1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament
The 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, or International Women's Football Tournament, was organised by FIFA 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).[1] The competition was a success and on 30 June FIFA approved the establishment of an official World Cup for 1991, which would also be held in China.[2]
 Official poster | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | China |
| Dates | 1–12 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Norway |
| Runners-up |  Sweden |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 81 (3.12 per match) |
Twelve national teams took part in the competition – four from UEFA, three from AFC, two from CONCACAF and one from CONMEBOL, CAF and OFC. European champion Norway defeated Sweden 1–0 in the final to win the tournament, while Brazil clinched the bronze by beating the hosts in a penalty shootout. Australia,[3] Canada, the Netherlands and the United States also reached the final stages.[4]
Venues
editTeams
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Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| China (H) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
 Canada |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
- (H): Hosts
The matches of China were held in Guangzhou. The rest of the matches of this group were held in Foshan.
Group B
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Group C
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Sweden |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
 United States |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
 Czechoslovakia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Japan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
All matches held in Panyu.
| Sweden | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia |
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SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
| Sweden | 1–1 | United States |
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SvFF Report (in Swedish) | |
| Sweden | 3–0 |  Japan |
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SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Ranking of third-placed teams
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 June — Panyu | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
| China | 7 | |||||||||
| 12 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 June — Foshan | ||||||||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 June — Panyu | ||||||||||
| Norway | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| China | 0 (3) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
editSemi-finals
edit| Sweden | 2–1 | China |
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| Johansson Gustafsson |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Niu Lijie 10' |
Third place play-off
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Final
edit| Sweden | 0–1 | Norway |
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| Norway Report Sweden Report SvFF Report |
Medalen 58' |
35,000 (according to Sweden)
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All-Star Team
editThe all star team was voted by the Chinese press.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Raising Their Game: Passing the test. Shared by FIFA through its YouTube channel.
- ↑ FIFA pone K.O. a México El Mundo Deportivo, 01/07/88
- ↑ Crawford, Fiona (27 May 2023). "Lobbying, lamingtons and the long road to 88: early Matildas on the trial Women's World Cup". Retrieved 10 March 2025 – via The Guardian.
- 1 2 Results in RSSSF.com