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1999 Women’s World Cup · United States · 1999-06-19 – 1999-07-10
United States 1999
16 teams, 32 matches, 123 goals. Champions: United States, runners-up China, third Brazil, fourth Norway.
Open 1999 in the atlas →Teams16
Matches328 in the knockout
Goals1233.84 per match
Golden BootSissi7 goals · Brazil
Line-ups0of 32 matches
The groups
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ↑ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Nigeria ↑ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
The awards
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Wen Sun | China |
| Silver Ball | Sissi | Brazil |
| Bronze Ball | Michelle Akers | United States |
| Golden Boot | Sissi | Brazil |
| Golden Boot | Wen Sun | China |
| Bronze Boot | Ann Kristin Aarønes | Norway |
| Golden Glove | Hong Gao | China |
| Golden Glove | Briana Scurry | United States |
Top scorers
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Sissi | Brazil | 7 |
| Wen Sun | China | 7 |
| Ann Kristin Aarønes | Norway | 4 |
| Yan Jin | China | 3 |
| Ailing Liu | China | 3 |
| Pretinha | Brazil | 3 |
| Bettina Wiegmann | Germany | 3 |
| Marianne Pettersen | Norway | 3 |
| Hege Riise | Norway | 3 |
| Nkiru Okosieme | Nigeria | 3 |