1971 Women's World Cup

1971 Women's World Cup
1971 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenil
Azteca Stadium in 1986
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates15 August – 5 September
Teams6 (finalists)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Denmark
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Italy
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored39 (3.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)Denmark Lis Lene Nielsen
(5 goals)

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.[3]

The tournament featured six national teams from Latin America and Europe, including hosts Mexico which qualified automatically.[4] Denmark were the tournament champions, defending its title by winning the final 3–0 against Mexico, in front of a 110,000 crowd.[5][6][7][8]

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  3. ^ Longman, Jeré (25 June 2019). "In Women's World Cup Origin Story, Fact and Fiction Blur" – via NYTimes.com.
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