FIFA WOMENS WORLD CUP. SWEDEN 1995

FINAL TOURNAMENT STANDING

WINNER, Norway

RUNNER-UP Germany

THIRD PLACE, USA

FOURTH PLACE China PR

TOURNAMENT STATS

26/26 games played

99 goals scored 3.8 goals per match

Top Scorers

Ann Kristin Aarones, (Forward) 6 goals

Hege Riise (Midfield) 6 goals

Bettina Wiegmann (Midfield) 3 goals

HISTORY

Gold for Norway in Sweden

1995 victory for Norway in Sweden

Ann Kristin Aarones wins the Golden Boot while Hege Riise claims the Golden Ball.

The second Women's World Cup has new developments

China's invention in 1991 was followed by Sweden's consecration of women's football at the highest level in 1995.

The FIFA Women's World CupTM itself as well as qualification for the inaugural women's Olympic Football Tournament the following year in the United States brought together players from the top 12 international teams. As the Olympic hosts, the Americans had already qualified. Later, the newly crowned world champions Norway, the runner-up Germany, the fourth-placed China, as well as Sweden, Denmark, Brazil, and Japan, joined them.