2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

2003 edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup

The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth FIFA Women's World Cup. It took place in the United States. The winners were Germany.[1]

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates20 September – 12 October
Teams16
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
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)
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Group stage

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Group A

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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

Group B

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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

Group C

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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


Group D

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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

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 October
 
 
  United States1
 
5 October
 
  Norway0
 
  United States0
 
2 October
 
  Germany3
 
  Germany7
 
12 October
 
  Russia1
 
  Germany2
 
1 October
 
  Sweden1
 
  Brazil1
 
5 October
 
  Sweden2
 
  Sweden2
 
2 October
 
  Canada1 Third place
 
  China0
 
12 October
 
  Canada1
 
  United States3
 
 
  Canada1
 

Third place match

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


Germany  2–1 (asdet)  Sweden
Meinert   46'
Künzer   98'
(Report) Ljungberg   41'
Carson, California
Attendance: 26,137
Referee: Cristina Babadac (Romania)

References

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  1. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2015-06-18.