1971 Women's World Cup
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The 1971 Women's World Cup (Spanish: 1971 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenil) was an association football tournament for women's national teams organised by the Federation of Independent European Female Football (FIEFF) in Mexico in August–September 1971.[1] Held in Mexico City and Guadalajara, it is the second known tournament to be named as a women's football World Cup after the 1970 edition in Italy and the first time in the same place after the men's 1970 FIFA World Cup tournament in the previous year.[2] It was held twenty years before the first official FIFA women's world cup.
1971 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenil | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Mexico |
Dates | 15 August – 5 September |
Teams | 6 (finalists) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Denmark |
Runners-up | Mexico |
Third place | Italy |
Fourth place | Argentina |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 39 (3.55 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Lis Lene Nielsen (5 goals) |
The tournament featured six national teams from Latin America and Europe, including hosts Mexico which qualified automatically.[3] Denmark were the tournament champions, defending its title by winning the final 3–0 against Mexico, in front of a 110,000 crowd.[4][5][6][7]