1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament
The 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, or International Women's Football Tournament, was an invitational international women's football tournament organized 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.[3]
Group Stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China PR |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
 Canada |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| June 1, 1988 | |||
| China | 2–0 | Canada | |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Côte d'Ivoire | |
| June 3, 1988 | |||
| China | 1–0 | Netherlands | |
| Canada | 6–0 | Côte d'Ivoire | |
| June 6, 1988 | |||
| Canada | 1–1 | Netherlands | |
| China | 8–1 | Côte d'Ivoire |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
 Norway |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
 Australia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
 Thailand |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| June 1, 1988 | |||
| Norway | 4–0 | Thailand | |
| Australia | 1–0 | Brazil | |
| June 3, 1988 | |||
| Brazil | 2–1 | Norway | |
| Australia | 3–0 | Thailand | |
| June 6, 1988 | |||
| Norway | 3–0 | Australia | |
| Brazil | 9–0 | Thailand |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
 United States |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
 Czechoslovakia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Japan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| June 1, 1988 | |||
| United States | 5–2 | Japan | |
| Sweden | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia | |
| June 3, 1988 | |||
| Sweden | 1–1 | United States | |
| Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | Japan | |
| June 6, 1988 | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 0–0 | United States | |
| Sweden | 3–0 | Japan |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Sweden |
1 | |||||||||
| 10 June — Panyu | ||||||||||
| Canada |
0 | |||||||||
| Sweden |
2 | |||||||||
| 8 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| China PR |
1 | |||||||||
| China PR |
7 | |||||||||
| 12 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Australia |
0 | |||||||||
| Sweden |
0 | |||||||||
| 8 June — Foshan | ||||||||||
| Norway |
1 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
2 | |||||||||
| 10 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Netherlands |
1 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 8 June — Panyu | ||||||||||
| Norway |
2 | |||||||||
| United States |
0 | Brazil |
0 (4) | |||||||
| Norway |
1 | China PR |
0 (3) | |||||||
| 12 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
Match details
12 June 1988 |
| Sweden |
0 – 1 | Norway |
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| Norway Report Sweden Report |
Medalen  58' |
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou Attendance: 30,000 (according to Norway) 35,000 (according to Sweden) Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) |
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All-Star Team
The all star team was voted by the Chinese press.[3]
- Elisabeth Leidinge
- Liv Strædet
- Marie Karlsson
- Heidi Støre
- Eva Zeikfalvy
- Roseli
- Linda Medalen
- Carin Jennings
- Sun Qingmei
- Cebola
- Ellen Scheel
References
- ↑ Raising Their Game: Passing the test. Shared by FIFA through its YouTube channel.
- ↑ FIFA KOs Greece. El Mundo Deportivo, 01/07/88
- 1 2 Results in RSSSF.com
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