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[edit]
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[edit]
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 | |||
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| 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[edit]
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) |
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| A |  Germany
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 Sweden
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 Japan
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| B |  Norway
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 England
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| C |  United States
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 China
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 Denmark
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Bracket[edit]
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| 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[edit]
Japan vs United States[edit]
| Japan | 0–4 | United States |
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Norway vs Denmark[edit]
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Germany vs England[edit]
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Sweden vs China PR[edit]
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Semi-finals[edit]
United States vs Norway[edit]
| United States | 0–1 | Norway |
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Germany vs China PR[edit]
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Third place play-off[edit]
| China | 0–2 | United States |
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Final[edit]
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Assistant referees:
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References[edit]
- ^ Shannon, David (25 June 2015). "Women's World Cup 1995 (Sweden)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995, FIFA.com
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