Denmark won the tournament, beating hosts Italy 2–0 in the final at Stadio San Paolo.

Rather, the hosts bore the costs, but the financial problems affected the organization of the competition.In the late 1970s the issue of international tournaments for women's football teams was contentious.

Writing in 2007, Jean Williams observed that "The fact that they had been busy not organising these events seems to have escaped [FIFA's] notice.

Sue Lopez, a member of England's squad, contended that a lack of female representation in UEFA was a contributory factor:[4] In 1971, UEFA had set up a committee for women's football, composed exclusively of male representatives, and by the time this committee folded in 1978 they had failed to organise any international competitions.At a conference on 19 February 1980 UEFA resolved to launch its own competition for women's national teams.

[10] Inge Hindkjær secured Denmark's victory with her fourth goal of the tournament, four minutes from full-time.