2003 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage explained

The knockout stage of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States. It began on October 1, 2003, and ended with the final at the Home Depot Center, Carson, California on October 12, 2003. Germany, China, Norway, Brazil, Canada, Russia, Sweden, and defending champions United States. Canada, Germany, Sweden and the United States made it to the semi-finals. Sweden beat Canada 2–1 to reach the final, while Germany overcame the host country 3–0. The United States beat its neighbors for third place, and Germany beat Sweden 2–1 in the final in extra time.[1]

This was the last World Cup to use the golden goal rule; it would be abolished in 2005 as the extra time play was restored.

All times listed below are in American time (EDT/UTC−4, PDT/UTC–7).

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Brazil vs Sweden

GK 1 Andréia
DF 3 Juliana (c)
DF 4 Tânia
MF 5 Renata Costa
MF 18
MF 16Maycon
MF 17Kátia
FW 14Rosana
FW 2
FW 7
FW 10Marta
Substitutions:
FW 11
FW 9 Kelly
Manager:
Paulo Gonçalves
GK 12
DF 4 Hanna Marklund
DF 2 Karolina Westberg
DF 3 Jane Törnqvist
DF 7
DF 18Frida Östberg
MF 9
MF 6 Malin Moström (c)
MF 17
FW 10Hanna Ljungberg
FW 11Victoria Svensson
Substitutes:
MF 15
DF 19Sara Call
Manager:
Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Player of the Match:
Malin Moström (Sweden)[2]

Assistant referees:
Liu Hsiu-mei (Chinese Taipei)
Hisae Yoshizawa (Japan)
Fourth official


Tammy Ogston (Australia)

United States vs Norway

GK 1 Briana Scurry
DF 3 Christie Rampone
DF 14Joy Fawcett
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
DF 15Kate Markgraf
MF 13Kristine Lilly
MF 7 Shannon Boxx
MF 11Julie Foudy (c)
FW 12
FW 9 Mia Hamm
FW 20Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
FW 16
DF 2
Manager:
April Heinrichs
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GK 1
DF 2 Brit Sandaune
DF 3 Ane Stangeland Horpestad
DF 4 Monica Knudsen
DF 7
DF 14Dagny Mellgren (c)
DF 15
MF 10Unni Lehn 
MF 8 Solveig Gulbrandsen
MF 20
FW 11Marianne Pettersen
Substitutions:
FW 9
FW 17
MF 6  
Manager:
Åge Steen
Player of the Match:
Bente Nordby (Norway)[3]

Assistant referees:
Elke Lüthi (Switzerland)
Nelly Viennot (France)
Fourth official


Tammy Ogston (Australia)

Germany vs Russia

GK 1 Silke Rottenberg
DF 2 Kerstin Stegemann
DF 13Sandra Minnert
DF 19Stefanie Gottschlich
DF 17Ariane Hingst
MF 10Bettina Wiegmann (c)
MF 18Kerstin Garefrekes
MF 6
FW 14Maren Meinert
FW 11
FW 9 Birgit Prinz
Substitutions:
MF 7
DF 4
MF 16
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer
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GK 12Alla Volkova
DF 2 Tatiana Zaytseva
DF 3 Marina Burakova (c)
DF 4 Marina Saenko
DF 5 Vera Stroukova
MF 6 Galina Komarova
MF 7
MF 15Tatyana Skotnikova
MF 8
FW 10Natalia Barbashina
FW 11
Substitutions:
MF 19Elena Denchtchik
FW 17
DF 16
Manager:
Yuri Bystritsky
Player of the Match:
Birgit Prinz (Germany)[4]

Assistant referees:
Choi Soo-jin (South Korea)
Irina Mirt (Romania)
Fourth official


Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

China PR vs Canada

GK 1 Han Wenxia
DF 3 Li Jie
DF 5 Fan Yunjie
DF 11Pu Wei
DF 20Wang Liping
DF 16
MF 6
MF 10
MF 14
FW 7 Bai Jie
FW 9 Sun Wen (c)
Substitutions:
MF 15
MF 8
FW 13
Manager:
Ma Liangxing
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GK 20Taryn Swiatek
DF 6 Sharolta Nonen
DF 18Tanya Dennis
DF 7
MF 5
MF 16Brittany Timko
MF 13Diana Matheson
MF 15
FW 2
FW 10Charmaine Hooper (c)
FW 12Christine Sinclair
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 9
MF 8
Manager:
Even Pellerud
Player of the Match:
Charmaine Hooper (Canada)[5]

Assistant referees:
Karalee Sutton (United States)
Sharon Wheeler (United States)
Fourth official


Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

Semi-finals

United States vs Germany

GK 1 Briana Scurry
DF 2
DF 14Joy Fawcett
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
DF 15Kate Markgraf
MF 13Kristine Lilly
MF 7 Shannon Boxx
MF 11Julie Foudy (c)
FW 12
FW 9 Mia Hamm
FW 20Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
MF 10
FW 16
Manager:
April Heinrichs
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GK 1 Silke Rottenberg
DF 2 Kerstin Stegemann
DF 13Sandra Minnert
DF 19Stefanie Gottschlich
DF 17Ariane Hingst
MF 10Bettina Wiegmann (c)
MF 18Kerstin Garefrekes
MF 6 Renate Lingor
MF 7 Pia Wunderlich
FW 14Maren Meinert
FW 9 Birgit Prinz
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer
Player of the Match:
Silke Rottenberg (Germany)[6]

Assistant referees:
Denise Robinson (Canada)
Lynda Bramble (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official


Cristina Ionescu (Romania)

Sweden vs Canada

GK 1 Caroline Jönsson
DF 4 Hanna Marklund
DF 2 Karolina Westberg
DF 3
DF 5
DF 18Frida Östberg
MF 9 Malin Andersson (c)
MF 6 Malin Moström
MF 17
FW 10Hanna Ljungberg
FW 11Victoria Svensson
Substitutes:
FW 20
MF 15
MF 13
Manager:
Marika Domanski-Lyfors
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GK 20Taryn Swiatek
DF 6 Sharolta Nonen
DF 18Tanya Dennis
MF 5 Andrea Neil
MF 16Brittany Timko
MF 13Diana Matheson
MF 15Kara Lang
FW 2
FW 17
FW 10Charmaine Hooper (c)
FW 12Christine Sinclair
Substitutions:
MF 8
MF 9
Manager:
Even Pellerud
Player of the Match:
Victoria Svensson (Sweden)[7]

Assistant referees:
Emilia Parviainen (Finland)
Andi Regan (Northern Ireland)
Fourth official


Tammy Ogston (Australia)

Third place play-off

GK 1 Briana Scurry
DF 3 Christie Rampone
DF 14Joy Fawcett
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
DF 15
MF 13Kristine Lilly
MF 7 Shannon Boxx
MF 11Julie Foudy (c)
FW 12
FW 9 Mia Hamm
FW 20Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
FW 16
DF 2
FW 8
Manager:
April Heinrichs
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GK 20Taryn Swiatek
DF 6 Sharolta Nonen
DF 4
MF 5
MF 8 Kristina Kiss
MF 16Brittany Timko
MF 13Diana Matheson
MF 15
FW 2 Christine Latham
FW 10Charmaine Hooper (c)
FW 12Christine Sinclair
Substitutions:
DF 7
MF 9
MF 14
Manager:
Even Pellerud
Player of the Match:
Shannon Boxx (United States)[8]

Assistant referees:
Airlie Keen (Australia)
Jacqueline Leleu (Australia)
Fourth official


Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

Final

See main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final.

GK 1 Silke Rottenberg
DF 2 Kerstin Stegemann
DF 13Sandra Minnert
DF 19Stefanie Gottschlich
DF 17Ariane Hingst
MF 10Bettina Wiegmann (c)
MF 18
MF 6 Renate Lingor
MF 7
FW 14Maren Meinert
FW 9 Birgit Prinz
Substitutions:
FW 11
DF 4
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer
GK 1 Caroline Jönsson
DF 4 Hanna Marklund
DF 2 Karolina Westberg
DF 3 Jane Törnqvist
DF 7
DF 18Frida Östberg
MF 9
MF 6 Malin Moström (c)
MF 17
FW 10Hanna Ljungberg
FW 11Victoria Svensson
Substitutes:
MF 15
MF 14
DF 5
Manager:
Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Player of the Match:
Bettina Wiegmann (Germany)[9]

Assistant referees:
Irina Mirt (Romania)
Katarzyna Nadolska (Poland)
Fourth official


Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 . FIFA.com . Federation Internationale de Football Association . January 8, 2015.
  2. News: Bud Light Player of the Match: Malin Mostroem (SWE) . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . October 1, 2003 . January 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051203232502/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/031001/1/bgg.html . December 3, 2005.
  3. News: Bud Light Player of the Match: Bente Nordby (NOR) . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . October 2, 2003 . January 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051128065751/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/031002/1/bis.html . November 28, 2005.
  4. News: Bud Light Player of the Match: Birgit Prinz (GER) . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . October 3, 2003 . January 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051221150302/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/031003/1/bpc.html . December 21, 2005.
  5. News: Bud Light Player of the Match: Charmaine Hooper (CAN) . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . October 3, 2003 . January 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051130161946/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/031003/1/bs2.html . November 30, 2005.
  6. News: Bud Light Player of the Match: Silke Rottenberg (GER) . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . October 6, 2003 . January 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050828095737/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/031006/1/ccm.html . August 28, 2005.
  7. News: Bud Light Player of the Match: Victoria Svensson (SWE) . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . October 6, 2003 . January 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051206055005/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/031006/1/chy.html . December 6, 2005.
  8. News: Bud Light Player of the Match: Shannon Boxx (USA) . FIFA.com . Federation Internationale de Football Association . October 11, 2003 . January 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060620211802/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/031011/1/dfy.html . June 20, 2006.
  9. News: Bud Light Player of the Match: Bettina Wiegmann (GER) . FIFA.com . Federation Internationale de Football Association . October 12, 2003 . January 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060621165746/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/031012/1/drc.html . June 21, 2006.