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World Cup 1995 · Women

Sweden

World Cup 1995 · Women
World Cup 1995 · Women

Sweden

Italy’s campaign: Did not qualify

The tournament in short

WinnerNorway
Teams12
Matches played26
Goal99

The comment of the event

Norway wins the tournament. The winner’s campaign: 6 matches, 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.

An unbeaten campaign: consistent results and resilience in the decisive rounds define this triumph.

The decisive match: Germany–Norway 0–2.

Update of tabellini: 31 October 2026

The path of Italy

Italy did not play the final stage of this edition.

Spins and Charts

Key: (H) = host nation.

Phases of rafts · Girone A

Phases of rafts · Girone A
RankTeamPlayingVineyardWallPercentageGoals scoredGoals concededDifference goalsPointsQualification
1Germany320194+56Access to the direct elimination phase
2Sweden (H)320153+26Access to the direct elimination phase
3Japan310224−23Access to the direct elimination phase
4Brazil310238−53—

Phases of rafts · Girone B

Phases of rafts · Girone B
RankTeamPlayingVineyardWallPercentageGoals scoredGoals concededDifference goalsPointsQualification
1Norway3300170+179Access to the direct elimination phase
2England32016606Access to the direct elimination phase
3Canada3012513−81—
4Nigeria3012514−91—

Phases of rafts · Girone C

Phases of rafts · Girone C
RankTeamPlayingVineyardWallPercentageGoals scoredGoals concededDifference goalsPointsQualification
1United States321094+57Access to the direct elimination phase
2China3210106+47Access to the direct elimination phase
3Denmark310265+13Access to the direct elimination phase
4Australia3003313−100—

Phases of rafts · Third party classification

Phases of rafts · Third party classification
RankGironeTeamPlayingVineyardWallPercentageGoals scoredGoals concededDifference goalsPointsQualification
1CDenmark310265+13Access to the direct elimination phase
2AJapan310224−23Access to the direct elimination phase
3BCanada3012513−81—

Final classification

Overall tournament placings, separate from group standings.

Final classification
RankGironeTeamPlayingVineyardWallPercentageGoals scoredGoals concededDifference goalsPointsResult
1BNorway6600231+2218Sample
2AGermany6402136+712Second place
3CUnited States6411155+1013Third place
4CChina62221110+18Fourth place
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5ASweden (H)421164+27Elimination: quarters of final
6CDenmark410378−13Elimination: quarters of final
7BEngland420269−36Elimination: quarters of final
8AJapan410328−63Elimination: quarters of final
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9ABrazil310238−53Elimination: group stage
10BCanada3012513−81Elimination: group stage
11BNigeria3012514−91Elimination: group stage
12CAustralia3003313−100Elimination: group stage

Direct elimination phase

Key: dts = after extra time; dcr = after a penalty shootout.

Direct elimination phase · Final quarters

Direct elimination phase · Semi-finals

Direct elimination phase · Final for third place

Direct elimination phase · Final

All games

The dates follow the local tournament schedule.

Showed parties: 26

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Germany1–0Japan

Germany: Neid 23'

Tingvalla IP, Karlstad · 14:00

Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa) · Spectators: 3,824

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Sweden0–1Brazil

Brazil: Roseli 37'

Olympia, Helsingborg · 18:00

Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada) · Spectators: 14,500

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Norway8–0Nigeria

Norway: Sandberg 30', 44', 82'; Riise 49'; Aarønes 60', 90'; Medalen 67'; Svensson 76' (rigori)

Tingvalla IP, Karlstad · 19:00

Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) · Spectators: 4,344

Phases of rafts · Girone B
England3–2Canada

England: Coultard 51' (rigori), 85'; Spacey 76' (rigori)

Canada: Stoumbos 87'; Donnelly 90+1'

Olympia, Helsingborg · 19:00

Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden) · Spectators: 655

Phases of rafts · Girone C
United States3–3China

United States: Venturini 22'; Milbrett 34'; Hamm 51'

China: Wang Liping 38'; Wei Haiying 74'; Sun Wen 79'

Strömvallen, Gävle · 19:00

Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) · Spectators: 4,635

Phases of rafts · Girone C
Denmark5–0Australia

Denmark: Krogh 12', 48'; Eggers Nielsen 25'; Jensen 37'; C. Hansen 86'

Arosvallen, Västerås · 19:00

Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway) · Spectators: 1,500

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Sweden3–2Germany

Sweden: Andersson 65' (rigori), 86'; Sundhage 80'

Germany: Wiegmann 9' (rigori); Lohn 42'

Olympia, Helsingborg · 19:00

Referee: Linda May Black (New Zealand) · Spectators: 5,855

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Brazil1–2Japan

Brazil: Pretinha 7'

Japan: Noda 13', 45'

Tingvalla IP, Karlstad · 19:00

Referee: Catherine Leann Hepburn (United States) · Spectators: 2,286

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Norway2–0England

Norway: Haugen 7'; Riise 37'

Tingvalla IP, Karlstad · 19:00

Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile) · Spectators: 5,520

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Nigeria3–3Canada

Nigeria: Nwadike 26'; Avre 60'; Okoroafor 77'

Canada: Burtini 12', 55'; Donnelly 20'

Olympia, Helsingborg · 19:00

Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand) · Spectators: 250

Phases of rafts · Girone C
United States2–0Denmark

United States: Lilly 9'; Milbrett 49'

Strömvallen, Gävle · 19:00

Referee: Engage Camara (Guinea) · Spectators: 2,704

Phases of rafts · Girone C
China4–2Australia

China: Zhou Yang 23'; Shi Guihong 54', 78'; Liu Ailing 90+3'

Australia: Iannotta 25'; Hughes 89'

Arosvallen, Västerås · 19:00

Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil) · Spectators: 1,500

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Sweden2–0Japan

Sweden: Videkull 66'; Andelén 88'

Arosvallen, Västerås · 19:00

Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa) · Spectators: 7,811

Phases of rafts · Girone A
Brazil1–6Germany

Brazil: Roseli 19'

Germany: Prinz 5'; Meinert 22'; Wiegmann 42' (rigori); Mohr 78', 89'; Bernhard 90'

Tingvalla IP, Karlstad · 19:00

Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) · Spectators: 3,203

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Norway7–0Canada

Norway: Aarønes 4', 21', 90+3'; Riise 12'; Pettersen 71', 89'; Leinan 84'

Strömvallen, Gävle · 16:00

Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil) · Spectators: 2,715

Phases of rafts · Girone B
Nigeria2–3England

Nigeria: Okoroafor 13'; Nwadike 74'

England: Farley 10', 38'; Walker 27'

Tingvalla IP, Karlstad · 16:00

Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) · Spectators: 1,843

Phases of rafts · Girone C
United States4–1Australia

United States: Foudy 69'; Fawcett 72'; Overbeck 90+2' (rigori); Keller 90+4'

Australia: Casagrande 54'

Olympia, Helsingborg · 16:00

Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand) · Spectators: 1,105

Phases of rafts · Girone C
China3–1Denmark

China: Shi Guihong 21'; Sun Wen 76'; Wei Haiying 90'

Denmark: Bonde 44'

Arosvallen, Västerås · 16:00

Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile) · Spectators: 1,619

Final quarters
Japan0–4United States

United States: Lilly 8', 42'; Milbrett 45'; Venturini 80'

Strömvallen, Gävle · 17:15

Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile) · Spectators: 3,756

Final quarters
Norway3–1Denmark

Norway: Espeseth 21'; Medalen 64'; Riise 85'

Denmark: Krogh 86'

Tingvalla IP, Karlstad · 17:15

Referee: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand) · Spectators: 4,655

Final quarters
Germany3–0England

Germany: Voss 41'; Meinert 55'; Mohr 82'

Arosvallen, Västerås · 20:15

Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway) · Spectators: 2,317

Final quarters
Sweden1–1 · dtsChina

dcr: 3–4

Sweden: Kalte 90+3'

China: Sun Qingmei 29'

Olympia, Helsingborg · 20:15

Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada) · Spectators: 7,537

Semi-finals
United States0–1Norway

Norway: Aarønes 10'

Arosvallen, Västerås · 17:15

Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) · Spectators: 2,893

Semi-finals
Germany1–0China

Germany: Wiegmann 88'

Olympia, Helsingborg · 20:15

Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa) · Spectators: 3,693

Final for third place
China0–2United States

United States: Venturini 24'; Hamm 55'

Strömvallen, Gävle · 16:00

Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada) · Spectators: 4,335

Final
Germany0–2Norway

Norway: Riise 37'; Pettersen 40'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna · 18:00

Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) · Spectators: 17,158

goalscorers

Authors are excluded from the labelling classification. Unidentified players in sources remain separated.

goalscorersTeamGoals
Ann Kristin AarønesNorway6
Hege RiiseNorway5
Bettina WiegmannGermany3
Gitte KroghDenmark3
Heidi MohrGermany3
Kristin SandbergNorway3
Kristine LillyUnited States3
Marianne PettersenNorway3
Shi GuihongChina3
Tiffeny MilbrettUnited States3
Tisha VenturiniUnited States3
Adaku OkoroaforNigeria2
Akemi NodaJapan2
Geri DonnellyCanada2
Gillian CoultardEngland2
Karen FarleyEngland2
Linda MedalenNorway2
Malin AnderssonSweden2
Maren MeinertGermany2
Mia HammUnited States2
Rita NwadikeNigeria2
Roseli de BeloBrazil2
Silvana BurtiniCanada2
Sun WenChina2
Wei HaiyingChina2
Angela IannottaAustralia1
Anne Dot Eggers NielsenDenmark1
Anneli AndelénSweden1
Anouschka BernhardGermany1
Birgit PrinzGermany1
Carla OverbeckUnited States1
Christina BondeDenmark1
Christina HansenDenmark1
Debbie KellerUnited States1
Gro EspesethNorway1
Helen StoumbosCanada1
Helle JensenDenmark1
Joy FawcettUnited States1
Julie FoudyUnited States1
Karen WalkerEngland1
Lena VidekullSweden1
Lisa CasagrandeAustralia1
Liu AilingChina1
Marieanne SpaceyEngland1
Martina Voss-TecklenburgGermany1
Patience AvreNigeria1
Pia SundhageSweden1
PretinhaBrazil1
Randi LeinanNorway1
Silvia NeidGermany1
Sun QingmeiChina1
Sunni HughesAustralia1
Tina SvenssonNorway1
Tone HaugenNorway1
Ulrika KalteSweden1
Ursula LohnGermany1
Wang LipingChina1
Zhou YangChina1

Authorized: 0 · Unidentified markers: 0

Curiosity of the edition

goals and records

99 goals in 26 matches: 3.81 goals per game.

The game with more goals

Norway – Nigeria 8–0 · 06/06/1995

Supplementary and staff

1 matches decided by shoot-outs, with the shoot-out score shown separately.

Data checked: 30 October 2026

Tournament figures

Team
Women
Host country
Sweden
Winners
Norway
Runners-up
Germany
Third place
United States
Fourth place
China
Final
Norway – Germany · 2–0
Teams
12
Matches
26
Goals
99
Total attendance
112213
Top scorers
Ann Kristin Aarønes (6 goals)

Sources

Structured data obtained from related sources; undocumented names and minutes remain as unknown. The final rigours are separated from the goals of the game. · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31/10/2026

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