1971 Women's World Cup

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The 1971 Women's World Cup (Spanish: 1971 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenil) was an association football tournament for women's national teams organized by the Federation of Independent European Female Football (FIEFF). The tournament lasted from August 15th to September 5th, 1971. It was held in Mexico City and Guadalajara, and is the second known tournament to be named as a women's football World Cup after the 1970 edition in Italy. It was held in the same place as the men's 1970 FIFA World Cup the previous year. The tournament was held twenty years before the first official FIFA women's world cup. The tournament featured six national teams from Latin America and Europe, including hosts Mexico which qualified automatically. Denmark were the tournament champions, defending its title by winning the final 3–0 against Mexico, in front of a 110,000 crowd.

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