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The history of the Women’s World Cup final – 1991: America victorious but was it officially a World Cup?

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This is the first in a new series looking at historic Women’s World Cup finals ahead of the 2027 tournament, which will be hosted in Brazil. There have only been nine Women’s World Cup finals. And this first one was not, at the time, even recognised as a World Cup… Background While unofficial World Cups for female players were held in the 1970s, this was the first global tournament recognised by FIFA. However, this is only considered the first Women’s World Cup retrospectively. Amid uncertainty

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