The 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, or International Women's Football Tournament, was organised by
FIFA
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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). The competition was a success and on 30 June FIFA approved the establishment of an
official World Cup for
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, which would also be held in China.
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Twelve national teams took part in the competition – four from UEFA
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, three from AFC, two from CONCACAF
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and one from CONMEBOL
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, CAF and OFC. European champion Norway
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defeated Sweden
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1–0 in the final to win the tournament, while Brazil
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clinched the bronze by beating the hosts in a penalty shootout. Australia
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, Canada
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, the Netherlands
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and the United States
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also reached the final stages.[Results](_blank)
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Venues
The tournament took place in 4 cities in the province of Guangdong
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: Guangzhou
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, Foshan
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, Jiangmen
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and Panyu
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.
Teams
12 national teams participated in the tournament, all invited by FIFA.
Group stage
Group A
:
The matches of China were held in Guangzhou. The rest of the matches of this group were held in Foshan.
Group B
All matches held in Jiangmen.
Group C
All matches held in Panyu.
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
Final
All-Star Team
The all star team was voted by the Chinese press.
* Elisabeth Leidinge
* Liv Strædet
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* Marie Karlsson
* Heidi Støre
* Eva Zeikfalvy
* Roseli
* Linda Medalen
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* Carin Jennings
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* Sun Qingmei
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Club career
During her ...
* Cebola
* Ellen Scheel
See also
* 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
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References
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1988 in Chinese women's sport
June 1988 sports events in Asia