2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

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) Birgit Prinz (7 goals)

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]

Group stage

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

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

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


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

Knockout stage

 
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

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


Final

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

References

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