1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

==Participating teams and officials==

Qualification The 1991 Women's World Cup had twelve participating teams compete in the final tournament. Each of the six FIFA confederations had at least one representative. ==Squads==

For a list of the squads that contended for the final tournament, see ''1991 FIFA Women's World Cup squads''. ==Match officials==

For the first time in FIFA competition, six female officials were included. All functioned as lineswomen, except for Cláudia Vasconcelos who took charge of the third place play-off; becoming the first woman to referee a match sanctioned by FIFA. ==Tournament review==

FIFA's technical report demonstrates that, after the tournament, players and officials were undecided whether to persist with 80-minute matches, or to change to 90 minutes in line with men's football. Opinion was also divided about the suitability of using a size five football. Some teams reported difficulty in sourcing good quality equipment in the correct size. The tournament was considered a major success in the quality of play and attendances at the games. FIFA president João Havelange wrote that: The perceived success of the tournament was a significant factor in the subsequent inclusion of women's football in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Sue Lopez reported that although attendances were very high, many tickets were complimentary. The "novelty factor" of women from foreign lands playing football also encouraged local people to attend. ==Draw==

The draw for the group stage was held on 14 September 1991 at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China. The draw was part of a televised two-hour live show, featuring songs in both Chinese and English from the female singers Zhang Qiang (Beijing), Lin Ping (Guangzhou), Jenny Tseng (Hong Kong) and (Taiwan). ==Group stage==

Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Ranking of third-placed teams ==Knockout stage==

Bracket Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final ==Awards==

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: ==Statistics==

Goalscorers Assists Tournament ranking ==See also==