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.
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 GroupWinnersRunners-upABCD
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Brazil vs Sweden
GK 1 AndréiaDF 3 Juliana (c) DF 4 TâniaMF 5 Renata CostaMF 18Daniela MF 16MayconMF 17KátiaFW 14RosanaFW 2 Simone FW 7 Formiga FW 10MartaSubstitutions:FW 11Cristiane FW 9 Kelly Manager:Paulo Gonçalves GK 12Sofia Lundgren DF 4 Hanna MarklundDF 2 Karolina WestbergDF 3 Jane TörnqvistDF 7 Sara Larsson DF 18Frida ÖstbergMF 9 Malin Andersson MF 6 Malin Moström (c)MF 17Anna Sjöström FW 10Hanna LjungbergFW 11Victoria SvenssonSubstitutes:MF 15Therese Sjögran DF 19Sara Call Manager:Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Player of the Match: Malin Moström (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Liu Hsiu-mei (Chinese Taipei) Hisae Yoshizawa (Japan) Fourth official: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
United States vs Norway
GK 1 Briana ScurryDF 3 Christie RamponeDF 14Joy FawcettDF 4 Cat WhitehillDF 15Kate MarkgrafMF 13Kristine LillyMF 7 Shannon BoxxMF 11Julie Foudy (c) FW 12Cindy Parlow FW 9 Mia HammFW 20Abby WambachSubstitutions:FW 16Tiffeny Milbrett DF 2 Kylie Bivens Manager:April Heinrichs GK 1 Bente Nordby DF 2 Brit SandauneDF 3 Ane Stangeland HorpestadDF 4 Monica KnudsenDF 7 Trine Rønning DF 14Dagny Mellgren (c)DF 15Marit Fiane Christensen MF 10Unni Lehn MF 8 Solveig GulbrandsenMF 20Lise Klaveness FW 11Marianne PettersenSubstitutions:FW 9 Anita Rapp FW 17Linda Ørmen MF 6 Hege Riise Manager:Åge Steen
Player of the Match: Bente Nordby (Norway)
Assistant referees: Elke Lüthi (Switzerland) Nelly Viennot (France) Fourth official: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
Germany vs Russia
GK 1 Silke RottenbergDF 2 Kerstin StegemannDF 13Sandra MinnertDF 19Stefanie GottschlichDF 17Ariane HingstMF 10Bettina Wiegmann (c) MF 18Kerstin GarefrekesMF 6 Renate Lingor FW 14Maren MeinertFW 11Martina Müller FW 9 Birgit PrinzSubstitutions:MF 7 Pia Wunderlich DF 4 Nia Künzer MF 16Viola Odebrecht Manager:Tina Theune-Meyer GK 12Alla VolkovaDF 2 Tatiana ZaytsevaDF 3 Marina Burakova (c)DF 4 Marina SaenkoDF 5 Vera StroukovaMF 6 Galina KomarovaMF 7 Tatiana Egorova MF 15Tatyana SkotnikovaMF 8 Alexandra Svetlitskaya FW 10Natalia BarbashinaFW 11Olga Letyushova Substitutions:MF 19Elena Denchtchik FW 17Elena Danilova DF 16Marina Kolomiets Manager:Yuri Bystritsky
Player of the Match: Birgit Prinz (Germany)
Assistant referees: Choi Soo-jin (South Korea) Irina Mirt (Romania) Fourth official: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
China PR vs Canada
GK 1 Han WenxiaDF 3 Li JieDF 5 Fan YunjieDF 11Pu WeiDF 20Wang LipingDF 16Liu Yali MF 6 Zhao Lihong MF 10Liu Ying MF 14Bi Yan FW 7 Bai JieFW 9 Sun Wen (c)Substitutions:MF 15Ren Liping MF 8 Zhang Ouying FW 13Teng Wei Manager:Ma Liangxing GK 20Taryn SwiatekDF 6 Sharolta NonenDF 18Tanya DennisDF 7 Isabelle Morneau MF 5 Andrea Neil MF 16Brittany TimkoMF 13Diana MathesonMF 15Kara Lang FW 2 Christine Latham FW 10Charmaine Hooper (c) FW 12Christine SinclairSubstitutions:FW 17Silvana Burtini MF 9 Rhian Wilkinson MF 8 Kristina Kiss Manager: Even Pellerud
Player of the Match: Charmaine Hooper (Canada)
Assistant referees: Karalee Sutton (United States) Sharon Wheeler (United States) Fourth official: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
Semi-finals
United States vs Germany
GK 1 Briana ScurryDF 2 Kylie Bivens DF 14Joy FawcettDF 4 Cat WhitehillDF 15Kate MarkgrafMF 13Kristine LillyMF 7 Shannon BoxxMF 11Julie Foudy (c)FW 12Cindy Parlow FW 9 Mia HammFW 20Abby WambachSubstitutions:MF 10Aly Wagner FW 16Tiffeny Milbrett Manager:April Heinrichs GK 1 Silke RottenbergDF 2 Kerstin StegemannDF 13Sandra MinnertDF 19Stefanie GottschlichDF 17Ariane HingstMF 10Bettina Wiegmann (c)MF 18Kerstin GarefrekesMF 6 Renate LingorMF 7 Pia WunderlichFW 14Maren MeinertFW 9 Birgit PrinzManager:Tina Theune-Meyer
Player of the Match: Silke Rottenberg (Germany)
Assistant referees: Denise Robinson (Canada) Lynda Bramble (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official: Cristina Ionescu (Romania)
Sweden vs Canada
GK 1 Caroline JönssonDF 4 Hanna MarklundDF 2 Karolina WestbergDF 3 Jane Törnqvist DF 5 Kristin Bengtsson DF 18Frida ÖstbergMF 9 Malin Andersson (c) MF 6 Malin MoströmMF 17Anna Sjöström FW 10Hanna LjungbergFW 11Victoria SvenssonSubstitutes:FW 20Josefine Öqvist MF 15Therese Sjögran MF 13Sara Johansson Manager:Marika Domanski-Lyfors GK 20Taryn SwiatekDF 6 Sharolta NonenDF 18Tanya DennisMF 5 Andrea NeilMF 16Brittany TimkoMF 13Diana MathesonMF 15Kara LangFW 2 Christine Latham FW 17Silvana Burtini FW 10Charmaine Hooper (c)FW 12Christine SinclairSubstitutions:MF 8 Kristina Kiss MF 9 Rhian Wilkinson Manager: Even Pellerud
Player of the Match: Victoria Svensson (Sweden)
Assistant referees: Emilia Parviainen (Finland) Andi Regan (Northern Ireland) Fourth official: Tammy Ogston (Australia)
Third place play-off
GK 1 Briana ScurryDF 3 Christie RamponeDF 14Joy FawcettDF 4 Cat WhitehillDF 15Kate Markgraf MF 13Kristine LillyMF 7 Shannon BoxxMF 11Julie Foudy (c) FW 12Cindy Parlow FW 9 Mia HammFW 20Abby WambachSubstitutions:FW 16Tiffeny Milbrett DF 2 Kylie Bivens FW 8 Shannon MacMillan Manager:April Heinrichs GK 20Taryn SwiatekDF 6 Sharolta NonenDF 4 Sasha Andrews MF 5 Andrea Neil MF 8 Kristina KissMF 16Brittany TimkoMF 13Diana MathesonMF 15Kara Lang FW 2 Christine LathamFW 10Charmaine Hooper (c) FW 12Christine SinclairSubstitutions:DF 7 Isabelle Morneau MF 9 Rhian Wilkinson MF 14Carmelina Moscato Manager: Even Pellerud
Player of the Match: Shannon Boxx (United States)
Assistant referees: Airlie Keen (Australia) Jacqueline Leleu (Australia) Fourth official: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
Final
GK 1 Silke RottenbergDF 2 Kerstin StegemannDF 13Sandra MinnertDF 19Stefanie GottschlichDF 17Ariane HingstMF 10Bettina Wiegmann (c)MF 18Kerstin Garefrekes MF 6 Renate LingorMF 7 Pia Wunderlich FW 14Maren MeinertFW 9 Birgit PrinzSubstitutions:FW 11 Martina Müller DF 4 Nia Künzer Manager:Tina Theune-Meyer GK 1 Caroline JönssonDF 4 Hanna MarklundDF 2 Karolina WestbergDF 3 Jane TörnqvistDF 7 Sara Larsson DF 18Frida ÖstbergMF 9 Malin Andersson MF 6 Malin Moström (c)MF 17Anna Sjöström FW 10Hanna LjungbergFW 11Victoria SvenssonSubstitutes:MF 15Therese Sjögran MF 14Linda Fagerström DF 5 Kristin Bengtsson Manager:Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Player of the Match: Bettina Wiegmann (Germany)
Assistant referees: Irina Mirt (Romania) Katarzyna Nadolska (Poland) Fourth official: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
References
External links 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage