The first FIFA Women's World Cup began on 16 November 1991 in Guangzhou, China, with 12 teams, after the FIFA Women's Invitational Tournament of 1988. Played with 80-minute matches, it was won by the United States, who beat Norway 2-1 in the final on 30 November, with two goals by Michelle Akers. Attendance in the early years was small, and was ignored by the press, but the 1999 final in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena drew over 90,000, and the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand, with 32 teams, had more than 1.9 million spectators. The US has won four times.
Before and after
- October 1991Release of The Unicode Standard
- from 29 October 1991 to 3 January 1992Operation Orkan 91
- from 31 October 1991 to 4 November 1991Operation Swath-10
- 2 November 1991Release of Vim
- from 16 November 1991 to 30 November 1991The first Women's World Cup is played in China
- 24 November 1991Death of Freddie Mercury
- 8 December 1991Belovezh Accords
- 8 December 1991Founding of Commonwealth of Independent States
- 26 December 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
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