 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.[1]

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

Format

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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]

  • 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:[2]

  • Match 25: Loser Match 23 v Loser Match 24

The final match-up was:[2]

  • Match 26: Winner Match 23 v Winner Match 24

Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals

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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

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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  Germany  Sweden  Japan
B  Norway  England
C  United States  China  Denmark

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 June – Västerås
 
 
 Germany3
 
15 June – Helsingborg
 
 England0
 
 Germany1
 
13 June – Helsingborg
 
 China0
 
 Sweden1 (3)
 
18 June – Solna
 
 China (p)1 (4)
 
 Germany0
 
13 June – Gävle
 
 Norway2
 
 Japan0
 
15 June – Västerås
 
 United States4
 
 United States0
 
13 June – Karlstad
 
 Norway1Third place play-off
 
 Norway3
 
17 June – Gävle
 
 Denmark1
 
 China0
 
 
 United States2
 

Quarter-finals

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Japan vs United States

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Japan  0–4  United States
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Attendance: 3,756
GK1Junko Ozawa
DF2Yumi Tomei
DF3Rie Yamaki  72'
DF4Maki Haneta
DF6Kae Nishina
DF12Yumi Obe
MF8Asako Takakura
MF9Futaba Kioka
MF11Etsuko Handa  46'
FW10Akemi Noda
FW17Tamaki Uchiyama
Substitutions:
MF16Nami Otake  46'
Manager:
Tamotsu Suzuki
GK1Briana Scurry
DF4Carla Overbeck
DF8Linda Hamilton
DF14Joy Fawcett
MF5Tiffany Roberts  47'
MF9Mia Hamm  61'
MF11Julie Foudy
MF13Kristine Lilly  68'
MF15Tisha Venturini  80'
FW12Carin Jennings
FW16Tiffeny Milbrett
Substitutions:
FW6Debbie Keller  61'
DF2Thori Staples  68'
MF19Amanda Cromwell  80'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco

Norway vs Denmark

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Norway  3–1  Denmark
Report
Attendance: 4,655
GK1Bente Nordby
DF2Tina Svensson
DF3Gro Espeseth
DF13Merete Myklebust
MF4Anne Nymark Andersen
MF6Hege Riise
MF7Tone Haugen
MF8Heidi Støre
FW10Linda Medalen  23'
FW11Ann Kristin Aarønes  76'
FW16Marianne Pettersen  84'
Substitutions:
DF19Agnete Carlsen  76'
FW15Randi Leinan  84'
Manager:
Even Pellerud
GK1Dorthe Larsen
DF3Kamma Flæng
DF4Lene Terp
DF5Katrine Pedersen
DF6Rikke Holm  90'
MF2Louise Hansen  63'
MF9Helle Jensen
MF10Birgit Christensen
MF12Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
MF19Jeanne Axelsen  46'
FW14Lene Madsen  86'
Substitutions:
FW11Gitte Krogh  46'
MF7Annette Laursen  63'
MF15Christina Bonde  86'
Manager:
Keld Gantzhorn

Germany vs England

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Germany  3–0  England
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Attendance: 2,317
GK1Manuela Goller
DF2Anouschka Bernhard
DF4Dagmar Pohlmann
DF14Sandra Minnert
MF5Ursula Lohn
MF6Maren Meinert  85'
MF7Martina Voss
MF8Bettina Wiegmann
MF10Silvia Neid
FW9Heidi Mohr
FW16Birgit Prinz  67'
Substitutions:
FW11Patricia Brocker  67'
MF18Pia Wunderlich  85'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
GK1Pauline Cope
DF3Tina Mapes  79'
DF5Clare Taylor  87'
DF11Brenda Sempare  70'
MF6Gillian Coultard  46'
MF7Marieanne Spacey
MF8Debbie Bampton
MF10Karen Burke
MF12Kerry Davis
FW9Karen Farley
FW14Karen Walker
Substitutions:
MF20Becky Easton  57'  46'
DF17Louise Waller  79'
DF4Samantha Britton  87'
Manager:
Ted Copeland

Sweden vs China PR

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GK1Elisabeth Leidinge
DF4Pia Sundhage
DF5Kristin Bengtsson  65'
MF6Anna Pohjanen
MF7Lena Videkull
MF8Susanne Hedberg
MF9Malin Andersson
MF16Eva Zeikfalvy  46'
FW10Anneli Andelén  71'
FW11Ulrika Kalte
FW18Helen Nilsson
Substitutions:
MF14Åsa Lönnqvist  46'
DF13Annika Nessvold  65'
MF17Malin Flink  71'
Manager:
Bengt Simonsson
GK20Gao Hong
DF3Fan Yunjie
DF12Wen Lirong
MF2Wang Liping  103'
MF5Zhou Yang
MF10Liu Ailing  77'
MF11Sun Qingmei
MF14Xie Huilin  22'
MF17Zhao Lihong  119'
FW9Sun Wen
FW15Shi Guihong  51'
Substitutions:
FW7Wei Haiying  51'
MF8Shui Qingxia  103'
MF16Chen Yufeng  119'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan

Semi-finals

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United States vs Norway

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United States  0–1  Norway
Report
Attendance: 2,893
GK1Briana Scurry
DF4Carla Overbeck
DF8Linda Hamilton
DF14Joy Fawcett
MF5Tiffany Roberts  53'
MF9Mia Hamm
MF11Julie Foudy
MF13Kristine Lilly
MF15Tisha Venturini
FW10Michelle Akers
FW12Carin Jennings
Substitutions:
FW16Tiffeny Milbrett  53'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco
GK1Bente Nordby
DF2Tina Svensson  6'
DF3Gro Espeseth
DF5Nina Nymark Andersen
DF13Merete Myklebust
MF4Anne Nymark Andersen
MF6Hege Riise
MF7Tone Haugen  69'
MF8Heidi Støre  22'   76'
FW10Linda Medalen
FW11Ann Kristin Aarønes
Substitutions:
FW16Marianne Pettersen  69'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Germany vs China PR

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Germany  1–0  China
Report
Attendance: 3,693
GK1Manuela Goller
DF2Anouschka Bernhard
DF3Birgitt Austermühl
DF4Dagmar Pohlmann
MF5Ursula Lohn
MF6Maren Meinert
MF7Martina Voss
MF8Bettina Wiegmann
MF10Silvia Neid
FW9Heidi Mohr
FW16Birgit Prinz  83'
Substitutions:
MF18Pia Wunderlich  83'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
GK20Gao Hong
DF3Fan Yunjie  86'
DF12Wen Lirong  52'
MF2Wang Liping
MF5Zhou Yang
MF10Liu Ailing
MF11Sun Qingmei
MF14Xie Huilin
MF17Zhao Lihong
FW9Sun Wen
FW15Shi Guihong  65'
Substitutions:
MF16Chen Yufeng  86'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan

Third place play-off

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China  0–2  United States
Report
Attendance: 4,335
GK20Gao Hong
DF3Fan Yunjie  72'
DF12Wen Lirong
DF13Niu Lijie
MF2Wang Liping
MF10Liu Ailing
MF11Sun Qingmei
MF14Xie Huilin  45'
MF17Zhao Lihong
FW9Sun Wen  59'
FW15Shi Guihong
Substitutions:
FW7Wei Haiying  59'
MF16Chen Yufeng  72'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan
GK1Briana Scurry
DF2Thori Staples
DF4Carla Overbeck
DF8Linda Hamilton  54'
DF14Joy Fawcett
MF9Mia Hamm
MF11Julie Foudy
MF13Kristine Lilly
MF15Tisha Venturini
FW12Carin Jennings  80'
FW16Tiffeny Milbrett  68'
Substitutions:
MF5Tiffany Roberts  54'
FW6Debbie Keller  68'
FW7Sarah Rafanelli  80'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco

Final

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Germany  0–2  Norway
Report
Attendance: 17,158
Germany[3]
Norway[3]
GK1Manuela Goller
SW5Ursula Lohn
CB3Birgitt Austermühl
CB2Anouschka Bernhard  2'
DM8Bettina Wiegmann
CM10Silvia Neid (c)
CM7Martina Voss
RM6Maren Meinert  86'
LM4Dagmar Pohlmann  75'
CF9Heidi Mohr
CF16Birgit Prinz  42'
Substitutions:
FW11Patricia Brocker  42'
MF18Pia Wunderlich  75'
MF19Sandra Smisek  86'
Manager:
Gero Bisanz
GK1Bente Nordby
RB2Tina Svensson
CB5Nina Nymark Andersen
CB3Gro Espeseth (c)
LB13Merete Myklebust
DM4Anne Nymark Andersen  22'
CM6Hege Riise
CM7Tone Haugen
RW16Marianne Pettersen
LW11Ann Kristin Aarønes  70'
CF10Linda Medalen  58'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

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

References

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  1. ^ Shannon, David (25 June 2015). "Women's World Cup 1995 (Sweden)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ 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.
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