Memorable moment: Riise fires Norway to glory

As a universe of football depends down to a exhibit of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ official button and aphorism – in Paris on 19 Sep – we are counting down a 10 Most Memorable Moments in FIFA Women’s World Cup history.

The background
The Final of a FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweden 1995™ was an all-European affair. After losing to USA in a Final 4 years earlier, Norway were concerned to scale a heights on this occasion. Facing them was an equally desirous Germany side featuring a likes of Bettina Wiegmann, Heidi Mohr, Silvia Neid and Birgit Prinz. The Scandinavians were but their captain Heidi Store, who was suspended, nonetheless Hege Riise done them forget about that when she took possession of a round in a center of a German half 8 mins before a interval.

Why so special?
After nutmegging a initial defender to tighten her down and skipping past a second, a midfielder twisted a right-footed shot into a bottom dilemma to set a Norwegians on a approach to their initial and, as yet, usually universe title. Riise’s high strike also helped her secure a adidas Golden Ball, as a tournament’s many superb player.

What she said
“Some moments we only can’t forget and that idea in a final is one for me. But nonetheless we were so clearly on top, we always knew it was Germany, who never give up, so we didn’t relax until a final whistle. That ’95 World Cup was my best experience, and a Golden Ball is something I’m still unequivocally so unapproachable of. we did feel like we had a illusory contest and we enjoyed each notation of being out there. we was in such good shape; we only felt like zero could stop me out there.” 

Relive Riise’s idea on video, and click here for some-more on this ancestral moment

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