2003 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

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).

Qualified teams[edit]

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	United States	Sweden
B	Brazil	Norway
C	Germany	Canada
D	China	Russia

Bracket[edit]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

October 1 – Foxborough

United States	1
		October 5 – Portland
Norway	0
		United States	0
October 2 – Portland
		Germany	3
Germany	7
				October 12 – Carson
Russia	1
				Germany (g.g.)	2
October 1 – Foxborough
				Sweden	1
Brazil	1
		October 5 – Portland
Sweden	2
		Sweden	2
October 2 – Portland
		Canada	1	Third place play-off
China	0
				October 11 – Carson
Canada	1
				United States	3

				Canada	1

Quarter-finals[edit]

Brazil vs Sweden[edit]

October 1, 2003

16:30 EDT (UTC−4)

Brazil	1–2	Sweden
Marta 44' (pen.)	Report	Svensson 23' Andersson 53'

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

Attendance: 25,103^[2]

Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China PR)


GK	1	Andréia
DF	3	Juliana (c)	52'
DF	4	Tânia
MF	5	Renata Costa
MF	18	Daniela	37'
MF	16	Maycon
MF	17	Kátia
FW	14	Rosana
FW	2	Simone		58'
FW	7	Formiga		81'
FW	10	Marta
Substitutions:
FW	11	Cristiane		58'
FW	9	Kelly		81'
Manager:
Paulo Gonçalves


GK	12	Sofia Lundgren	43'
DF	4	Hanna Marklund
DF	2	Karolina Westberg
DF	3	Jane Törnqvist
DF	7	Sara Larsson		90'
DF	18	Frida Östberg
MF	9	Malin Andersson		72'
MF	6	Malin Moström (c)
MF	17	Anna Sjöström	15'
FW	10	Hanna Ljungberg
FW	11	Victoria Svensson
Substitutes:
MF	15	Therese Sjögran		72'
DF	19	Sara Call		90'
Manager:
Marika Domanski-Lyfors

Player of the Match:
Malin Moström (Sweden)^[3]

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

United States vs Norway[edit]

October 1, 2003

19:30 EDT (UTC−4)

United States	1–0	Norway
Wambach 24'	Report

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

Attendance: 25,103^[2]

Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)


GK	1	Briana Scurry
DF	3	Christie Rampone
DF	14	Joy Fawcett
DF	4	Cat Whitehill
DF	15	Kate Markgraf
MF	13	Kristine Lilly
MF	7	Shannon Boxx
MF	11	Julie Foudy (c)	81'
FW	12	Cindy Parlow	72'
FW	9	Mia Hamm
FW	20	Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
FW	16	Tiffeny Milbrett	72'
DF	2	Kylie Bivens	81'
Manager:
April Heinrichs


GK	1	Bente Nordby	66'
DF	2	Brit Sandaune
DF	3	Ane Stangeland Horpestad
DF	4	Monica Knudsen
DF	7	Trine Rønning		24'
DF	14	Dagny Mellgren (c)
DF	15	Marit Fiane Christensen		77'
MF	10	Unni Lehn	80'	84'
MF	8	Solveig Gulbrandsen
MF	20	Lise Klaveness	75'
FW	11	Marianne Pettersen
Substitutions:
FW	9	Anita Rapp		24'
FW	17	Linda Ørmen		77'
MF	6	Hege Riise	86'	84'
Manager:
Åge Steen

Player of the Match:
Bente Nordby (Norway)^[4]

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

Germany vs Russia[edit]

October 2, 2003

16:30 PDT (UTC−7)

Germany	7–1	Russia
Müller 25' Minnert 57' Wunderlich 60' Garefrekes 62', 85' Prinz 80', 89'	Report	Danilova 70'

PGE Park, Portland

Attendance: 20,012^[2]

Referee: Im Eun-ju (South Korea)


GK	1	Silke Rottenberg
DF	2	Kerstin Stegemann
DF	13	Sandra Minnert
DF	19	Stefanie Gottschlich
DF	17	Ariane Hingst
MF	10	Bettina Wiegmann (c)		66'
MF	18	Kerstin Garefrekes
MF	6	Renate Lingor		82'
FW	14	Maren Meinert
FW	11	Martina Müller		57'
FW	9	Birgit Prinz
Substitutions:
MF	7	Pia Wunderlich	66'	57'
DF	4	Nia Künzer		66'
MF	16	Viola Odebrecht		82'
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer


GK	12	Alla Volkova
DF	2	Tatiana Zaytseva
DF	3	Marina Burakova (c)
DF	4	Marina Saenko
DF	5	Vera Stroukova
MF	6	Galina Komarova
MF	7	Tatiana Egorova	75'
MF	15	Tatyana Skotnikova
MF	8	Alexandra Svetlitskaya	34'
FW	10	Natalia Barbashina
FW	11	Olga Letyushova	46'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Elena Denchtchik	34'
FW	17	Elena Danilova	46'
DF	16	Marina Kolomiets	75'
Manager:
Yuri Bystritsky

Player of the Match:
Birgit Prinz (Germany)^[5]

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

China PR vs Canada[edit]

October 2, 2003

19:30 PDT (UTC−7)

China	0–1	Canada
	Report	Hooper 7'

PGE Park, Portland

Attendance: 20,012^[2]

Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)


GK	1	Han Wenxia
DF	3	Li Jie
DF	5	Fan Yunjie
DF	11	Pu Wei
DF	20	Wang Liping
DF	16	Liu Yali		82'
MF	6	Zhao Lihong		58'
MF	10	Liu Ying		65'
MF	14	Bi Yan
FW	7	Bai Jie
FW	9	Sun Wen (c)
Substitutions:
MF	15	Ren Liping		58'
MF	8	Zhang Ouying		65'
FW	13	Teng Wei	90+2'	82'
Manager:
Ma Liangxing


GK	20	Taryn Swiatek
DF	6	Sharolta Nonen
DF	18	Tanya Dennis
DF	7	Isabelle Morneau		12'
MF	5	Andrea Neil	53'
MF	16	Brittany Timko
MF	13	Diana Matheson
MF	15	Kara Lang	42'	90'
FW	2	Christine Latham		73'
FW	10	Charmaine Hooper (c)	76'
FW	12	Christine Sinclair
Substitutions:
FW	17	Silvana Burtini		12'
MF	9	Rhian Wilkinson		73'
MF	8	Kristina Kiss		90'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Player of the Match:
Charmaine Hooper (Canada)^[6]

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

Semi-finals[edit]

United States vs Germany[edit]

October 5, 2003

16:30 PDT (UTC−7)

United States	0–3	Germany
	Report	Garefrekes 15' Meinert 90+1' Prinz 90+3'

PGE Park, Portland

Attendance: 27,623^[2]

Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)


GK	1	Briana Scurry
DF	2	Kylie Bivens	70'
DF	14	Joy Fawcett
DF	4	Cat Whitehill
DF	15	Kate Markgraf
MF	13	Kristine Lilly
MF	7	Shannon Boxx
MF	11	Julie Foudy (c)
FW	12	Cindy Parlow	52'
FW	9	Mia Hamm
FW	20	Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
MF	10	Aly Wagner	52'
FW	16	Tiffeny Milbrett	70'
Manager:
April Heinrichs


GK	1	Silke Rottenberg
DF	2	Kerstin Stegemann
DF	13	Sandra Minnert
DF	19	Stefanie Gottschlich
DF	17	Ariane Hingst
MF	10	Bettina Wiegmann (c)
MF	18	Kerstin Garefrekes
MF	6	Renate Lingor
MF	7	Pia Wunderlich
FW	14	Maren Meinert
FW	9	Birgit Prinz
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer

Player of the Match:
Silke Rottenberg (Germany)^[7]

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

Sweden vs Canada[edit]

October 5, 2003

19:30 PDT (UTC−7)

Sweden	2–1	Canada
Moström 79' Öqvist 86'	Report	Lang 64'

PGE Park, Portland

Attendance: 27,623^[2]

Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)


GK	1	Caroline Jönsson
DF	4	Hanna Marklund
DF	2	Karolina Westberg
DF	3	Jane Törnqvist	64'
DF	5	Kristin Bengtsson		75'
DF	18	Frida Östberg
MF	9	Malin Andersson (c)		70'
MF	6	Malin Moström
MF	17	Anna Sjöström		70'
FW	10	Hanna Ljungberg
FW	11	Victoria Svensson
Substitutes:
FW	20	Josefine Öqvist		70'
MF	15	Therese Sjögran		70'
MF	13	Sara Johansson		75'
Manager:
Marika Domanski-Lyfors


GK	20	Taryn Swiatek
DF	6	Sharolta Nonen
DF	18	Tanya Dennis
MF	5	Andrea Neil
MF	16	Brittany Timko
MF	13	Diana Matheson
MF	15	Kara Lang
FW	2	Christine Latham	74'
FW	17	Silvana Burtini	55'
FW	10	Charmaine Hooper (c)
FW	12	Christine Sinclair
Substitutions:
MF	8	Kristina Kiss	55'
MF	9	Rhian Wilkinson	74'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Player of the Match:
Victoria Svensson (Sweden)^[8]

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

Third place play-off[edit]

October 11, 2003

12:30 PDT (UTC−7)

United States	3–1	Canada
Lilly 22' Boxx 51' Milbrett 80'	Report	Sinclair 38'

Home Depot Center, Carson

Attendance: 25,253^[2]

Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)


GK	1	Briana Scurry
DF	3	Christie Rampone
DF	14	Joy Fawcett
DF	4	Cat Whitehill
DF	15	Kate Markgraf	84'
MF	13	Kristine Lilly
MF	7	Shannon Boxx
MF	11	Julie Foudy (c)	78'
FW	12	Cindy Parlow	43'
FW	9	Mia Hamm
FW	20	Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
FW	16	Tiffeny Milbrett	43'
DF	2	Kylie Bivens	78'
FW	8	Shannon MacMillan	84'
Manager:
April Heinrichs


GK	20	Taryn Swiatek
DF	6	Sharolta Nonen
DF	4	Sasha Andrews		84'
MF	5	Andrea Neil		90'
MF	8	Kristina Kiss
MF	16	Brittany Timko
MF	13	Diana Matheson
MF	15	Kara Lang	65'	89'
FW	2	Christine Latham
FW	10	Charmaine Hooper (c)	76'
FW	12	Christine Sinclair
Substitutions:
DF	7	Isabelle Morneau		84'
MF	9	Rhian Wilkinson		89'
MF	14	Carmelina Moscato		90'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Player of the Match:
Shannon Boxx (United States)^[9]

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

Final[edit]

October 12, 2003

10:00 am PDT (UTC−7)

Germany	2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.)	Sweden
Meinert 46' Künzer 98'	Report	Ljungberg 41'

Home Depot Center, Carson

Attendance: 26,137^[10]

Referee: Cristina Ionescu (Romania)


GK	1	Silke Rottenberg
DF	2	Kerstin Stegemann
DF	13	Sandra Minnert
DF	19	Stefanie Gottschlich
DF	17	Ariane Hingst
MF	10	Bettina Wiegmann (c)
MF	18	Kerstin Garefrekes	76'
MF	6	Renate Lingor
MF	7	Pia Wunderlich	88'
FW	14	Maren Meinert
FW	9	Birgit Prinz
Substitutions:
FW	11	Martina Müller	76'
DF	4	Nia Künzer	88'
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer


GK	1	Caroline Jönsson
DF	4	Hanna Marklund
DF	2	Karolina Westberg
DF	3	Jane Törnqvist
DF	7	Sara Larsson	53'
DF	18	Frida Östberg
MF	9	Malin Andersson	70'
MF	6	Malin Moström (c)
MF	17	Anna Sjöström	53'
FW	10	Hanna Ljungberg
FW	11	Victoria Svensson
Substitutes:
MF	15	Therese Sjögran	53'
MF	14	Linda Fagerström	53'
DF	5	Kristin Bengtsson	70'
Manager:
Marika Domanski-Lyfors

Player of the Match:
Bettina Wiegmann (Germany)^[11]

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

References[edit]

^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003". FIFA.com. Federation Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. pp. 93–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Malin Mostroem (SWE)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 1, 2003. Archived from the original on December 3, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Bente Nordby (NOR)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Birgit Prinz (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 3, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Charmaine Hooper (CAN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 3, 2003. Archived from the original on November 30, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Silke Rottenberg (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 28, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Victoria Svensson (SWE)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 6, 2003. Archived from the original on December 6, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Shannon Boxx (USA)". FIFA.com. Federation Internationale de Football Association. October 11, 2003. Archived from the original on June 20, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. pp. 93–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Bettina Wiegmann (GER)". FIFA.com. Federation Internationale de Football Association. October 12, 2003. Archived from the original on June 21, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

External links[edit]

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

[1] "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003". FIFA.com. Federation Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[TR03a-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. pp. 93–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[3] "Bud Light Player of the Match: Malin Mostroem (SWE)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 1, 2003. Archived from the original on December 3, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[4] "Bud Light Player of the Match: Bente Nordby (NOR)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[5] "Bud Light Player of the Match: Birgit Prinz (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 3, 2003. Archived from the original on December 21, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[6] "Bud Light Player of the Match: Charmaine Hooper (CAN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 3, 2003. Archived from the original on November 30, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[7] "Bud Light Player of the Match: Silke Rottenberg (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 28, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[8] "Bud Light Player of the Match: Victoria Svensson (SWE)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. October 6, 2003. Archived from the original on December 6, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[9] "Bud Light Player of the Match: Shannon Boxx (USA)". FIFA.com. Federation Internationale de Football Association. October 11, 2003. Archived from the original on June 20, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[TR03b-10] "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. pp. 93–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[11] "Bud Light Player of the Match: Bettina Wiegmann (GER)". FIFA.com. Federation Internationale de Football Association. October 12, 2003. Archived from the original on June 21, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

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