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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
USA 2003
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates20 September – 12 October
Teams16
Venue(s)6
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runners-up Sweden
Third place United States
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored107 (3.34 per match)
Attendance656,789 (20,525 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Birgit Prinz (7 goals)
Best player(s)Germany Birgit Prinz
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The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003, the fourth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was held in the United States and won by Germany.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled for China. On 3 May 2003 the tournament was abruptly moved to the United States, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China.[2] 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.[3]

In compensation for losing the tournament, China retained its automatic qualification as host, and was named as host for the 2007 event.[3][4][5][6]

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.[7]

Venues

Home Depot Center

Location: Carson, California
Capacity: 27,000

Columbus Crew Stadium

Location: Columbus, Ohio
Capacity: 23,000

Gillette Stadium

Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
Capacity: 22,385

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup (the United States)
Lincoln Financial Field

Location: Philadelphia
Capacity: 68,500

PGE Park

Location: Portland, Oregon
Capacity: 27,700

RFK Stadium

Location: Washington, D.C.
Capacity: 55,000

Teams

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Qualifying countries

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.

Match officials

First round

Group A

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 North Korea 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
20 September 2003
Nigeria  0–3  North Korea Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
21 September 2003
United States  3–1  Sweden RFK Stadium, Washington
25 September 2003
Sweden  1–0  North Korea Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
United States  5–0  Nigeria Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
28 September 2003
Sweden  3–0  Nigeria Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
North Korea  0–3  United States Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus

Group B

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
 Norway 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
 France 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
20 September 2003
Norway  2–0  France Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
21 September 2003
Brazil  3–0  South Korea RFK Stadium, Washington
24 September 2003
Norway  1–4  Brazil RFK Stadium, Washington
France  1–0  South Korea RFK Stadium, Washington
27 September 2003
South Korea  1–7  Norway Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
France  1–1  Brazil RFK Stadium, Washington

Group C

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
 Canada 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
 Japan 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
20 September 2003
Germany  4–1  Canada Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Japan  6–0  Argentina Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
24 September 2003
Germany  3–0  Japan Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Canada  3–0  Argentina Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
27 September 2003
Canada  3–1  Japan Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Argentina  1–6  Germany RFK Stadium, Washington

Group D

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Russia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
 Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Australia 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
21 September 2003
Australia  1–2  Russia The Home Depot Center, Carson
China  1–0  Ghana The Home Depot Center, Carson
25 September 2003
Ghana  0–3  Russia The Home Depot Center, Carson
China  1–1  Australia The Home Depot Center, Carson
28 September 2003
Ghana  2–1  Australia PGE Park, Portland
China  1–0  Russia PGE Park, Portland

Knockout stage

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 1 October — Foxborough
 
 
  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 — Foxborough
 
  Sweden 1
 
  Brazil 1
 
 5 October — Portland
 
  Sweden 2
 
  Sweden 2
 
 2 October — Portland
 
  Canada 1 Third place
 
  China 0
 
 11 October — Carson
 
  Canada 1
 
  United States 3
 
 
  Canada 1
 

Quarterfinals

United States 1–0 Norway
Wambach 24' Report
Attendance: 25,103
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Brazil 1–2 Sweden
Marta 44' (pen.) (Report) Svensson 23'
Andersson 53'
Attendance: 25,103
Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China)
Germany 7–1 Russia
Müller 25'
Minnert 57'
Wunderlich 60'
Garefrekes 62', 85'
Prinz 80', 89'		 (Report) Danilova 70'
Attendance: 20,021
Referee: Im Eun-Ju (Korea)
China 0–1 Canada
(Report) Hooper 7'
Attendance: 20,021
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

Semifinals

Germany 3–0 United States
Garefrekes 15'
Meinert 90+1'
Prinz 90+3'		 (Report)
Attendance: 27,623
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
Canada 1–2 Sweden
Lang 64' (Report) Moström 79'
Öqvist 86'
Attendance: 27,623
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

Third place match

United States 3–1 Canada
Lilly 22'
Boxx 51'
Milbrett 80'		 (Report) Sinclair 38'
Attendance: 25,253
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

Final

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Germany 2–1 (asdet) Sweden
Meinert 46'
Künzer gold-colored soccer ball 98'		 (Report) Ljungberg 41'
Attendance: 26,137


 2003 Women's World Cup Winners 

Germany
First title

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:[10]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Germany Birgit Prinz Sweden Victoria Svensson Germany Maren Meinert
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Germany Birgit Prinz Germany Maren Meinert Brazil Katia
7 goals 4 goals 4 goals
FIFA Fair Play Award
 China

All-star team

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Germany Silke Rottenberg

China Wang Liping
Germany Sandra Minnert
United States Joy Fawcett

Germany Bettina Wiegmann
Sweden Malin Moström
United States Shannon Boxx

Canada Charmaine Hooper
Germany Maren Meinert
Germany Birgit Prinz
Sweden Victoria Svensson

Goal scorers

Birgit Prinz of Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 107 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Tournament ranking

Teams outside of the top four were ranked by points gained across all matches. Goal differences were used thereafter.[11]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 6 6 0 0 25 4 +21 18
2  Sweden 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12
3  United States 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15
4  Canada 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Brazil 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
6  China 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
7  Norway 4 2 0 2 10 6 +4 6
8  Russia 4 2 0 2 6 9 –3 6
Eliminated at the group stage
9  France 3 1 1 1 2 3 –1 4
10  Japan 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
11  North Korea 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3
12  Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
13  Australia 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1
14  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 11 –10 0
15  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 11 –11 0
16  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 15 –14 0

References

  1. ^ Jere Longman (13 October 2003). "SOCCER; Golden Goal Proves Magical as Germany Captures Women's World Cup". New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (7 April 2003). "SARS Threatens Staging of Women's World Cup". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b Jere Longman (27 May 2003). "SOCCER; U.S. Replaces China As Host of Soccer's Women's World Cup". New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (17 June 2003). "World Cup Leans to the West". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. ^ "China paid $1.5m for losing women's world cup". www.smh.com.au. 20 September 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  6. ^ "SI.com – Soccer – China 'respects' decision to move women's World Cup – Sunday May 04, 2003 07:46 AM". Sports Illustrated. 4 May 2003. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Jere Longman (17 September 2003). "SOCCER; The Group Dynamics of the Women's World Cup". New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Match Report". FIFAworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Match Report". FIFAworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2004. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Awards 2003
  11. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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