The 1991 World Cup took place in the Chinese province of Guangdong and the United States beat Norway 2-1 in the final in front of 63,000 spectators. But King believes at that point, FIFA was far from convinced about having a Women's World Cup. The first World Cup was officially called the "FIFA Women's World Championship for the M&M's Cup". Takakura, who now coaches Shanghai in the top-tier women's league in China, said that back then "no one wanted to put on a Women's World Cup". "A few years before 1991, a Norwegian woman asked during a FIFA congress why there was a men's World Cup but not a women's World Cup," she said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 17, 2023 08:45 UTC