2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

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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)
1999
2007

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[change | change source]

Group A[change | change source]

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 North Korea 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Nigeria Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0

Group B[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Brazil 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
 Norway 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
France France 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
South Korea South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0

Group C[change | change source]

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 Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0


Group D[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

 
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[change | change source]

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


Final[change | change source]

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

References[change | change source]

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