2003 FIFA Women's World Cup


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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
USA 2003

Official Logo
Tournament details
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions  Germany (1 st title)
Runners-up  Sweden
Third place  United States
Fourth place  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 107 (3.34 per match)
Attendance 656,789 (20,525 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany Birgit Prinz
7 Goals
Qualifying countries

The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. The tournament was originally scheduled for China. On May 3, 2003 the tournament was abruptly moved to the United States, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China[1]. Because the United States had hosted the 1999 World Cup, it was thought the United States could best organize the tournament in the little time remaining before the October scheduled start. In addition, women's soccer boosters in the United States hoped that interest generated by the tournament would save the U.S. women's professional league, the Women's United Soccer Association, from folding.

In compensation for losing the tournament, China retained its automatic qualification as host, and was named as host for the 2007 event. (China was eventually defeated by Canada in the quarterfinals of the 2003 competition.)

Mostly due to the rescheduling of the tournament on short notice, FIFA and the United States Soccer Federation were forced to creatively schedule matches. Nine doubleheaders were scheduled in group play (similar to the 1999 format). They also had to abandon the modern practice of scheduling the final matches of the group stage to kick off simultaneously. In Groups A and D, the final matches were scheduled as the two ends of a doubleheader. The final matches in Groups B and C were also scheduled as doubleheaders, but split between two cities, with a Group B match in each city followed by a Group C match. The four quarterfinals were also scheduled as two doubleheaders, and both semifinals were also a doubleheader.

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Venues

Teams

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 qualification

16 teams participated in the final tournament. The teams were:

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10
 Sweden 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2
 Korea DPR 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1
 Nigeria 0 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11
September 20, 2003 Nigeria  0 – 3  Korea DPR Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 24,346
(Report) Jin Scored in the 13th minute 13' Scored in the 88th minute 88'
Ri Scored in the 73rd minute 73'
September 21, 2003 United States  3 – 1  Sweden RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 34,144
Lilly Scored in the 27th minute 27'
Parlow Scored in the 36th minute 36'
Boxx Scored in the 78th minute 78'		 (Report) Svensson Scored in the 58th minute 58'
September 25, 2003 Sweden  1 – 0  Korea DPR Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 31,553
Svensson Scored in the 7th minute 7' (Report)
September 25, 2003 United States  5 – 0  Nigeria Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 31,553
Hamm Scored in the 6th minute 6' (pen.) Scored in the 12th minute 12'
Parlow Scored in the 47th minute 47'
Wambach Scored in the 65th minute 65'
Foudy Scored in the 89th minute 89' (pen.)		 (Report)
September 28, 2003 Sweden  3 – 0  Nigeria Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 22,828
Ljungberg Scored in the 56th minute 56' Scored in the 79th minute 79'
Moström Scored in the 81st minute 81'		 (Report)
September 28, 2003 Korea DPR  0 – 3  United States Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 22,828
(Report) Wambach Scored in the 17th minute 17' (pen.)
Reddick Scored in the 48th minute 48' Scored in the 66th minute 66'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 7 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6
 Norway 6 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5
 France 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1
 Korea Republic 0 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10
September 20, 2003 Norway  2 – 0  France Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 24,346
Rapp Scored in the 47th minute 47'
Mellgren Scored in the 66th minute 66'		 (Report)
September 21, 2003 Brazil  3 – 0  Korea Republic RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 34,144
Marta Scored in the 14th minute 14' (pen.)
Kátia Scored in the 55th minute 55' Scored in the 62nd minute 62'		 (Report)
September 24, 2003 Norway  1 – 4  Brazil RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 16,316
Pettersen Scored in the 45th minute 45' (Report) Daniela Scored in the 26th minute 26'
Rosana Scored in the 37th minute 37'
Marta Scored in the 59th minute 59'
Kátia Scored in the 68th minute 68'
September 24, 2003 France  1 – 0  Korea Republic RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 16,316
Pichon Scored in the 84th minute 84' (Report)
September 27, 2003 Korea Republic  1 – 7  Norway Gillette Stadium, Boston
Attendance: 14,356
Kim Scored in the 75th minute 75' (Report) Gulbrandsen Scored in the 5th minute 5'
Mellgren Scored in the 24th minute 24' Scored in the 31st minute 31'
Pettersen Scored in the 40th minute 40'
Sandaune Scored in the 52nd minute 52'
Ørmen Scored in the 80th minute 80' Scored in the 90th minute 90'
September 27, 2003 France  1 – 1  Brazil RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 17,618
Pichon Scored in the 90+2th minute 90+2' (Report) Kátia Scored in the 58th minute 58'

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 9 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11
 Canada 6 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2
 Japan 3 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1
 Argentina 0 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14
September 20, 2003 Germany  4 – 1  Canada Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 16,409
Wiegmann Scored in the 37th minute 37' (pen)
Gottschlich Scored in the 47th minute 47'
Prinz Scored in the 75th minute 75'
Garefrekes Scored in the 90+2th minute 90+2'		 (Report) Sinclair Scored in the 4th minute 4'
September 20, 2003 Japan  6 – 0  Argentina Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 16,409
Sawa Scored in the 13th minute 13' Scored in the 38th minute 38'
Yamamoto Scored in the 64th minute 64'
Otani Scored in the 72nd minute 72' Scored in the 75th minute 75' Scored in the 80th minute 80'		 (Report)
September 24, 2003 Germany  3 – 0  Japan Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 15,529
Minnert Scored in the 23rd minute 23'
Prinz Scored in the 36th minute 36' Scored in the 66th minute 66'		 (Report)
September 24, 2003 Canada  3 – 0  Argentina Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 15,529
Hooper Scored in the 19th minute 19'
Latham Scored in the 79th minute 79' Scored in the 82nd minute 82'		 (Report)
September 27, 2003 Canada  3 – 1  Japan Gillette Stadium, Boston
Attendance: 14,356
Latham Scored in the 36th minute 36'
Sinclair Scored in the 49th minute 49'
Lang Scored in the 72nd minute 72'		 (Report) Sawa Scored in the 20th minute 20'
September 27, 2003 Argentina  1 – 6  Germany RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 17,618
Gaitán Scored in the 71st minute 71' (Report) Meinert Scored in the 3rd minute 3' Scored in the 43rd minute 43'
Wiegmann Scored in the 24th minute 24'
Prinz Scored in the 32nd minute 32'
Pohlers Scored in the 89th minute 89'
Müller Scored in the 90+2th minute 90+2'

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 7 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
 Russia 6 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3
 Ghana 3 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3
 Australia 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2
September 21, 2003 Australia  1 – 2  Russia The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 15,239
Golebiowski Scored in the 38th minute 38' (Report) Alagich Scored in the 39th minute 39' (o.g.)
Fomina Scored in the 89th minute 89'
September 21, 2003 China PR  1 – 0  Ghana The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 15,239
Sun Scored in the 29th minute 29' (Report)
September 25, 2003 Ghana  0 – 3  Russia The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 13,929
(Report) Saenko Scored in the 36th minute 36'
Barbachina Scored in the 54th minute 54'
Letyushova Scored in the 80th minute 80'
September 25, 2003 China PR  1 – 1  Australia The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 13,929
Bai Scored in the 46th minute 46' (Report) Garriock Scored in the 28th minute 28'
September 28, 2003 Ghana  2 – 1  Australia PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 19,132
Sackey Scored in the 34th minute 34' Scored in the 39th minute 39' (Report) Garriock Scored in the 61st minute 61'
September 28, 2003 China PR  1 – 0  Russia PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 19,132
Bai Scored in the 16th minute 16' (Report)

Knockout stages

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                   
1 October — Boston        
  United States   1
5 October — Portland
  Norway   0  
  United States   0
2 October — Portland
    Germany   3  
  Germany   7
12 October — Carson
  Russia   1  
  Germany   2
1 October — Boston
    Sweden   1
  Brazil   1
5 October — Portland
  Sweden   2  
  Sweden   2 Third place
2 October — Portland
    Canada   1  
  China PR   0   United States   3
  Canada   1     Canada   1
12 October — Carson


Details

Quarterfinals

October 1, 2003
19:30		 United States  1 – 0  Norway Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 25,103
Wambach Scored in the 24th minute 24' (Report)  
October 1, 2003
16:30		 Brazil  1 – 2  Sweden Gillette Stadium, Boston
Attendance: 25,103
Marta Scored in the 44th minute 44' (pen.) (Report) Svensson Scored in the 23rd minute 23'
Andersson Scored in the 53rd minute 53'
October 2, 2003
19:30		 Germany  7 – 1  Russia PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 20,021
Müller Scored in the 25th minute 25'
Minnert Scored in the 57th minute 57'
Wunderlich Scored in the 60th minute 60'
Garefrekes Scored in the 62nd minute 62' Scored in the 85th minute 85'
Prinz Scored in the 80th minute 80' Scored in the 89th minute 89'		 (Report) Danilova Scored in the 70th minute 70'
October 2, 2003
22:30		 China PR  0 – 1  Canada PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 20,021
  (Report) Hooper Scored in the 7th minute 7'

Semifinals

October 5, 2003
19:30		 United States  0 – 3  Germany PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 27,623
  (Report) Garefrekes Scored in the 15th minute 15'
Meinert Scored in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
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