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International football competition
The 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament , or International Women's Football Tournament , was organised by FIFA in China from 1 to 12 June 1988. The competition was a test to study if a global women's World Cup was feasible following the experience of non-FIFA invitational competitions such as the Mundialito (1981–88) and the Women's World Invitational Tournament (1978–87).[1] The competition was a success and on 30 June FIFA approved the establishment of an official World Cup for 1991 , which would also be held in China.[2]
Twelve national teams took part in the competition – four from UEFA , three from AFC , two from CONCACAF and one from CONMEBOL , CAF and OFC . European champion Norway defeated Sweden 1–0 in the final to win the tournament, while Brazil clinched the bronze by beating the hosts in a penalty shootout. Australia , Canada , the Netherlands and the United States also reached the final stages.
The tournament took place in 4 cities in the province of Guangdong : Guangzhou , Foshan , Jiangmen and Panyu .
12 national teams participated in the tournament, all invited by FIFA.
Europe (UEFA )
North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF )
Group stage [ edit ]
Group A [ edit ]
(H) : Hosts
The matches of China were held in Guangzhou. The rest of the matches of this group were held in Foshan.
1 June 1988
China
2–0
Canada
Netherlands
3–0
Côte d'Ivoire
3 June 1988
China
1–0
Netherlands
Canada
6–0
Côte d'Ivoire
6 June 1988
Canada
1–1
Netherlands
China
8–1
Côte d'Ivoire
Group B [ edit ]
All matches held in Jiangmen.
1 June 1988
Norway
4–0
Thailand
Australia
1–0
Brazil
3 June 1988
Brazil
2–1
Norway
Australia
3–0
Thailand
6 June 1988
Norway
3–0
Australia
Brazil
9–0
Thailand
Group C [ edit ]
All matches held in Panyu.
1 June 1988
United States
5–2
Japan
Sweden
1–0
Czechoslovakia
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
3 June 1988
Sweden
1–1
United States
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Czechoslovakia
2–1
Japan
6 June 1988
Czechoslovakia
0–0
United States
Sweden
3–0
Japan
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Ranking of third-placed teams [ edit ]
Knockout stage [ edit ]
Bracket [ edit ]
Quarter-finals [ edit ]
Semi-finals [ edit ]
Third place play-off [ edit ]
All-Star Team [ edit ]
The all star team was voted by the Chinese press .
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Worldwide Asia Africa North America, Central America and the Caribbean South America Oceania Europe Non-FIFA Games Invitationals