2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations, consisting of Argentina, Canada, Germany and Japan. It began on September 20 and its last matches were played on September 27. Most matches were played at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus. Germany won every match, while Argentina failed to win a match. Despite beating Argentina 6–0, Japan failed to advance, while a young Canada team surprisingly made the second round.

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches[edit]

All times local EDT/UTC−4)

Germany vs Canada[edit]

Germany 4–1 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 16,409[1]
GK 1 Silke Rottenberg
DF 2 Kerstin Stegemann
DF 3 Linda Bresonik Yellow card 45+1'
DF 13 Sandra Minnert
DF 19 Stefanie Gottschlich
DF 17 Ariane Hingst downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF 5 Steffi Jones
MF 10 Bettina Wiegmann (c)
MF 6 Renate Lingor downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 14 Maren Meinert Yellow card 78'
FW 9 Birgit Prinz
Substitutions:
DF 4 Nia Künzer upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 18 Kerstin Garefrekes upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer
GK 1 Karina Leblanc Yellow card 21'
DF 6 Sharolta Nonen
DF 18 Tanya Dennis
MF 8 Kristina Kiss
MF 5 Andrea Neil
MF 16 Brittany Timko
MF 13 Diana Matheson
MF 15 Kara Lang downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 2 Christine Latham
FW 10 Charmaine Hooper (c)  Yellow card 38'
FW 12 Christine Sinclair
Substitutions:
FW 9 Rhian Wilkinson upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Norway Even Pellerud

Player of the Match:
Germany Maren Meinert (Germany)[2]

Assistant referees:
South Korea Choi Soo-Jin (South Korea)
North Korea Hong Kum-Nyo (North Korea)
Fourth official:
United States Sandra Hunt (United States)

Japan vs Argentina[edit]

Japan 6–0 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 16,409[1]
GK 1 Nozomi Yamago
CB 4 Yasuyo Yamagishi downward-facing red arrow 73'
CB 2 Yumi Obe (c)
CB 14 Kyoko Yano
RM 7 Naoko Kawakami
CM 5 Tomoe Sakai
CM 8 Tomomi Miyamoto
LM 16 Emi Yamamoto
AM 10 Homare Sawa downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF 6 Yayoi Kobayashi downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 11 Mio Otani
Substitutions:
FW 9 Eriko Arakawa upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 3 Hiromi Isozaki upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 18 Karina Maruyama upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Eiji Ueda
GK 1 Romina Ferro
DF 3 Mariela Ricotti downward-facing red arrow 76'
DF 2 Clarisa Huber
DF 4 Andrea Gonsebate
DF 19 Celeste Barbitta Yellow card 59'
MF 5 Marisa Gerez (c)
MF 10 Rosana Gómez Yellow card 18'  downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 20 Elizabeth Villanueva Yellow card 16'  downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 18 Mariela Coronel
FW 14 Fabiana Vallejos
FW 8 Natalia Gatti Red card 39'
Substitutions:
DF 17 Valeria Cotelo upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 7 Karina Alvariza upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 6 Noelia López upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Carlos Borrello

Player of the Match:
Japan Emi Yamamoto (Japan)[3]

Assistant referees:
Finland Emilia Parviainen (Finland)
Northern Ireland Andi Regan (Northern Ireland)
Fourth official:
United States Sandra Hunt (United States)

Germany vs Japan[edit]

Germany 3–0 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 15,529[1]
GK 1 Silke Rottenberg
DF 2 Kerstin Stegemann
DF 13 Sandra Minnert
DF 19 Stefanie Gottschlich downward-facing red arrow 64'
DF 17 Ariane Hingst downward-facing red arrow 72'
MF 5 Steffi Jones
MF 10 Bettina Wiegmann (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 18 Kerstin Garefrekes
MF 6 Renate Lingor
FW 14 Maren Meinert
FW 9 Birgit Prinz
Substitutions:
FW 8 Sandra Smisek upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 3 Linda Bresonik upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 4 Nia Künzer Yellow card 80'  upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer
GK 1 Nozomi Yamago
CB 4 Yasuyo Yamagishi
CB 2 Yumi Obe (c)
CB 14 Kyoko Yano downward-facing red arrow 60'
RM 7 Naoko Kawakami
CM 5 Tomoe Sakai downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 8 Tomomi Miyamoto
LM 16 Emi Yamamoto
AM 10 Homare Sawa
CF 6 Yayoi Kobayashi downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 11 Mio Otani
Substitutions:
FW 9 Eriko Arakawa upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 17 Miyuki Yanagita upward-facing green arrow 56'
DF 3 Hiromi Isozaki upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Eiji Ueda

Player of the Match:
Germany Bettina Wiegmann (Germany)[4]

Assistant referees:
Brazil Cleidy Mary Ribeiro (Brazil)
Brazil Marlei Silva (Brazil)
Fourth official:
United States Sandra Hunt (United States)

Canada vs Argentina[edit]

Canada 3–0 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 15,529[1]
GK 20 Taryn Swiatek
DF 6 Sharolta Nonen
DF 18 Tanya Dennis
MF 8 Kristina Kiss
MF 9 Rhian Wilkinson Yellow card 62'  downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 16 Brittany Timko
MF 13 Diana Matheson Yellow card 41'
MF 15 Kara Lang
MF 2 Christine Latham downward-facing red arrow 83'
FW 10 Charmaine Hooper (c)
FW 12 Christine Sinclair
Substitutions:
FW 17 Silvana Burtini upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 4 Sasha Andrews Yellow card 86'  upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Norway Even Pellerud
GK 1 Romina Ferro
DF 3 Mariela Ricotti Yellow card 29'  downward-facing red arrow 78'
DF 2 Clarisa Huber
DF 4 Andrea Gonsebate
DF 19 Celeste Barbitta
MF 5 Marisa Gerez (c)
MF 10 Rosana Gómez
FW 20 Elizabeth Villanueva downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 18 Mariela Coronel downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW 14 Fabiana Vallejos
FW 11 Marisol Medina
Substitutions:
FW 7 Karina Alvariza upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 6 Noelia López upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 15 Yanina Gaitán upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Carlos Borrello

Player of the Match:
Canada Christine Latham (Canada)[5]

Assistant referees:
Switzerland Elke Lüthi (Switzerland)
France Nelly Viennot (France)
Fourth official:
United States Sandra Hunt (United States)

Canada vs Japan[edit]

Canada 3–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 14,356[1]
GK 20 Taryn Swiatek
DF 6 Sharolta Nonen
DF 18 Tanya Dennis
DF 7 Isabelle Morneau Yellow card 45+1'
MF 5 Andrea Neil downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF 16 Brittany Timko
MF 13 Diana Matheson
MF 15 Kara Lang downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF 2 Christine Latham downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW 10 Charmaine Hooper (c)
FW 12 Christine Sinclair
Substitutions:
FW 17 Silvana Burtini upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 8 Kristina Kiss upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 9 Rhian Wilkinson upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Norway Even Pellerud
GK 1 Nozomi Yamago
CB 4 Yasuyo Yamagishi
CB 2 Yumi Obe (c)
CB 3 Hiromi Isozaki
RM 7 Naoko Kawakami
CM 5 Tomoe Sakai downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 8 Tomomi Miyamoto
LM 16 Emi Yamamoto downward-facing red arrow 89'
AM 10 Homare Sawa
CF 6 Yayoi Kobayashi downward-facing red arrow 54'
CF 11 Mio Otani
Substitutions:
FW 9 Eriko Arakawa upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 17 Miyuki Yanagita upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 20 Aya Miyama upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Eiji Ueda

Player of the Match:
Japan Tomomi Miyamoto (Japan)[6]

Assistant referees:
South Korea Choi Soo-Jin (South Korea)
North Korea Hong Kum-Nyo (North Korea)
Fourth official:
Switzerland Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

Argentina vs Germany[edit]

Argentina 1–6 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 17,618[1]
GK 1 Romina Ferro
DF 2 Clarisa Huber
DF 4 Andrea Gonsebate
DF 6 Noelia López downward-facing red arrow 56'
DF 19 Celeste Barbitta
MF 5 Marisa Gerez (c)
MF 10 Rosana Gómez
FW 20 Elizabeth Villanueva downward-facing red arrow 85'
FW 18 Mariela Coronel
FW 14 Fabiana Vallejos
FW 11 Marisol Medina
Substitutions:
MF 15 Yanina Gaitán upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 7 Karina Alvariza upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Carlos Borrello
GK 1 Silke Rottenberg
DF 2 Kerstin Stegemann
DF 13 Sandra Minnert
DF 19 Stefanie Gottschlich downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 17 Ariane Hingst
MF 5 Steffi Jones downward-facing red arrow 62'
MF 10 Bettina Wiegmann (c)
MF 18 Kerstin Garefrekes downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 6 Renate Lingor
FW 14 Maren Meinert
FW 9 Birgit Prinz
Substitutions:
FW 20 Conny Pohlers upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Martina Müller upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 12 Sonja Fuss upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Tina Theune-Meyer

Player of the Match:
Germany Birgit Prinz (Germany)[7]

Assistant referees:
Switzerland Elke Lüthi (Switzerland)
Chinese Taipei Liu Hsiu-mei (Chinese Taipei)
Fourth official:
United States Sandra Hunt (United States)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. pp. 93–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Maren Meinert (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. September 21, 2003. Archived from the original on November 24, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Emi Yamamoto (JPN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. September 21, 2003. Archived from the original on December 4, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Bettina Wiegmann (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. September 25, 2003. Archived from the original on September 21, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Christine Latham (CAN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. September 25, 2003. Archived from the original on September 29, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Tomomi Miyamoto (JPN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. September 27, 2003. Archived from the original on June 26, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Bud Light Player of the Match: Birgit Prinz (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. September 27, 2003. Archived from the original on January 10, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2014.

External links[edit]

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