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Women's Soccer World Cup China 1991

• The first Women's World Cup tournament was held in 1991, 61 years after the Men's.

• The event was the idea of a FIFA official during the 1986 Men's World Cup in Mexico.

• There were 12 participating countries.

• USA holds the record for the most goals in a single Women's World Cup when they scored 25 in 1991 (China).

• The largest margin of victory in a Women's World Cup match happened twice. Sweden beat Japan 8-0 (1991 in China), and Norway over Nigeria 8-0 (1995 in Sweden).

Related Pages

• List of Women's World Cup host countries
• See Map of China