2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
USA 2003

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Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates 20 September – 12 October
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions  Germany (1st 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) Germany Birgit Prinz (7 goals)
Best player Germany Birgit Prinz

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.[4][5][6][7]

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.[8]

Venues

Home Depot Center

Location: Carson, CA
Capacity: 27,000

Columbus Crew Stadium

Location: Columbus, OH
Capacity: 23,000

Gillette Stadium

Location: Foxborough, MA
Capacity: 22,385

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup (USA)
Lincoln Financial Field

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Capacity: 68,500

PGE Park

Location: Portland, OR
Capacity: 27,700

RFK Stadium

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity: 55,000

Teams

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

Africa
  • Togo Xonam Agboyi
  • Ivory Coast Desiree Perpetue
  • Nigeria Bola Elizabeth Abidoye
  • Senegal Florence Biagui
Asia
  • China Dongqing Zhang
  • Japan Hisae Yoshizawa
  • South Korea Im Eun Ju
  • South Korea Choi Soo Jin
  • North Korea Hong Kum Nyo
  • Chinese Taipei Hsiu Mei Liu
North, Central America & Caribbean
South America
  • Argentina Florencia Romano
  • Argentina Alejandra Cercato
  • Argentina Sabrina Lois
  • Brazil Sueli Tortura
  • Brazil Cleidy Mary Ribeiro
  • Brazil Marlei Silva
Europe
  • Northern Ireland Andi Regan
  • Finland Katriina Elovirta
  • Finland Emilia Parviainen
  • France Nelly Viennot
  • Poland Katarzyna Nadolska
  • Romania Cristina Babadac
  • Romania Cristina Ionescu
  • Romania Irina Mirt
  • Switzerland Nicole Petignat
  • Switzerland Elke Lüthi
Oceania

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3300111+109
 Sweden 320153+26
 North Korea 310234−13
 Nigeria 3003011−110
20 September 2003
Nigeria 0–3 North KoreaLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
21 September 2003
United States 3–1 SwedenRFK Stadium, Washington
25 September 2003
Sweden 1–0 North KoreaLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
United States 5–0 NigeriaLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
28 September 2003
Sweden 3–0 NigeriaColumbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
North Korea 0–3 United StatesColumbus Crew Stadium, Columbus

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321082+67
 Norway 3201105+56
 France 311123−14
 South Korea 3003111−100
20 September 2003
Norway 2–0 FranceLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
21 September 2003
Brazil 3–0 South KoreaRFK Stadium, Washington
24 September 2003
Norway 1–4 BrazilRFK Stadium, Washington
France 1–0 South KoreaRFK Stadium, Washington
27 September 2003
South Korea 1–7 NorwayGillette Stadium, Foxborough
France 1–1 BrazilRFK Stadium, Washington

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3300132+119
 Canada 320175+26
 Japan 310276+13
 Argentina 3003115−140
20 September 2003
Germany 4–1 CanadaColumbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Japan 6–0 ArgentinaColumbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
24 September 2003
Germany 3–0 JapanColumbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Canada 3–0 ArgentinaColumbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
27 September 2003
Canada 3–1 JapanGillette Stadium, Foxborough
Argentina 1–6 GermanyRFK Stadium, Washington

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 321031+27
 Russia 320152+36
 Ghana 310225−33
 Australia 301235−21
21 September 2003
Australia 1–2 RussiaThe Home Depot Center, Carson
China PR 1–0 GhanaThe Home Depot Center, Carson
25 September 2003
Ghana 0–3 RussiaThe Home Depot Center, Carson
China PR 1–1 AustraliaThe Home Depot Center, Carson
28 September 2003
Ghana 2–1 AustraliaPGE Park, Portland
China PR 1–0 RussiaPGE Park, Portland

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
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 Third place
2 October — Portland
       Canada   1   12 October — Carson
   China PR   0
   United States   3
   Canada   1  
   Canada   1
 

Quarterfinals

1 October 2003
19:30
United States  1–0  Norway
Wambach  24' Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Attendance: 25,103
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

1 October 2003
16:30
Brazil  1–2  Sweden
Marta  44' (pen.) (Report) Svensson  23'
Andersson  53'
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Attendance: 25,103
Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China)

2 October 2003
19:30
Germany  7–1  Russia
Müller  25'
Minnert  57'
Wunderlich  60'
Garefrekes  62', 85'
Prinz  80', 89' 		(Report) Danilova  70'
PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 20,021
Referee: Im Eun-Ju (Korea)

2 October 2003
22:30
China PR  0–1  Canada
(Report) Hooper  7'
PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 20,021
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)

Semifinals

5 October 2003
19:30
Germany  3–0  United States
Garefrekes  15'
Meinert  90+1'
Prinz  90+3' 		(Report)
PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 27,623
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

5 October 2003
22:30
Canada  1–2  Sweden
Lang  64' (Report) Moström  79'
Öqvist  86'
PGE Park, Portland
Attendance: 27,623
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

Third place match

11 October 2003
15:30
United States  3–1  Canada
Lilly  22'
Boxx  51'
Milbrett  80' 		(Report) Sinclair  38'
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 25,253
Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

Final

12 October 2003
13:00
Germany  2–1 (asdet)  Sweden
Meinert  46'
Künzer  98' 		(Report) Ljungberg  41'
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 26,137
Referee: Cristina Babadac (Romania)

Awards

Golden Shoe Winner Golden Ball Winner FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Germany Birgit Prinz Germany Birgit Prinz  China PR

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

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 6600254+2118
2  Sweden 6402107+312
3  United States 6501155+1015
4  Canada 6303101009
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Brazil 421194+57
6  China PR 421132+17
7  Norway 4202106+46
8  Russia 420269–36
Eliminated at the group stage
9  France 311123–14
10  Japan 310276+13
11  North Korea 310234–13
12  Ghana 310225–33
13  Australia 301235–21
14  South Korea 3003111–100
15  Nigeria 3003011–110
16  Argentina 3003115–140

References

  1. ↑ Jere Longman (13 Oct 2003). "SOCCER; Golden Goal Proves Magical as Germany Captures Women's World Cup - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 31 Jul 2012.
  2. ↑ "SARS Threatens Staging of Women's World Cup - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 7 Apr 2003. Retrieved 31 Jul 2012.
  3. ↑ Jere Longman (27 May 2003). "SOCCER; U.S. Replaces China As Host of Soccer's Women's World Cup - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 Nov 2012.
  4. ↑ "World Cup Leans to the West - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 17 Jun 2003. Retrieved 31 Jul 2012.
  5. ↑ Jere Longman (27 May 2003). "SOCCER; U.S. Replaces China As Host of Soccer's Women's World Cup - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 31 Jul 2012.
  6. ↑ "China paid $1.5m for losing women's world cup". www.smh.com.au. 20 Sep 2003. Retrieved 30 Oct 2012.
  7. ↑ "SI.com - Soccer - China 'respects' decision to move women's World Cup - Sunday May 04, 2003 07:46 AM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 4 May 2003. Retrieved 30 Oct 2012.
  8. ↑ Jere Longman (17 Sep 2003). "SOCCER; The Group Dynamics of the Women's World Cup - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 31 Jul 2012.

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