FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
Dates | September 20 – October 12 |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
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 played | 32 |
Goals scored | 107 (3.34 per match) |
Attendance | 679,666 (21,240 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Birgit Prinz (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | Birgit Prinz |
Best goalkeeper | Silke Rottenberg |
Fair play award | China |
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The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial championship of women's national soccer teams organized by FIFA. It was held in the United States from September 20 to October 12, 2003, at six venues in six cities across the country. The tournament was won by Germany, who became the first country to win both the men's and women's World Cup.
China was originally awarded the right to host the tournament, which would have taken place from September 23 to October 11 in four cities. A severe outbreak of SARS in early 2003 affected Guangdong in southern China and prompted FIFA to move the Women's World Cup to the United States, who had hosted the previous edition in 1999. China was instead granted hosting rights for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and financial compensation while the United States Soccer Federation made new arrangements to host at smaller stadiums.