# 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 24 November with the quarter-finals and ended on 30 November 1991 with the final match, held at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou. 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 single-elimination style tournament.
All times listed are local, CST (UTC+8).

## Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 80 minutes of normal playing time, 20 minutes of extra time was played (two periods of 10 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out 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 24 November 1991. The specific match-ups and schedule depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:
| Third-placed teams qualify from groups | Third-placed teams qualify from groups | Third-placed teams qualify from groups | Match 19 Tianhe 19:45 | Match 20 Jiangmen 19:45 | Match 21 Zhongshan 15:30 | Match 22 Foshan 19:45 |
| A | B | | 1A v 3B | 2A v 1C | 3A v 1B | 2B v 2C |
| A | | C | 1A v 2B | 2A v 2C | 3A v 1C | 1B v 3C |
| | B | C | 1A v 3B | 2A v 1C | 1B v 3C | 2B v 2C |

## 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.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams (Best two qualify) |
| A | China | Norway | Denmark |
| B | United States | Sweden | — |
| C | Germany | Italy | Chinese Taipei |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 24 November – Guangzhou (Tianhe) | 24 November – Guangzhou (Tianhe) | | | |
| China | 0 | | | |
| China | 0 | 27 November – Guangzhou (Ying Tung) | 27 November – Guangzhou (Ying Tung) | | |
| Sweden | 1 | 27 November – Guangzhou (Ying Tung) | 27 November – Guangzhou (Ying Tung) | |
| Sweden | 1 | Sweden | 1 | |
| 24 November – Jiangmen | 24 November – Jiangmen | | Sweden | 1 | |
| 24 November – Jiangmen | 24 November – Jiangmen | Norway | 4 | |
| Norway (a.e.t.) | 3 | Norway | 4 | |
| Norway (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | 30 November – Guangzhou (Tianhe) | 30 November – Guangzhou (Tianhe) |
| Italy | 2 | | | | 30 November – Guangzhou (Tianhe) | 30 November – Guangzhou (Tianhe) |
| Italy | 2 | | | | Norway | 1 |
| 24 November – Zhongshan | 24 November – Zhongshan | | | | | Norway | 1 |
| 24 November – Zhongshan | 24 November – Zhongshan | | | | United States | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | | | | United States | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | 27 November – Guangzhou (Provincial) | 27 November – Guangzhou (Provincial) | | | |
| Germany (a.e.t.) | 2 | 27 November – Guangzhou (Provincial) | 27 November – Guangzhou (Provincial) | | | |
| Germany (a.e.t.) | 2 | Germany | 2 | | | |
| 24 November – Foshan | 24 November – Foshan | | Germany | 2 | | | |
| 24 November – Foshan | 24 November – Foshan | United States | 5 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| United States | 7 | United States | 5 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| United States | 7 | | | | 29 November – Guangzhou (Provincial) | 29 November – Guangzhou (Provincial) |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | 29 November – Guangzhou (Provincial) | 29 November – Guangzhou (Provincial) |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | Sweden | 4 |
| | | | | | Germany | 0 |

## Quarter-finals
### Denmark vs Germany

| GK | 1 | Helle Bjerregaard |
| DF | 2 | Karina Sefron | 17' |
| DF | 4 | Bonny Madsen |
| DF | 6 | Mette Nielsen |
| MF | 7 | Susan Mackensie |
| MF | 8 | Lisbet Kolding |
| MF | 12 | Irene Stelling |
| FW | 9 | Annie Gam-Pedersen | 70' |
| FW | 10 | Helle Jensen | | 73' |
| FW | 11 | Hanne Nissen | | 47' |
| FW | 13 | Annette Thychosen |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Janne Rasmussen | | 47' |
| MF | 17 | Lotte Bagge | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Keld Gantzhorn ||
| GK | 1 | Marion Isbert |
| DF | 3 | Birgitt Austermühl | 37' |
| DF | 5 | Doris Fitschen |
| DF | 6 | Frauke Kuhlmann |
| MF | 7 | Martina Voss |
| MF | 8 | Bettina Wiegmann |
| MF | 13 | Roswitha Bindl | | 89' |
| MF | 14 | Petra Damm |
| MF | 15 | Christine Paul |
| FW | 9 | Heidi Mohr |
| FW | 16 | Gudrun Gottschlich | | 51' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Britta Unsleber | | 51' |
| MF | 11 | Beate Wendt | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Gero Bisanz ||

### China PR vs Sweden

| GK | 1 | Zhong Honglian |
| DF | 3 | Ma Li | 66' |
| DF | 5 | Zhou Yang |
| DF | 12 | Wen Lirong |
| MF | 4 | Li Xiufu |
| MF | 8 | Zhou Hua |
| MF | 9 | Sun Wen |
| MF | 10 | Liu Ailing |
| FW | 7 | Wu Weiying | | 75' |
| FW | 11 | Sun Qingmei |
| FW | 14 | Zhang Yan | | 45' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Wei Haiying | | 45' |
| FW | 13 | Niu Lijie | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Shang Ruihua ||
| GK | 1 | Elisabeth Leidinge |
| DF | 2 | Malin Lundgren | 39' |
| DF | 3 | Anette Hansson |
| DF | 5 | Eva Zeikfalvy |
| MF | 7 | Pia Sundhage |
| MF | 16 | Ingrid Johansson | | 65' |
| MF | 17 | Marie Karlsson |
| FW | 9 | Helen Johansson | 57' |
| FW | 10 | Lena Videkull |
| FW | 11 | Anneli Andelén | 58' |
| FW | 15 | Helen Nilsson | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Marie Ewrelius | | 65' |
| MF | 8 | Susanne Hedberg | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Gunilla Paijkull ||

### Norway vs Italy

| GK | 1 | Reidun Seth |
| DF | 5 | Gunn Nyborg |
| DF | 8 | Heidi Støre |
| DF | 16 | Tina Svensson |
| MF | 2 | Cathrine Zaborowski |
| MF | 6 | Agnete Carlsen |
| MF | 7 | Tone Haugen |
| MF | 14 | Margunn Humlestøl | | 79' |
| FW | 9 | Hege Riise | 97' |
| FW | 11 | Birthe Hegstad |
| FW | 17 | Ellen Scheel Aalbu |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Anette Igland | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Even Pellerud ||
| GK | 1 | Stefania Antonini |
| DF | 3 | Marina Cordenons | 20' |
| DF | 5 | Raffaella Salmaso | | 36' |
| DF | 13 | Emma Iozzelli |
| DF | 14 | Elisabetta Bavagnoli |
| MF | 4 | Maria Mariotti | | 68' |
| MF | 8 | Federica D'Astolfo |
| MF | 10 | Feriana Ferraguzzi |
| MF | 11 | Adele Marsiletti |
| FW | 7 | Silvia Fiorini |
| FW | 9 | Carolina Morace |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Paola Bonato | | 36' |
| FW | 18 | Rita Guarino | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Sergio Guenza ||

### United States vs Chinese Taipei

| GK | 1 | Mary Harvey |
| DF | 4 | Carla Werden | 57' |
| DF | 8 | Linda Hamilton |
| DF | 14 | Joy Biefeld |
| MF | 3 | Shannon Higgins |
| MF | 9 | Mia Hamm |
| MF | 11 | Julie Foudy |
| MF | 13 | Kristine Lilly |
| FW | 2 | April Heinrichs | 41' |
| FW | 10 | Michelle Akers-Stahl |
| FW | 12 | Carin Jennings |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 16 | Debbie Belkin | 41' |
| DF | 5 | Lori Henry | 57' |
| Manager: ||
| Anson Dorrance ||
| GK | 1 | Hong Li-chyn |
| DF | 3 | Chen Shwu-ju | 23' |
| DF | 4 | Lo Chu-yin |
| DF | 11 | Hsu Chia-cheng |
| DF | 12 | Lan Lan-fen |
| DF | 15 | Wu Min-hsun |
| MF | 6 | Chou Tai-ying |
| MF | 8 | Shieh Su-jean |
| MF | 9 | Wu Su-ching | | 74' |
| MF | 16 | Chen Shu-chin |
| FW | 7 | Lin Mei-chun |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 2 | Liu Hsiu-mei | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Chong Tsu-pin ||

## Semi-finals
### Sweden vs Norway

| GK | 1 | Elisabeth Leidinge |
| DF | 2 | Malin Lundgren |
| DF | 3 | Anette Hansson | 51' |
| DF | 5 | Eva Zeikfalvy |
| DF | 13 | Marie Ewrelius |
| MF | 7 | Pia Sundhage |
| MF | 8 | Susanne Hedberg | 63' |
| MF | 16 | Ingrid Johansson |
| MF | 17 | Marie Karlsson |
| FW | 10 | Lena Videkull |
| FW | 11 | Anneli Andelén |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Helen Nilsson | 51' |
| MF | 6 | Malin Swedberg | 63' |
| Manager: ||
| Gunilla Paijkull ||
| GK | 1 | Reidun Seth |
| DF | 5 | Gunn Nyborg |
| DF | 8 | Heidi Støre |
| DF | 16 | Tina Svensson | 61' |
| MF | 2 | Cathrine Zaborowski |
| MF | 4 | Gro Espeseth |
| MF | 6 | Agnete Carlsen |
| MF | 7 | Tone Haugen |
| FW | 9 | Hege Riise |
| FW | 10 | Linda Medalen |
| FW | 11 | Birthe Hegstad |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Anette Igland | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Even Pellerud ||

### Germany vs United States

| GK | 1 | Marion Isbert |
| DF | 3 | Birgitt Austermühl | | 60' |
| DF | 4 | Jutta Nardenbach |
| DF | 5 | Doris Fitschen | 59' |
| DF | 6 | Frauke Kuhlmann |
| MF | 7 | Martina Voss |
| MF | 8 | Bettina Wiegmann |
| MF | 13 | Roswitha Bindl |
| MF | 15 | Christine Paul |
| FW | 9 | Heidi Mohr |
| FW | 16 | Gudrun Gottschlich | | 50' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Beate Wendt | | 50' |
| DF | 2 | Britta Unsleber | | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Gero Bisanz ||
| GK | 1 | Mary Harvey |
| DF | 4 | Carla Werden |
| DF | 8 | Linda Hamilton |
| DF | 14 | Joy Biefeld |
| MF | 3 | Shannon Higgins |
| MF | 9 | Mia Hamm |
| MF | 11 | Julie Foudy |
| MF | 13 | Kristine Lilly |
| FW | 2 | April Heinrichs |
| FW | 10 | Michelle Akers-Stahl | 67' |
| FW | 12 | Carin Jennings |
| Manager: ||
| Anson Dorrance ||

## Third place play-off

| GK | 1 | Elisabeth Leidinge |
| DF | 2 | Malin Lundgren |
| DF | 5 | Eva Zeikfalvy |
| DF | 13 | Marie Ewrelius |
| MF | 6 | Malin Swedberg |
| MF | 7 | Pia Sundhage |
| MF | 17 | Marie Karlsson |
| FW | 9 | Helen Johansson |
| FW | 10 | Lena Videkull |
| FW | 11 | Anneli Andelén | 60' |
| FW | 15 | Helen Nilsson | 53' |
| Manager: ||
| Gunilla Paijkull ||
| GK | 1 | Marion Isbert | 60' |
| DF | 2 | Britta Unsleber |
| DF | 4 | Jutta Nardenbach |
| DF | 5 | Doris Fitschen |
| MF | 7 | Martina Voss |
| MF | 8 | Bettina Wiegmann |
| MF | 11 | Beate Wendt |
| MF | 13 | Roswitha Bindl | 38' |
| MF | 14 | Petra Damm |
| FW | 9 | Heidi Mohr |
| FW | 16 | Gudrun Gottschlich |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Michaela Kubat | 38' |
| GK | 12 | Elke Walther | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Gero Bisanz ||

## Final

| Norway | United States |
| GK | 1 | Reidun Seth |
| SW | 8 | Heidi Støre (c) |
| CB | 16 | Tina Svensson |
| CB | 4 | Gro Espeseth |
| CB | 5 | Gunn Nyborg |
| DM | 2 | Cathrine Zaborowski | 79' |
| CM | 7 | Tone Haugen |
| CM | 6 | Agnete Carlsen |
| RW | 9 | Hege Riise |
| CF | 10 | Linda Medalen |
| LW | 11 | Birthe Hegstad |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Liv Strædet | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Even Pellerud ||
| GK | 1 | Mary Harvey |
| SW | 4 | Carla Werden |
| CB | 9 | Mia Hamm |
| CB | 14 | Joy Biefeld |
| CB | 8 | Linda Hamilton |
| DM | 11 | Julie Foudy |
| CM | 3 | Shannon Higgins |
| CM | 13 | Kristine Lilly |
| RW | 2 | April Heinrichs (c) |
| CF | 10 | Michelle Akers-Stahl | 54' |
| LW | 12 | Carin Jennings |
| Manager: ||
| Anson Dorrance ||
* Assistant referees:
* Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
* Gertrud Regus (Germany)