World Cup 2003
ChampionsGermany
Germany won, ahead of Sweden (2–1 in the final, 12 Oct 2003). 16 teams, 32 games, 3.34 goals a game; hosted by United States.
The road to the final
Group stage
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Statesthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
| Swedenthrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| Norwaythrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
- 2003-10-11United States3–1CanadaThird-place play-off · Carson89%
Final
Top scorers
- Birgit Prinz Germany 7
- Kerstin Garefrekes Germany 4
- Kátia Cilene Teixeira Brazil 4
- Maren Meinert Germany 4
- Christine Sinclair Canada 3
- Homare Sawa Japan 3
- Mio Otani Japan 3
- Dagny Mellgren Norway 3
- Marta Brazil 3
- Victoria Sandell Svensson Sweden 3
Upsets
- 2003-10-02China0–1CanadaUpsetQuarter-finals · Portland77%
- 2003-10-05United States0–3GermanyUpsetSemi-finals · Portland72%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/womens-international-results (CC0), women’s internationals since 1956 — every major tournament, but not yet every friendly, and updated less often than the men’s file. Rounds worked out from the results.