1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

The inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup, held in China in 1991 and won by the United States after defeating Norway in the final.

United States women's national soccer team: The national team representing the United States in women's association football. It won the inaugural tournament, led by captain April Heinrichs and top scorer Michelle Akers.
FIFA Women's World Cup: The international association football championship contested by senior women's national teams under FIFA. The 1991 competition was its first edition.
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup: The second edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Sweden in 1995. Its staging showed that the inaugural event would become a recurring championship.
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification: The regional competitions that selected teams for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Qualification determined the twelve national teams that traveled to China.
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup format: The rules and competition structure used in the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Its twelve-team field and shorter matches distinguish the first edition from later formats.
Norway women's national football team: The national team representing Norway in women's association football. Norway reached the final and lost 2–1 to the United States.
FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament: A 1988 international women's football tournament organized by FIFA in China. Its success helped FIFA assess the case for an official world championship.
Women's football at the 1996 Summer Olympics: The first women's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, held in Atlanta in 1996. The World Cup's establishment preceded women's football's Olympic debut by five years.
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup squads: The player rosters of the twelve teams at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. The tournament's teams were built from these national-team selections.
1991 FIFA Women's World Championship: The official name used for the inaugural FIFA women's world championship in 1991. FIFA called the event a world championship rather than a Women's World Cup.

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Mia HammBroader topic: Hamm won her first world title as a teenager on the United States squad.