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In the European Women's Football Championship taking place in England, the surprise was presented by the Danish team, who forced the hosts' English team to surrender. The Danes were trailing throughout the whole match with a minimal difference, but managed to break through in the last ten minutes.
Another match in Group A between Sweden and Finland ended in a goalless draw.
In Group B, the championship favorites Germany won an easy victory, with the all-time best German footballer Birgitta Prinz playing in their ranks and scoring the first goal of the competition. After this goal, B. Prinz became the most scoring German footballer of all time - with 84 goals playing for the national team, she surpassed Heidi Mohr by one goal.
In the match between France and Norway, a draw was recorded.
Results
Denmark 2 - 1 England
[0 - 1] 52' Fara Williams (11 m.)
[1 - 1] 80' Merete Pedersen
[2 - 1] 88' Catherine Paaske Sorensen
Number of spectators: 14,695
Sweden 0 - 0 Finland
Number of spectators: 1,491
Italy 0 - 4 Germany
[0 - 1] 11' Birgitta Prinz
[0 - 2] 18' Conny Pohlers
[0 - 3] 55' Stephanie Jones
[0 - 4] 74' Anja Mittag
Number of spectators: 1,279
France 1 - 1 Norway
[1 - 0] 20' Stephanie Mugneret-Beghe
[1 - 1] 66' Isabell Herlovsen
Standings
Group A
1. Denmark 2 games, 4 points
2. England 2 games, 3 points
3. Sweden 2 games, 2 points
4. Finland 2 games, 1 point
Group B
1. Germany 2 games, 6 points
2. France 2 games, 4 points
3. Norway 2 games, 1 point
4. Italy 2 games, 0 points
