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was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 13 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 18 June 1995 with the final match, held at the

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. A total of eight teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a

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style tournament. All times listed are local,

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Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time,

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was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a

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to determine the winner. The quarter-final match-ups depended on the two third-placed teams which qualified. FIFA set out the following schedule for the semi-finals: * Match 23: Winner Match 19 v Winner Match 20 * Match 24: Winner Match 21 v Winner Match 22 The third place play-off match-up was: * Match 25: Loser Match 23 v Loser Match 24 The final match-up was: * Match 26: Winner Match 23 v Winner Match 24

Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, all matches were played on 13 June 1995. The specific match-ups and schedule depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Japan vs United States

Norway vs Denmark

Germany vs England

Sweden vs China PR

Semi-finals

United States vs Norway

Germany vs China PR

Third place play-off

Final

References

External links

FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995
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