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A total of 123 goals were scored at the Women's World Cup, setting a new tournament record, and averaged 3.84 per match. 74 different players scored goals, including three own goals and four hat-tricks.
Jun 9, 2019 · O n the morning after the national team won the 1999 World Cup, the celebrations continued. While the players were off to do a victory parade at Disneyland, officials from the US Soccer Federation ...
- Setting The Scene
- The Final Game
- Penalty Kicks
- The Celebration
- How The Sport Changed
The tournament began June 19, 1999. It was only the third edition of the women's World Cup, after the United States won the first tournament in 1991 and Norway was victorious four years later. The Americans made it out of the opening stage, leading Group A with nine points after winning all three games. Then came the knockout round where the U.S. o...
It was July 10, 1999. A record 90,185 fanspacked the stands at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and 40 million more tuned in around the world to watch the United States take on China to determine the 1999 champion. At the time, the final marked the most-attended women’s sports event in history and brought celebrities from all across the natio...
With the match scoreless after extra time, it all would come down to penalty kicks to decide the champion — a moment that would test the U.S. team's resolve. And the consensus among the Americans, Lilly said, was: We got this. We’re winning this game. "That was our mentality going in and we found out who the PK kickers were going to be and then we ...
Chastain ripped off her shirt,swung it around in the air and then fell to her knees in exultation. With her fists clinched and her biceps bulging, Chastain closed her eyes and screamed out of pure happiness. Her reaction was powerful. And it was one that could be felt by everyone who had just witnessed what the U.S. national team set out to accompl...
The conversation around women's soccer had changed —forever. People were talking about it, and fans were affected by the '99 team that became an inspiration. "We were all really enthusiastic, but I'm not so sure we knew that it was going to cause this revolution," Chastain told CBS. As Lilly reflected on the impact she made as part of that national...
On July 10, the US Women played China in the final of the 1999 Women’s World Cup. A record number of 90,185 people were in attendance at the Rose Bowl for the match, the largest crowd to ever watch a women’s soccer game or a women’s-only sporting event in the history of the world.
Jun 3, 2019 · June 3, 2019 7 AM PT. With the U.S. women’s national team preparing to defend its World Cup title in France, Times soccer writer Kevin Baxter had a series of conversations with six players from ...
- kevin.baxter@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
The match was played on July 10, 1999, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The United States and China played to a scoreless draw during regulation and golden goal extra time. The United States won the title 5–4 on a penalty shootout. The win gave the United States its second world cup title.
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May 31, 2019 · By the start of the 1999 Women’s World Cup, strong bonds had been formed. Not only were the “99ers” a talented team but a close one, too, and the team’s spirit resonated with the country ...
