|  Final Four |  | Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Final | 12.10 | 13:00 | Germany | 2-1 | Sweden | 0-1 |  |   The Home Depot Center, Carson ; 0-1 Ljungberg 41'; 1-1 Maren Meinert 46'; 2-1 Nia Kunzer 98'; Attendance: 26,137; Referee: Cristina Babadac (Romania). |  | 3-4 | 11.10 | 15:30 | United States | 3-1 | Canada | 1-1 |  |   The Home Depot Center, Carson ; 1-0 Kristine Lilly 22'; 1-1 Christine Sinclair 38'; 2-1 Shannon Boxx 51'; 3-1 Tiffeny Milbrett 80'; Attendance: 25,253; Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia). |  | 1/2 | 05.10 | 19:30 | Germany | 3-0 | United States | 1-0 |  |   PGE Park, Portland ; 1-0 Kerstin Garefrekes 15'; 2-0 Maren Meinert 90+1'; 3-0 Birgit Prinz 90+3'; Attendance: 27,623; Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada). |  | 1/2 | 05.10 | 22:30 | Sweden | 2-1 | Canada | 0-0 |  |   PGE Park, Portland ; 0-1 Kara Lang 64'; 1-1 Malin Mostroem 79'; 2-1 Josefine Oeqvist 86'; Attendance: 25,253; Referee: Katrina Elovirta (Finland). |   
| Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 1/4 | 01.10 | 16:30 | Sweden | 2-1 | Brazil | 1-1 |  |   Gilette Stadium, Foxborough; 1-0 Victoria Svensson 23'; 1-1 "Marta" Vieira da Silva 44'pen.; 2-1 Malin Andersson 53'; Attendance: 25,103; Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland). |  | 1/4 | 01.10 | 19:30 | United States | 1-0 | Norway | 1-0 |  |   Gilette Stadium, Foxborough; 1-0 Abby Wambach 24'; Attendance: 25,103; Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China). |  | 1/4 | 02.10 | 19:30 | Germany | 7-1 | Russia | 1-0 |  |   PGE Park, Portland ; 1-0 Martina Mueller 25'; 2-0 Sandra Minnert 57'; 3-0 Pia Wunderlich 60'; 4-0 Kerstin Garafrekes 62'; 4-1 Elena Danilova 70'; 5-0 Kerstin Garafrekes 85'; 6-0 7-0 Birgit Prinz 80' 89'; Attendance: 20,021; Referee: Im Eun-Ju (South Korea). |  | 1/4 | 02.10 | 22:30 | Canada | 1-0 | China | 1-0 |  |   PGE Park, Portland ; 1-0 Charmaine Hooper 7'; Attendance: 20,021; Referee: Kari Seitz (United States). |   
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| Final Ranking | Pts | w | d | l | gf | ga | 1999 |  | 1. Germany | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25: | 4 | 6. |  | 2. Sweden | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10: | 7 | 8. |  | 3. United States | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15: | 5 | 1. |  | 4. Canada | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10: | 10 | 12. |  |  eliminated in 1/4 Finals. |  | 5. Brazil | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9: | 4 | 3. |  | 6. China | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3: | 2 | 2. |  | 7. Norway | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10: | 6 | 4. |  | 8. Russia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6: | 9 | 7. |  |  eliminated in Groups Round |  | 9. France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2: | 3 |   |  | 10.Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7: | 6 | 13. |  | 11.North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: | 4 | 10. |  | 12.Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: | 5 | 14. |  | 13.Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3: | 5 | 11. |  | 14.South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1: | 11 |   |  | 15.Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0: | 11 | 5. |  | 16.Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1: | 15 |   |   
| From 1999 New: France, South Korea and Argentina replaced Italy, Denmark and Mexico. |   
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| Originally scheduled for China. On May 3 2003 was moved to United States as a result of SARS outbreak in China.  |   
|  Teams |  | Host: China |  | Europe (5): Germany, Norway, Sweden, France, Russia. |  | Concacaf (2+1): United States, Canada. |  | South America (2): Brazil, Argentina. |  | _  Asia Ladies Asia Cup 2003 (4+1): North Korea, Japan, South Korea. |  | _ Africa Cup> (2): Nigeria, Ghana. |  | _  Oceania Ladies Oceania Cup 2003 (1): Australia |   
|  Venues |  | Carson, California: Home Depot Center (27,000). |  | Portland, Oregon: PGE Park (27,700). |  | Foxborough, Massachusets: Gilette Stadium (22,385). |  | Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Crew Stadium (23,000). |  | Philadelphia, Pensylvania: Lincoln Financial Field (68,500). |  | Washington, DC: RFK Stadium (55,500). |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. United States | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11: | 1 |  | 2. Sweden | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: | 3 |  | 3. North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: | 4 |  | 4. Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0: | 11 |   
    | Team | Unit | Swed | Nort | Nige |  | United States | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 5:0 |  | Sweden |   | --- | 1:0 | 3:0 |  | North Korea |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Nigeria |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 20.09 | --:-- | North Korea | 3-0 | Nigeria |   |  | 21.09 | --:-- | United States | 3-1 | Sweden |   |  | 25.09 | --:-- | United States | 5-0 | Nigeria |   |  | 25.09 | --:-- | Sweden | 1-0 | North Korea |   |  | 28.09 | --:-- | United States | 3-0 | North Korea |   |  | 28.09 | --:-- | Sweden | 3-0 | Nigeria |   |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Brazil | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8: | 2 |  | 2. Norway | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10: | 5 |  | 3. France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2: | 3 |  | 4. South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1: | 11 |   
    | Team | Braz | Norw | Fran | Sout |  | Brazil | --- | 4:1 | 1:1 | 3:0 |  | Norway |   | --- | 2:0 | 7:1 |  | France |   |   | --- | 1:0 |  | South Korea |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 20.09 | --:-- | Norway | 2-0 | France |   |  | 21.09 | --:-- | Brazil | 3-0 | South Korea |   |  | 24.09 | --:-- | Brazil | 4-1 | Norway |   |  | 24.09 | --:-- | France | 1-0 | South Korea |   |  | 27.09 | --:-- | Brazil | 1-1 | France |   |  | 27.09 | --:-- | Norway | 7-1 | South Korea |   |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Germany | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13: | 2 |  | 2. Canada | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7: | 5 |  | 3. Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7: | 6 |  | 4. Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1: | 15 |   
    | Team | Germ | Cana | Japa | Arge |  | Germany | --- | 4:1 | 3:0 | 6:1 |  | Canada |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Japan |   |   | --- | 6:0 |  | Argentina |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 20.09 | --:-- | Germany | 4-1 | Canada |   |  | 20.09 | --:-- | Japan | 6-0 | Argentina |   |  | 24.09 | --:-- | Germany | 3-0 | Japan |   |  | 24.09 | --:-- | Canada | 3-0 | Argentina |   |  | 27.09 | --:-- | Germany | 6-1 | Argentina |   |  | 27.09 | --:-- | Canada | 3-1 | Japan |   |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. China | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3: | 1 |  | 2. Russia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: | 2 |  | 3. Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: | 5 |  | 4. Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3: | 5 |   
    | Team | Chin | Russ | Ghan | Aust |  | China | --- | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 |  | Russia |   | --- | 3:0 | 2:1 |  | Ghana |   |   | --- | 2:1 |  | Australia |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 21.09 | --:-- | China | 1-0 | Ghana |   |  | 21.09 | --:-- | Russia | 2-1 | Australia |   |  | 25.09 | --:-- | China | 1-1 | Australia |   |  | 25.09 | --:-- | Russia | 3-0 | Ghana |   |  | 28.09 | --:-- | China | 1-0 | Russia |   |  | 28.09 | --:-- | Ghana | 2-1 | Australia |   |   
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