1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	China PR
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	123 (3.84 per match)
Attendance	1,194,215 (37,319 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sissi Sun Wen (7 goals)
Best player	Sun Wen
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The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in the United States and won by the host team. The final between the U.S. and China, held on July 10 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California was the most-attended women's sports event in history with an official attendance of 90,185. The final was scoreless after extra time and won by the U.S. in a penalty shootout.

Venues

• Chicago, Illinois – Soldier Field
• East Rutherford, New Jersey – Giants Stadium
• Foxborough, Massachusetts – Foxboro Stadium
• Palo Alto, California – Stanford Stadium
• Pasadena, California – Rose Bowl
• Portland, Oregon – Civic Stadium
• San Jose, California – Spartan Stadium
• Landover, Maryland – Jack Kent Cooke Stadium

Chicago

East Rutherford

Foxborough

Stanford

Pasadena

Portland

San Jose

Landover

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup (United States)

Teams

Main article: 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Qualifying countries

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

Africa (CAF) Nigeria Ghana Asia (AFC) North Korea China PR Japan South America (CONMEBOL) Brazil Oceania (OFC) Australia

Europe (UEFA) Denmark Germany Russia Norway Sweden Italy North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF) Canada Mexico United States (host nation – automatically qualified)

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.

Match officials

Africa

• Cofie Comfort
• Bola Elizabeth Abidoye
• Omoleye Adeyemi Adeola
• Fatou Gaye

Asia

• Lu Lijuan
• Zuo Xiudi
• Hisae Yoshizawa
• Im Eun Ju
• Ri Song Ok

North, Central America and Caribbean

• Sonia Denoncourt
• Maria Rodríguez
• Virginia Tovar
• Jackeline Blanquice
• Boni Bishop
• Kari Seitz
• Sandra Hunt

South America

• Ana Bia Batista
• Cleidy Mary Ribeiro
• Maria Edilene Siqueira
• Martha Liliana Pardo
• Ana Isabel Pérez
• Marisela de Fuentes

Europe

• Gitte Nielsen
• Katriina Elovirta
• Petteri Kari
• Ghislaine Labbe
• Elke Günthner
• Corrie Kruithof
• Ann Wenche Kleven
• Nicole Petignat
• Susanne Borg

Oceania

• Tammy Ogston

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9
Nigeria	3	2	0	1	5	8	−3	6
North Korea	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
Denmark	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

19 June 1999 15:00	United States	3 – 0	Denmark	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance: 78,972 Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
	Hamm  17' Foudy  73' Lilly  89'	Report

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20 June 1999 18:30	North Korea	1 – 2	Nigeria	Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance: 17,100 Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
	Jo  74'	Report	Akide  50' Nwadike  79'

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24 June 1999 19:00	United States	7 – 1	Nigeria	Soldier Field, Chicago Attendance: 65,080 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
	Chiejine  2' (o.g.) Hamm  20' Milbrett  23', 83' Lilly  32' Akers  39' Parlow  42'	Report	Okosieme  2'

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24 June 1999 18:00	North Korea	3 – 1	Denmark	Civic Stadium, Portland Attendance: 20,129 Referee: Martha Toro (Colombia)
	Jin  15' Jo  39' Kim  73'	Report	Johansen  74'

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27 June 1999 16:00	Nigeria	2 – 0	Denmark	Jack Kent Cook Stadium, Landover Attendance: 22,109 Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)
	Akide  25' Okosieme  81'	Report

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27 June 1999 19:00	United States	3 – 0	North Korea	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Attendance: 50,484 Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
	MacMillan  56' Venturini  68', 76'	Report

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	12	4	+8	7
Germany	3	1	2	0	10	4	+6	5
Italy	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Mexico	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

19 June 1999 17:30	Brazil	7 – 1	Mexico	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance: 78,972 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
	Pretinha  3', 12', 90+1' Sissi  29', 42', 50' Kátia  35' (pen.)	Report	Domínguez  10'

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20 June 1999 16:00	Germany	1 – 1	Italy	Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance: 17,100 Referee: Bola Elizabeth Abidoye (Nigeria)
	Wiegmann  61' (pen.)	Report	Panico  36'

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24 June 1999 17:00	Brazil	2 – 0	Italy	Soldier Field, Chicago Attendance: 65,080 Referee: Gitte Nielsen (Denmark)
	Sissi  3', 63'	Report

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24 June 1999 20:30	Germany	6 – 0	Mexico	Civic Stadium, Portland Attendance: 20,129 Referee: Im Eun Ju (Korea Republic)
	Grings  10', 57', 90+2' Smisek  46' Hingst  49' Lingor  89'	Report

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27 June 1999 13:30	Germany	3 – 3	Brazil	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover Attendance: 22,109 Referee: Im Eun Ju (Korea Republic)
	Prinz  8' Wiegmann  46' (pen.) Jones  58'	Report	Kátia  15' Sissi  20' Maicon  90+4'

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27 June 1999 16:30	Mexico	0 – 2	Italy	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Attendance: 50,484 Referee: Bola Elizabeth Abidoye (Nigeria)
		Report	Panico  37' Zanni  51'

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11	9
Russia	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
Canada	3	0	1	2	3	12	−9	1
Japan	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1

19 June 1999 19:00	Japan	1 – 1	Canada	Spartan Stadium, San Jose Attendance: 23,298 Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)
	Otake  64'	Report	Burtini  32'

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20 June 1999 16:00	Norway	2 – 1	Russia	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Attendance: 14,873 Referee: Xiudi Zuo (China)
	Sandaune  28' Pettersen  68'	Report	Komarova  78'

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23 June 1999 18:00	Norway	7 – 1	Canada	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover Attendance: 16,448 Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
	Aarønes  8', 36' Lehn  49' Riise  54' Medalen  68' Pettersen  76' Gulbrandsen  87'	Report	Hooper  31'

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23 June 1999 18:00	Japan	0 – 5	Russia	Civic Stadium, Portland Attendance: 17,668 Referee: Sandra Hunt (United States)
		Report	Savina  29' Letyushova  52', 90' N. Karasseva  58' Barbashina  80'

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26 June 1999 12:00	Canada	1 – 4	Russia	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance: 29,401 Referee: Xiudi Zuo (China)
	Hooper  76'	Report	Grigorieva  54' Fomina  66', 86' O. Karasseva  90+1'

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26 June 1999 18:30	Norway	4 – 0	Japan	Soldier Field, Chicago Attendance: 34,256 Referee: Maricela Contreras De Fuentes (Venezuela)
	Riise  8' (pen.) Isozaki  26' (o.g.) Aarønes  36' Mellgren  61'	Report

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China PR	3	3	0	0	12	2	+10	9
Sweden	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
Australia	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1
Ghana	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1

19 June 1999 17:00	China PR	2 – 1	Sweden	Spartan Stadium, San Jose Attendance: 23,298 Referee: Virginia Tovar (Mexico)
	Jin Y.  17' Liu A.L.  69'	Report	Bengtsson  2'

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20 June 1999 19:30	Australia	1 – 1	Ghana	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Attendance: 14,867 Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
	Murray  74'	Report	Gyamfua  76'

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23 June 1999 20:30	Australia	1 – 3	Sweden	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover Attendance: 16,448 Referee: Fatou Gaye (Senegal)
	Murray  32'	Report	Tornqvist  8' Ljungberg  21', 69'

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23 June 1999 20:30	China PR	7 – 0	Ghana	Civic Stadium, Portland Attendance: 17,668 Referee: Elke Günthner (Germany)
	Sun W.  9', 21', 54' Jin Y.  16' Zhang O.Y.  82', 90+1' Zhao L.H.  90+2'	Report

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26 June 1999 14:30	China PR	3 – 1	Australia	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance: 29,401 Referee: Sandra Hunt (United States)
	Sun W.  39', 51' Liu Y.  73'	Report	Salisbury  66'

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26 June 1999 16:00	Ghana	0 – 2	Sweden	Soldier Field, Chicago Attendance: 34,256 Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
		Report	Svensson  58', 86'

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	1 July – Landover
	United States	3
					4 July – Palo Alto
	Germany	2
					United States	2
	1 July – Landover
					Brazil	0
	Brazil	4
									10 July – Pasadena
	Nigeria	3
									United States	0 (5)
	30 June – San Jose
									China PR	0 (4)
	Norway	3
					4 July – Foxboro
	Sweden	1
					Norway	0			Third place
	30 June – San Jose
					China PR	5
	China PR	2							Norway	0 (4)
	Russia	0							Brazil	0 (5)
									10 July – Pasadena

Quarter-finals

30 June 1999 17:00	China PR	2 – 0	Russia	Spartan Stadium, San Jose Attendance: 21,411 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
	Pu W.  37' Jin Y.  56'	Report

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30 June 1999 19:30	Norway	3 – 1	Sweden	Spartan Stadium, San Jose Attendance: 21,411 Referee: Im Eun Ju (Korea Republic)
	Aarønes  51' Pettersen  58' Riise  72' (pen.)	Report	Moström  90'

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1 July 1999 19:00	United States	3 – 2	Germany	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover Attendance: 54,642 Referee: Martha Toro (Colombia)
	Milbrett  16' Chastain  49' Fawcett  66'	Report	Chastain  5' (o.g.) Wiegmann  45'

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1 July 1999 21:30	Brazil	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Nigeria	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover Attendance: 54,642 Referee: Virginia Tovar (Mexico)
	Cidinha  4', 22' Nenê  35' Sissi  104'	Report	Emeafu  63' Okosieme  72' Egbe  85'

Semi-finals

4 July 1999 13:30	United States	2 – 0	Brazil	Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto Attendance: 73,123 Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
	Parlow  5' Akers  80' (pen.)	Report

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4 July 1999 19:30	Norway	0 – 5	China PR	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Attendance: 8,986 Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
		Report	Sun W.  3', 72' Liu A.L.  14', 51' Fan Y.J.  65'

Third place Play-off

10 July 1999 10:15	Brazil	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Norway	Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance: 90,185 Referee: Im Eun Ju (Korea Republic)
		Report
		Penalties
	Pretinha Cidinha Kátia Maicon Nenê Formiga	5 – 4	Riise Pettersen Jørgensen Sandaune Gulbrandsen Aarønes

Final

Main article: 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

10 July 1999 12:50	United States	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	China PR	Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance: 90,185 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
		Report
		Penalties
	Overbeck Fawcett Lilly Hamm Chastain	5 – 4	Xie H.L. Qiu H.Y. Liu Y. Zhang O.Y. Sun W.

Awards

Golden Shoe Winner	Golden Ball Winner	FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Sissi Sun Wen	Sun Wen	China PR

All-Star Team

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Gao Hong Briana Scurry	Wang Liping Wen Lirong Doris Fitschen Brandi Chastain Carla Overbeck	Sissi Liu Ailing Zhao Lihong Bettina Wiegmann Michelle Akers	Jin Yan Sun Wen Ann Kristin Aarønes Mia Hamm

Goalscorers

7 goals

• Sissi
• Sun Wen

4 goals

• Ann-Kristin Aarønes

3 goals

• Pretinha
• Jin Yan
• Liu Ailing

• Bettina Wiegmann
• Inka Grings
• Nkiru Okosieme

• Hege Riise
• Marianne Pettersen
• Tiffeny Milbrett

2 goals

• Julie Murray
• Cidinha
• Kátia
• Charmaine Hooper
• Zhang Ouying
• Patrizia Panico

• Jo Song Ok
• Mercy Akide
• Elena Fomina
• Olga Letyushova
• Hanna Ljungberg
• Victoria Svensson

• Cindy Parlow
• Kristine Lilly
• Mia Hamm
• Michelle Akers
• Tisha Venturini

1 goal

• Cheryl Salisbury
• Maicon
• Nenê
• Silvana Burtini
• Fan Yunjie
• Liu Ying
• Pu Wei
• Zhao Lihong
• Janni Johansen
• Ariane Hingst
• Steffi Jones
• Renate Lingor
• Birgit Prinz
• Sandra Smisek

• Nana Gyamfua
• Nami Otake
• Jin Pyol Hui
• Kim Kum Sil
• Maribel Domínguez
• Steffi Jones
• Nkechi Egbe
• Prisca Emeafu
• Rita Nwadike
• Brit Sandaune
• Dagny Mellgren
• Linda Medalen
• Solveig Gulbrandsen
• Unni Lehn

• Paola Zanni
• Galina Komarova
• Irina Grigorieva
• Larissa Savina
• Natalia Barbachina
• Natalia Karasseva
• Olga Karasseva
• Jane Tornqvist
• Kristin Bengtsson
• Malin Moström
• Brandi Chastain
• Joy Fawcett
• Julie Foudy
• Shannon MacMillan

Own goals

• Hiromi Isozaki (for Norway)
• Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine (for United States)
• Brandi Chastain (for Germany)