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Norway At The FIFA Women's World Cup
The Norway women's national football team has represented Norway at the FIFA Women's World Cup on nine occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. They were runners up in 1991. They won the following tournament in 1995. They also reached the fourth place in 1999 and in 2007. 1991 World Cup Norway had five wins and a draw in the European Championship qualification. In the quarter-final against Hungary they won 2–1 at home, followed by 0–2 away. In the European Championship finals, Denmark was defeated after scoreless 100 minutes (the regular game time was 2 × 40 minutes at that time) – on a penalty shootout. The final against Germany also went into extra time, in which the Germans won 3–1. In the People's Republic of China Norway was in the group with the host, Denmark and New Zealand. In the first game they lost 0–4 against the Chinese women. The second game against New Zealand was won 4–0. Linda Medalen was the first Norwegian to scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway Women's National Football Team
The Norway women's national football team is controlled by the Football Association of Norway. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. The team has had less success since the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. History Norway women's national football team emerged in 1978 for the Nordic Championship tournament, which was relatively early for Western Europe, but late for the Nordic countries, beating only Iceland. Having little culture for official clubs and a series system, Norway had a lot to do to catch up to especially Sweden and Denmark. Their early history therefore consisted of losing to their neighbours and eventually beating Northern Ireland for their first win. A power to be reckoned with Eventually, Norway marked themselves as one of the better countries in Europe, if inferior to their Nordic neighbours. They beat England, France and Switzerland. In the first qualification for the European Competition f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry McCahill
Teresa Ann (Terry) McCahill (born 1 September 1970) is a former New Zealand association football player who represented her country. McCahill made her Football Ferns debut in a 3–0 win over Australia on 23 October 1991 and ended her international career with 40 caps and 1 goal to her credit. McCahill represented New Zealand at the Women's World Cup finals in China in 1991 playing all 3 group games; a 0–3 loss to Denmark, a 0–4 loss to Norway and a 1–4 loss to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... References External links * 1970 births Living people New Zealand women's international footballers New Zealand women's association footballers 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders {{NewZealand- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Women's National Football Team
The England women's national football team, also known as the Lionesses, have been governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). England played its first international match in November 1972 against Scotland. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, England is permitted by FIFA statutes, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, to maintain a national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament. England have qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup seven times, reaching the quarter-finals in 1995, 2007 and 2011, finishing third in 2015 and fourth in 2019. Since 2019, England, as the highest-ranked Home Nation, have been able to qualify an Olympic team on behalf of Great Britain; other British players may be selected in the event of qualification. They reached the final of the UEFA Women's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands Women's National Football Team
The Netherlands women's national football team ( nl, Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA. In 1971, the team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France. They played at the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship three times and were champions in 2017 as hosts. They qualified for the World Cup twice, reaching the final of the 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States. The result of the 2019 World Cup meant that the Netherlands team qualified for 2020 Olympics where they lost in the quarter-finals. The Netherlands was one of a number of European countries where women's football was banned for a long time, and received scepticism afterwards. The team has grown in popularity during and after their surprise victory on home soil at the 2017 Euro's. The nicknames for the team are ''Oranje'' (Orange) and ''Leeu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
The qualification process for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 67 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows: *Africa – represented by the CAF: 2 berths *Asia – AFC: 3 *Europe – UEFA: 6 *North America, Central American and the Caribbean – CONCACAF: 2.5 (USA qualified automatically as hosts) *Oceania – OFC: 1 *South America – CONMEBOL: 1.5 Dates : August 16, 1997 - December 19, 1998 Qualified teams Qualification groups Africa (CAF) ::''Qualified:'' – The two African teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the 1998 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria and Ghana. Asia (AFC) ::''Qualified:'' – – The three Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists and the third-placed of the 1997 AFC Women's Championship. Europe (UEFA) ::''Qualified:'' – – – – – The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The 1996 Summer Olympics—based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States—marked the first time that women participated in the Olympic association football tournament. The tournament featured eight women's national teams from four continental confederations. The teams were drawn into two groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament (which was held in Miami, Orlando, Birmingham and Washington, D.C.). At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage (which was held at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia), beginning with the semi-finals and culminating with the gold medal match on August 1, 1996. The United States became the inaugural champion after a 2–1 victory against China in the gold medal game. Competition schedule Qualification The qualification system for the inaugural women's football tournament was based on the results of the 1995 FIFA World Cup. Seven best teams and the host nation were qualified for the tournament. As t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Iren Pettersen (born 12 April 1975 in Oslo) is a Norway, Norwegian Association football, footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker Fotball, Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen IF, Gjelleråsen after the Norwegian Premier League 1996 (women's football), 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the Norwegian Premier League 1998 (women's football), 1998 season of 18 matches. Career For the Norway women's national football team, Norwegian national team, Pettersen debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy. In the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Sweden, she scored three times to help the Norwegian team win its first World Cup, including the second goal in Norway's 2-0 win over Germany 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, in the tournament final. In 1999 when she was 22 she created a record in the Women's Euro Winners Cup, Women's Euros when she scored four goals in a single match. The match was against Denmark at Lillestrom and the final sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hege Riise
Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield player who is coaching the Norway women's national football team. One of the best footballers of her generation, she won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Games, and the UEFA Women's Euro with the Norway women's national football team. Playing career Club Riise started playing football at age six and played in a boys' team until age 14. She won the Norwegian Cup competition with Setskog-Høland in 1992. In late 1995 along with four other Norwegians she joined Nikko Securities Dream Ladies football club in Japan. Nikko won the Japanese league and cup competitions in 1996 and the cup in 1997, after which Riise moved back to Norway to play again with Setskog-Høland. She joined Asker FK, in 2000, and again won the cup competition with Asker the same year. Drafted by the Carolina Courage in the Women's United Soccer Association 2000 Foreign Draft, Riise was the team's MVP two times and led the Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Women's National Soccer Team
The Canada women's national soccer team (french: Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer) represents Canada in international soccer competitions. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. The team reached international prominence at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing in the bronze medal match to the United States. Canada qualified for its first Olympic women's soccer tournament in 2008, making it to the quarterfinals. Canada's most significant achievement has been winning the gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The team is also two-time CONCACAF Women's Championship winners, and two-time Olympic bronze medallists. A certain segment of the Canadian women's soccer fans are closely linked to the U-20 team (U-19 prior to 2006), partly due to Canada hosting the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002, a tournament in which the team won silver in front of 47,784 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria National Football Team
The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in men's international Association football, football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013. In April 1994, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, FIFA rankings, the highest FIFA ranking position ever achieved by an African football team. Throughout history, the team has qualified for six of the last eight FIFA World Cups, missing only the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 editions. They have reached the round of 16 on three occasions. Their first World Cup appearance was the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994 edition. The team is a member of FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). History After playing other colonies in unofficial games since the 1930s, Nigeria played its first official game in October 1949, while still a Crown colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic Women's National Football Team
The Czech Republic women's national football team is the women's association football team of the Czech Republic. Results and fixtures * The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend 2022 Coaching staff Current coaching staff Manager history *Dušan Žovinec * Vladimír Hruška *Petr Čermák * Stanislav Krejčík * Karel Rada (2017–) Players Current squad * The following players were called up for the match against the USA on 17 February 2022. * Caps and goals are correct as of 27 November 2021, after the match against the . Recent call-ups * The following players have also been called up to a Czech Republic squad within the last 12 months. INJ * = Withdrew due to injury * = Preliminary squad * = Training player Previous squads ;Cyprus Women's Cup *2020 Cyprus Women's Cup *2016 Cyprus Women's Cup ;SheBelieves Cup *2022 SheBelie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Women's Euro 1995 Qualification
The qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 1995 was held between August 15, 1993 & October 30, 1994. The winner of the quarter-finals qualified. First round Group 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Yugoslavia withdrew.'' ---- Group 4 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 5 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 6 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 7 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 8 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second round First leg ---- ---- ---- Second leg ''Germany won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Norway won 7–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sweden won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''England won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Germany, Norway, Sweden and Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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