1971 Women's World Cup

August 2023 1971 Women's World Cup 1971 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenil National Football Museum displays 21.jpg Programme and participation medal from the tournament Mexico 15 August – 5 September 6 (finalists) 2 2 DEN MEX ITA ARG 11 39 DEN Lis Lene Nielsen(5 goals) 1970 (unofficial) 1988 (invitational) 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.https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/coupe-du-monde-feminine-2019-a-l-heure-du-premier-mondial-des-bleues-en-1971-1559656752 Coupe du monde féminine 2019 : à l'heure du premier Mondial des Bleues en 1971 June 4, 2019 ici, par France Bleu et France 3 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.https://www.nytimes.com/1971/06/27/archives/soccer-goes-sexy-south-of-border-womens-world-cup-aimed-at-the-2.html SOCCER GOES SEXY SOUTH OF BORDER 27 June 1971 NYTimes.com It was held twenty years before the first official FIFA women's world cup.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/sports/womens-world-cup-france.html In Women's World Cup Origin Story, Fact and Fiction Blur Jeré Longman 25 June 2019 NYTimes.com The tournament featured six national teams from Latin America and Europe, including hosts Mexico which qualified automatically.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alicia-vargas-la-goleadora-hist%C3%B3rica/id1653995687?i=1000587351450 Encanchadas: Alicia Vargas, la goleadora histórica on Apple Podcasts Apple Podcasts Denmark were the tournament champions, defending its title by winning the final 3–0 against Mexico, in front of a 110,000 crowd. Background A women's football international match was played in Scotland in 1881.Gibbs Stuart The strange birth of women's football https://footballpink.net/2018-10-24-the-strange-birth-of-womens-football/ 22 June 2020 The Football Pink 24 October 2018 Later instances included games between British, French and Belgian teams in the 1920s, and a women's European Championship in 1957. During this time, women's football was often stifled or banned by male-dominated football federations in many countries. In Brazil, women's football was effectively illegal from 1941 until 1979.Costa Ana The history of women's football in Brazil https://www.sportanddev.org/en/article/news/history-womens-football-brazil sportanddev.org 22 June 2020 FIEFF organised a previous Women's World Cup in Italy in 1970, also won by Denmark.https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/04/womens-world-cup-unofficial-record-breaking Women's World Cup: from unofficial tournaments to record-breaking event 4 June 2015 10 December 2018 Anna Kessel The Guardian Qualifying The 1971 tournament featured five different qualifying groups, four in Europe and one in the Americas, where Argentina was the only team included in the initial draw.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mundo-women71.html Mundial (Women) 1971 RSSSF 10 December 2018 Italy qualified for the main tournament against England and Austria, but England was later given a place in the finals after all teams from one of the European groups (Spain, Switzerland and West Germany) withdrew from the tournament. Similarly, France qualified by defeating the Netherlands after the withdrawal of Czechoslovakia, and Denmark qualified by default after both Belgium and Sweden withdrew. The Americas round was not played and Argentina qualified by default, as neither potential opponents, Chile and Costa Rica, fulfilled the necessary requirements for the matches to be played. Some of the qualifiers and finals games were officially recognised – for example, the Italian Football Federation classes all of the 1971 Italy games as full internationals. The match between France and the Netherlands in April 1971 was the first FIFA-recognised women's international match: it was played in Hazebrouck in front of 1,500 spectators. However, players from both teams were unaware of the nature of the match; the French players did not know they had qualified for the tournament until their coach told them after the game,https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/first-ladies-pave-the-way-1414187 First ladies pave the way 8 April 2011 FIFA.com and the Dutch team thought they were playing a friendly match against Stade de Reims (which provided most of the French players) to prepare for the official match in May. A protest was filed by the Dutch organization in charge of the team, to no avail. Tournament thumb|Azteca Stadium in 1986 Tournament sponsors Martini & Rossi paid for each team's travel, accommodation, and kits.https://www.marca.com/primera-plana/2020/07/04/5ef9b88d46163f90a48b45ac.html 50 años del primer Mundial femenino: lo ganó Dinamarca... con camisetas del Milan 4 July 2020 Marca.com Goalposts were painted in pink hoops and stadium staff wore pink clothes, in order to try to appeal to women and families. Ticket prices ranged from 30 pesos (£1.15) to 80 pesos (£3). The tournament mascot was Xochitl, "a young girl in [a] football kit".Domeneghetti Roger The 1971 Women's World Cup: game changers? (2019) https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/1971-womens-football-soccer-world-cup-mexico-england-team/ History Extra BBC 22 June 2020 The opening match of the finals, Mexico–Argentina (15 August) had a reported attendance of 100,000 at the Azteca Stadium. An estimated 80,000 people attended the Mexico–England group game. The World Cup final, Mexico–Denmark, had an estimated attendance of 110,000,http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/entrada-de-opinion/colaboracion/mochilazo-en-el-tiempo/nacion/sociedad/2017/03/8/el-mundial-femenil El mundial femenil que México olvidó El Universal 8 March 2017 a world record for women's sport. This figure was reported both at the time and subsequently,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46149887 Mexico 1971: When women's football hit the big time 7 December 2018 10 December 2018 Bill Wilson BBC News and surviving footage supports the estimates. The football record at the Azteca Stadium was three years earlier, 119,853 at the men's Mexico–Brazil match in July 1968.http://telefenoticias.com.ar/es/news/deportes/20130412/monumental-gana-bombonera-como-estadio-mas-emblematico/17518.shtml El Monumental le gana a la Bombonera como estadio más emblemático | | Telefenoticias June 27, 2013 June 22, 2020 June 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130627161234/http://telefenoticias.com.ar/es/news/deportes/20130412/monumental-gana-bombonera-como-estadio-mas-emblematico/17518.shtml dead The hosts Mexico qualified for the final after defeating Italy in the semifinals. Two days before the final, the Mexican press noted the players for Mexico were unhappy they had not been receiving economic support for participating in the tournament. The Mexican team threatened to skip the final but gave up their two million peso demand and the game went forward as scheduled. Denmark won the tournament after beating Mexico 3–0 in the final, featuring a hat trick by 15-year-old Susanne Augustesen.https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/em-kvinder/tilbageblik-danske-kvinder-vandt-baade-em-og-vm-foer-dbu-anerkendte-dem Tilbageblik: Danske kvinder vandt både EM og VM, før DBU anerkendte dem som et landshold July 16, 2022 DR The victorious Danish team were treated to a celebratory reception at Copenhagen Town Hall upon their return from the tournament. However, due to the unofficial nature of the tournament, it is not recognised by the Danish Football Association.https://idraetshistorie.dk/temaer/fodboldhistorie/den-glemte-triumf/ Den glemte triumf - kvinderne, der gjorde Danmark til verdensmestre idraetshistorie.dk 6 August 2023 Squads 1971 Women's World Cup squads England's team included 13-year-old Leah Caleb, 14-year-old Gill Sayell, and 15-year-old Chris Lockwood; their captain was 19-year-old Carol Wilsonhttps://bbc.com/sport/extra/LNoYd7se8m/the-lost-lionesses The lost lionesses BBC Sport and they were accompanied by referee Pat Dunn as a chaperone and trainer.Dunn [née Thurston], Patricia Alice [Pat] (1933–1999), football referee https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-90000380715 2022-09-21 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2022 en 10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380715 978-0-19-861412-8 Williams Jean 15-year-old Susanne Augustesen scored a hat-trick for Denmark as they beat Mexico 3–0 in the final. Augustesen was honoured by the mayor of her hometown, Holbæk.https://www.bt.dk/sport/verdensmester-som-15-aarig Verdensmester som 15-årig 10 September 2007 10 December 2018 da Nikoline Vestergaard BT 12 members of England's 14-woman squad reunited in June 2019 for the first time since the tournament.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48771268 Women's World Cup: 1971 'lost lionesses' squad tracked down after 48 years BBC Sport 26 June 2019 Group stage Group 1 Pos Position Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points1MEX22007142ARG21015423ENG2002180 15 August 1971 MEX 3–1 http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12985&p=8#page/9/mode/1up ARG Rubio 21 54 Hernández 30 Cardoso 34 Azteca Stadium, Mexico City 100,000Sandovol George Calcio girls: Un Messico travolgente nell'esordio dei mondiali http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12985&p=8#page/9/mode/1up 22 June 2020 Corriere dello Sport 1971 - 52 - Fascicolo: 193 17 August 1971 Cosentina (Italy) 21 August 1971 ARG 4–1 http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12990&p=8#page/4/mode/1up ENG Elba Selva 7 31 34 pen. 71 Burton 13 Mexico City Cosentina (Italy) 22 August 1971 MEX 4–0 ENG Aguilar 12 43Huerta 23Zaragoza 49 Mexico City Group 2 Pos Position Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points1DEN21104132ITA21102133FRA2002040 18 August 1971 DEN 3–0 http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12988&p=8#page/8/mode/1up FRA Augustesen 7 L. Nielsen 32 67 Guadalajara 25,000 Salazar (Mexico) 21 August 1971 FRA 0–1 http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12990&p=8#page/4/mode/1up ITA Schiavo 23 Guadalajara Caves (England) 22 August 1971 DEN 1–1 http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12991&p=8#page/7/mode/1up ITA H. Hansen 10 Avon 43 Guadalajara Minarich (Switzerland) Knockout stage Bracket yes 28 August — Mexico City DEN 5 ARG 0 29 August — Mexico City MEX 2 ITA 1 5 September — Mexico City DEN 3 MEX 0 4 September — Guadalajara ITA 4 ARG 0 Semi-finals 28 August 1971 DEN 5–0 http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12996&p=5#page/6/mode/1up ARG L. Nielsen 34 50 68H. Hansen 53Frederiksen 64 Mexico City 29 August 1971 MEX 2–1 http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12996&p=5#page/6/mode/1up ITA Hernández 7 pen. 24 pen. Carmen Varone 6https://www.lfootball.it/2022/04/in-messico-nel-71-oltre-100-mila-persone-per-il-calcio-femminile-e-cera-anche-litalia In Messico nel 1971 oltre 100 mila persone per il calcio femminile e c'era anche l'Italia Martina Pozzoli 5 April 2022 L Football Mexico City 80,000 / 90,00080,000 (RSSSF); 90,000, "novantamila" (Corriere dello Sport) Frère (France) Fifth place play-off A match for fifth place was played between the two teams which did not advance to the semifinals. 28 August 1971 ENG 2–3 FRA Janice Barton 10 16 Armelle Binard 12Jocelyne Henry 22Ghislaine Royer 32 Guadalajara Third place play-off 4 September 1971 ITA 4–0 http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=13002&p=8#page/4/mode/1up ARG Elisabetta Vignotto 4 32 67Elena Schiavo 63 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Salazar (Mexico) Final 5 September 1971 DEN 3–0 http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=13002&p=3#page/3/mode/1up MEX Susanne Augustesen 26 52 62 Azteca Stadium, Mexico City 110,000 Aldani Giorgio Calcio girls: Danimarca mondiale / Vignotto (3 gol) grande riscatto http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=13002&p=3#page/3/mode/1up 22 June 2020 Corriere dello Sport 1971 - 52 - Fascicolo: 210 6 September 1971 / 112,500 Da Danmark blev verdensmestre i fodbold https://www.dr.dk/drtv/program/da-danmark-blev-verdensmestre-i-fodbold_170333 DR (broadcaster) 22 June 2020 Minarich (Switzerland) Later tournaments The tournament was later followed by the series of Mundialito tournaments throughout the 1980s, mostly held in Italy, and FIFA's Women's Invitation Tournament in China in 1988 before the first FIFA Women's World Cup in China in 1991. Aftermath As of 2023, several documentaries were released about the 1971 event: In Mexico, Tan cerca de las nubes, directed by Manuel Cañibe, on that country's squad that participated in the 1970 cup in Italy, as well as the 1971 one.https://www.imcine.gob.mx/Pagina/Noticia/tan-cerca-de-las-nubes-de-manuel-canibe--las-futbolistas-que-olvido-el-estadio-/ 'Tan cerca de las nubes' de Manuel Cañibe: las futbolistas que olvidó el estadio IMCINE In Argentina, México 71, directed by Carolina Gil Solari and Carolina M. Fernández, on the Argentine squad's experiences during the cup.http://www.funcinema.com.ar/2023/12/mexico-71/ México 71: La victimización antes que la narración Rodrigo Seijas 19 December 2023 Funcinema In the UK, Copa 71 (2023), directed by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine.https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/02/19/serena-venus-williams-produce-film-1971-womens-soccer-world-cup Serena, Venus Williams to Produce Film on Groundbreaking 1971 Women's World Cup Madison Williams 19 February 2023 Sports Illustratedhttps://variety.com/2023/film/global/womens-world-cup-football-1971-mexico-documentary-1235680834/ A Pioneering Women's World Cup Was Erased From History. Fifty Years Later, a TIFF Documentary Is Making It Right (EXCLUSIVE) Manori Ravindran 26 July 2023https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68422607/ Copa 71: Film shows record-breaking women's World Cup Ian Youngs 4 March 2024 References Bibliography Barboni Luca Cecchi Gabriele 1999 Annuario del calcio femminile 1999-2000 Mariposa Editrice S.r.l. Fornacette (Pisa, Italy) 230–231 it Barboni-Cecchi External links Q126416121 tt29926702 Tan cerca de las nubes HHi85KI5gRA México 71 - Tráiler Q123334897 tt18163414 Copa 71 Women's World Cup Category:1971–72 in Mexican football World Cup 1971 Category:Women's international association football invitational tournaments Category:August 1971 sports events in North America Category:September 1971 sports events in North America