1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Event 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
United States China PR
United States China
0 0
After extra time
United States won 5–4 on penalties
Date 10 July 1999
Venue Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, U.S.
Player of the Match Briana Scurry (United States)
Referee Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Attendance 90,185
Weather Sunny

The final of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was an association football match that took place in over 100 degree heat on 10 July 1999, to determine the winner of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The host United States and China played to a scoreless draw. After two scoreless overtimes, the United States won the match 5-4 with a penalties victory.[1]

The match represented one of the most important events in the history of American athletics.[2] It was played before over 90,000 fans in what remains the largest crowd ever to watch a women's sporting event.[3] The well-known image of Brandi Chastain celebrating the winning spot kick that was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated became one of the defining images of women's athletics in the United States.[4][5]

Finalists

The match featured two powerhouses of women's association football. The United States had won the first FIFA World Cup championship and the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. China had won the silver at the 1996 Olympics and had defeated the United States in the final of the 1999 Algarve Cup. The teams featured two of the superstars of women's soccer, strikers Mia Hamm of the United States and Sun Wen of China.

The United States was bidding to become the first team to win a world championship on home soil, something China had failed to do in 1991, as well as the first team to win multiple championships. China, meanwhile, was attempting to join the United States and Norway as World Cup Champions.

China were the first Asian national team to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup Final. This was also the first final not involving a European team.[6]

Route to the final

The United States had qualified automatically as host nation. Accordingly, they elected to skip the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship, which served as the CONCACAF qualifier. They would not fail to win a CONCACAF championship again until 2010. China had qualified by winning their sixth straight AFC Women's Championship in 1997.

Once at the finals, the United States reached the knockout stage by easily winning Group A. After trailing 2-1 at halftime, they advanced through the quarterfinals by defeating Germany 3-2. The United States then defeated Brazil 2-0 to reach the final.[7]

China reached the knockout stage by winning Group D. They shut out Russia in the quarterfinals, then easily defeated defending champion Norway 5-0 to reach the final.

United States Round China PR
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Denmark 3-0 Match 1  Sweden 2-1
 Nigeria 7-1 Match 2  Ghana 7-0
 North Korea 3-0 Match 3  Australia 3-1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3300131+129
 Nigeria 320158−36
 North Korea 310246−23
 Denmark 300318−70
 Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3300122+109
 Sweden 320163+36
 Australia 301237−41
 Ghana 3012110−91
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Germany 3-2 Quarterfinals  Russia 2–0
 Brazil 2-0 Semifinals  Norway 5-0

Match

Summary

The match was played on 10 July 1999, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The United States and China played to a scoreless draw during regular and extra time. The United States won the match 5-4 on a penalty shootout. The win gave the United States its second world cup title.[1]

The game was a tepid affair with neither side getting many chances. Perhaps the best chance for either team to score came in extra time, when China's Fan Yunjie hit a header toward the post that was defended by Kristine Lilly.[8]

After both teams failed to score, the teams squared off for a shootout to decide the winners of the cup. China shot first, and Xie Huilin scored, only to be matched by the United States' Carla Overbeck. In the second round, Qiu Haiyan's goal was matched by Joy Fawcett.

Liu Ying was China's third-round shooter, but her shot was saved by United States goalkeeper Briana Scurry. Kristine Lilly then got a shot past Chinese goalkeeper Gao Hong to give the United States the advantage.

Zhang Ouying, Mia Hamm, and Sun Wen each converted their penalty opportunities, leaving the United States' Brandi Chastain with a shot to win the tournament. She put the ball past Gao, leading to an ecstatic celebration by the Americans, who had clinched the title on home soil.[9][10][11]

Details

United States[13]
China PR[13]
GK1Briana Scurry
RB14Joy Fawcett
CB4Carla Overbeck
CB20Kate Sobrero
LB6Brandi Chastain
DM10Michelle AkersYellow card 74' 91'
CM11Julie Foudy
CM13Kristine Lilly
RW9Mia Hamm
CF12Cindy Parlow 57'
LW16Tiffeny Milbrett 115'
Substitutions:
MF8Shannon MacMillan 57'
MF7Sara Whalen 91'
MF15Tisha Venturini 115'
Manager:
Tony DiCicco
GK18Gao Hong
RB11Pu Wei 59'
CB12Wen Lirong
CB3Fan Yunjie
LB14Bai Jie
RM2Wang Liping
CM10Liu AilingYellow card 80'
CM13Liu Ying
LM6Zhao Lihong 114'
CF9Sun Wen
CF8Jin Yan 119'
Substitutions:
FW7Zhang OuyingYellow card 70' 59'
MF15Qiu Haiyan 114'
DF5Xie Huilin 119'
Manager:
Ma Yuanan

Assistant referees:
Ghislaine Labbe (France)
Ana Pérez (Peru)
Fourth official:
Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

References

  1. 1 2 "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "1999 U.s. Women's Soccer Team - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Women's World Cup". Expressmilwaukee.com. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Brandi Chastain Cover - Sports Illustrated 07.19.99 Issue Contents - SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  5. ↑ JERE LONGMANPublished: 5 July 2003 (5 July 2003). "SOCCER; The Sports Bra Seen Round the World - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "WOMEN'S WORLD CUP; Politics Aside, for Chinese It's Only 'a Sporting Thing'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "CNN/SI - Women's World Cup - Closer Look: Wily Lilly uses her head - Sunday July 11, 1999 10:18 AM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 11 July 1999. Archived from the original on 1 October 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  9. ↑ SETH FAISONPublished: 12 July 1999 (12 July 1999). "WOMEN'S WORLD CUP; The View From China: 'So Close, So Close' - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  10. ↑ Reynolds, Charles (10 July 1999). "Football: America in love and having a ball - Sport". The Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "BBC News - Why Women's World Cup champion Brandi Chastain bared her bra". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Reynolds, Charles (11 July 1999). "Football: Brandi the toast of the hosts - Sport". The Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  13. 1 2 DiCicco, Tony (May 2000). "How they won the cup" (PDF). unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
    1999 FIFA Women's World Cup – Final. ABC Sports (Television production). Pasadena, California: American Broadcasting Company. 10 July 1999.
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