1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup ran from November 16 to November 30, 1991, hosted by China PR. It was the first edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The winners of the first ever Women's World Cup were the United States, defeating Norway in the final, 2-1.

Teams qualified
Teams that failed to qualify include Canada, North Korea, and Australia. As of 2015, this would be the last time that Chinese Taipei qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup finals. This would also be the only time that neither Canada or Australia qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup finals.

It was also New Zealand's last until 2007, when it also took place in China.

The following twelve teams qualified for this final: