1970 Women's World Cup

1970 Women's World Cup Martini & Rossi Cup Italy 6–15 July 7 7 7 DEN ITA MEX ENG 8 37 DEN Kirsten EversMEX Alicia Vargas(5 goals each) 1971 (unofficial) The 1970 Women's World Cup (Italian: Coppa del Mondo; sponsored name Martini & Rossi Cup) was an association football tournament organised by the Federation of Independent European Female Football (FIEFF) in Italy in July 1970.Pieper Lindsay The Beleaguered History of the Women's World Cup (2 Jul 2015) https://ussporthistory.com/2015/07/02/the-beleaguered-history-of-the-womens-world-cup/ US Sport History 2 July 2015 14 April 2020 It featured women's teams from seven countries and is the first known tournament to be named as a women's football World Cup. Matches were played in Genoa, Bologna, Milan, Bari, Salerno, Naples, and the third-place playoff and final were both in Turin. The tournament was won by Denmark, represented by Boldklubben Femina. The tournament Eight teams were scheduled to appear in the tournament. The first list of participants, published in February 1970, consisted of Argentina, Denmark, France, Italy, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, England, and the Soviet Union. This was changed in a later revision, with West Germany, Mexico, Austria and Switzerland replacing Argentina, France, Brazil and the Soviet Union in May 1970.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mondo-women70.html Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970 RSSSF 10 December 2018 Czechoslovakia would have been the only country from Europe's Eastern Bloc to compete, but the team withdrew because of visa issues. The crowds for the tournament were "30,000-strong".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 Denmark won the tournament after beating Italy 2–0 in the final. Teams were divided into the "northern" group (in Genoa, Bologna and Milan), and "southern" (Bari, Salerno, Naples) with the top teams meeting in the final. The tournament did not involve FIFA, which had held the first men's World Cup in 1930 but did not hold any women's event until 1988. The host country's matches are considered official by the Italian Football Federation. The Italian women's league had been established in 1968.Seneghini Federica Noi, calciatrici, vi raccontiamo com'è scendere in campo nel Paese degli azzurri http://reportage.corriere.it/inchieste/2014/noi-calciatrici-vi-raccontiamo-come-scendere-in-campo-nel-paese-degli-azzurri/ Corriere Della Sera 14 April 2020 Mexico, a losing semi-finalist 2–1 to Italy, were described as the "revelation" of the tournament.July 1970 the first women's World Cup https://lalazioalfemminile.blogspot.com/2017/06/luglio-1970-la-prima-coppa-del-mondo-al.html La Lazio al femminile 14 April 2020 Bracket {{Round8|3rdplace=yes |widescore=yes | 6 July — Genoa | ENG | 5 | FRG |1 | 9 July — Bologna | DEN | 6 | FRG | 1 | 6 July — Bari | MEX | 9 | AUT | 0 | 9 July — Salerno | ITA | 2 | SWI | 1 | 10 July — Milan | ENG| 0 | DEN | 2| 11 July — Naples | MEX | 1 | ITA | 2| 15 July — Turin | DEN | 2 | ITA | 0 | 13 July — Turin | MEX | 3' | ENG | 2 }} Quarter-finals 6 July 1970 ENG Briggs 1 9 Stockley 25 pen. Cross 36 Dolling 61 5-1 FRG Schmitz 49 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa 6 July 1970 MEX 9–0 Rubio 1 31 Vargas 4 18 47 57 Huerta 8 Hernández 49 61 AUT Stadio della Vittoria, BariCzechoslovakia withdrew due to visa issues, and so West Germany were given a second chance instead. 9 July 1970 DEN 6–1 FRG Evers 8 35 69 Christensen 9 19 E. Hansen 24 Arzdorf 15 Stadio Comunale, Bologna 9 July 1970 ITA 2–1 SWI Mella 15 Avon 68 Ripamonti 40 Stadio Donato Vestuti, Salerno Santopietro (Italy) Semi-finals 10 July 1970 DEN 2–0 ENG Evers 46 70 San Siro, Milan Lojacono (Italy) 11 July 1970 ITA 2–1 MEX Schiavo 5 40 Mondo 48 o.g. Stadio San Paolo, Naples Third place play-off 13 July 1970 MEX 3–2 ENG Vargas 3 Hernández 9 Tovar 15 Davies 24 Stockey 55 pen. 3000 Sicco (Italy) Stadio Comunale, Turin Final 15 July 1970 DEN 2–0 ITA E. Hansen 18 Ševčíková 68 Stadio Comunale, Turin 40,000 Cosentina (Italy) Memorials Tournament memorabilia was collected at an exhibition in Pessione di Chieri (Turin) from June to August 2019.Santoro Gisella Martini celebrates the first women's football World Cup in 1970 https://www.golditacco.it/martini-celebra-la-prima-coppa-del-mondo-di-calcio-femminile-del-1970/ 14 April 2020 golditacco.it 26 June 2019 Later tournaments The tournament was followed by the 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico, and the series of five Mundialito tournaments from 1981 to 1988 in Japan and Italy, before the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament and 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, both in China.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 See alsoTan cerca de las nubes'' ('So close to the clouds) is a 2023 documentary in Spanish about the Mexican squad that participated in the 1970 cup, 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 IMCINEhttps://moreliafilmfest.com/en/womens-soccer-tan-cerca-de-las-nubes-copa-71 Women's Soccer: TAN CERCA DE LAS NUBES, COPA 71 | Morelia Film Festival July 11, 2024 moreliafilmfest.com References Bibliography Barboni Luca Cecchi Gabriele 1999 Annuario del calcio femminile 1999-2000 Mariposa Editrice S.r.l. Fornacette (Pisa, Italy) 230–231 Italian Barboni-Cecchi World Cup Category:1970–71 in Italian football 1970 Category:Women's international association football invitational tournaments Category:July 1970 sports events in Europe