1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament
International football competition
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The 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, or International Women's Football Tournament, was organised by FIFA in China from 1 to 12 June 1988. The competition was a test to study if a global women's World Cup was feasible following the experience of non-FIFA invitational competitions such as the Mundialito (1981–88) and the Women's World Invitational Tournament (1978–87).[1] The competition was a success and on 30 June FIFA approved the establishment of an official World Cup for 1991, which would also be held in China.[2]
Twelve national teams took part in the competition – four from UEFA, three from AFC, two from CONCACAF and one from CONMEBOL, CAF and OFC. European champion Norway defeated Sweden 1–0 in the final to win the tournament, while Brazil clinched the bronze by beating the hosts in a penalty shootout. Australia,[3] Canada, the Netherlands and the United States also reached the final stages.[4]
Venues
Teams
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China (H) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
 Canada |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
- (H): Hosts
The matches of China were held in Guangzhou. The rest of the matches of this group were held in Foshan.
Group B
All matches held in Jiangmen.
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
 United States |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
 Czechoslovakia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Japan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
All matches held in Panyu.
| Sweden | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia |
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SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
| Sweden | 1–1 | United States |
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SvFF Report (in Swedish) | |
| Sweden | 3–0 |  Japan |
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SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 June — Panyu | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
| China | 7 | |||||||||
| 12 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 June — Foshan | ||||||||||
 Norway | 1 | |||||||||
 Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 June — Panyu | ||||||||||
| Norway | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 June — Guangzhou | ||||||||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| China | 0 (3) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Sweden | 1–0 | Canada |
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| Sundhage |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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| Cebola Sissi |
Report | De Bakker |
Semi-finals
| Sweden | 2–1 | China |
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| Johansson Gustafsson |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Niu Lijie 10' |
Third place play-off
Final
35,000 (according to Sweden)
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All-Star Team
The all star team was voted by the Chinese press.[4]