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Host · United States

1999

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup · 19 June 1999 – 10 July 1999

Champion

United States

0–0 (5–4 pens)

Runner-up

China

OverviewTeamsMatchesTop ScorersAwardsPenalties
The tournament in numbers

Overview

Tournament totals counted from imported source data.

Teams

16 nations qualified for this tournament.

Australia

AUS

Brazil

BRA

Canada

CAN

China

CHN

Denmark

DNK

Germany

DEU

Ghana

GHA

Italy

ITA

Japan

JPN

Mexico

MEX

Matches

Every match of the tournament, stage by stage (32 total).

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group stage · 24 matches
19 June 1999

United States v Denmark

3–0

Giants Stadium
19 June 1999

China v Sweden

2–1

Spartan Stadium
19 June 1999

Brazil Mexico

Top Scorers

Leading scorers of the tournament, excluding own goals.

1

Wen SunChina

7 goals

2

SissiBrazil

7 goals

3

Ann Kristin AarønesNorway

4 goals

4

Inka GringsGermany

3 goals

5

Marianne PettersenNorway

3 goals

Honours

Awards

Official tournament awards in the archive.

Bronze BallMichelle AkersUnited States
Bronze BootAnn Kristin AarønesNorway
Golden BallWen SunChina
Golden BootWen SunChina
Golden BootSissiBrazil
Golden GloveHong GaoChina
Golden GloveBriana ScurryUnited States
Silver Ball

Penalty Shootouts

2 matches went to penalties, with 22 shootout kicks recorded.

third-place match · 1 match
10 July 1999

Brazil v Norway

0–0 (5–4 pens)

Rose Bowl
final · 1 match
10 July 1999

United States v China

0–0 (5–4 pens)

Rose Bowl

16

Teams

32

Matches

123

Goals

0

Cards

0

Substitutions

2

Penalty shootouts

22

Shootout kicks

8

Awards

Group standings and knockout bracket views will be added after standings/bracket queries are finalized.

Nigeria

NGA

North Korea

PRK

Norway

NOR

Russia

RUS

Sweden

SWE

United States

USA
v

7–1

Giants Stadium
19 June 1999

Japan v Canada

1–1

Spartan Stadium
20 June 1999

Germany v Italy

1–1

Rose Bowl
20 June 1999

Norway v Russia

2–1

Foxboro Stadium
20 June 1999

North Korea v Nigeria

1–2

Rose Bowl
20 June 1999

Australia v Ghana

1–1

Foxboro Stadium
23 June 1999

Japan v Russia

0–5

Civic Stadium
23 June 1999

Norway v Canada

7–1

Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
23 June 1999

Australia v Sweden

1–3

Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
23 June 1999

China v Ghana

7–0

Civic Stadium
24 June 1999

Brazil v Italy

2–0

Soldier Field
24 June 1999

North Korea v Denmark

3–1

Civic Stadium
24 June 1999

United States v Nigeria

7–1

Soldier Field
24 June 1999

Germany v Mexico

6–0

Civic Stadium
26 June 1999

Canada v Russia

1–4

Giants Stadium
26 June 1999

China v Australia

3–1

Giants Stadium
26 June 1999

Ghana v Sweden

0–2

Soldier Field
26 June 1999

Norway v Japan

4–0

Soldier Field
27 June 1999

Germany v Brazil

3–3

Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
27 June 1999

Nigeria v Denmark

2–0

Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
27 June 1999

Mexico v Italy

0–2

Foxboro Stadium
27 June 1999

United States v North Korea

3–0

Foxboro Stadium
quarter-final · 4 matches
30 June 1999

China v Russia

2–0

Spartan Stadium
30 June 1999

Norway v Sweden

3–1

Spartan Stadium
1 July 1999

United States v Germany

3–2

Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
1 July 1999

Brazil v Nigeria

4–3

Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
semi-final · 2 matches
4 July 1999

United States v Brazil

2–0

Stanford Stadium
4 July 1999

Norway v China

0–5

Foxboro Stadium
third-place match · 1 match
10 July 1999

Brazil v Norway

0–0 (5–4 pens)

Rose Bowl
final · 1 match
10 July 1999

United States v China

0–0 (5–4 pens)

Rose Bowl
Sissi
Brazil