FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 (champions - Norway)
Norway won the second Women's World Cup, beating Germany 2-0 at the Rasunda Stadium in Solna on 18 June 1995 through Hege Riise and Marianne Pettersen, after knocking out holders USA in the semi-finals. The 12-team tournament doubled as qualification for the first women's Olympic football tournament.
Why this wins its question: Norway's title is the one most often dropped from potted Women's World Cup histories that jump 1991 to 1999. Both scorers and the Olympic qualification stake are bound to FIFA's own pages.
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Norway beat Germany 2-0 in the 1995 Women's World Cup final at the Rasunda Stadium in Solna on Sunday 18 June 1995, with goals from Hege Riise and Marianne Pettersen, having eliminated holders USA in the semi-finals. It remains Norway's only world title.
The 12 teams at Sweden 1995 were competing for a double prize: the world title and qualification for the first Women's Olympic Football Tournament, held at Atlanta 1996.