1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
| Event | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||||||
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| (a.e.t.). United States won 5–4 on penalties. | |||||||
| Date | July 10, 1999 | ||||||
| Venue | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Brianna Scurry (United States) | ||||||
| Referee | Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 90,185 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
The final of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was an association football match that took place on July 10, 1999, to determine the winner of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The host United States and China played to a scoreless draw. After extra time, the United States won the match with a 5-4 penalties victory.
The match represented one of the most important events in the history of American athletics. It was played before over 90,000 fans in what remains the largest crowd ever to watch a women's sporting event. The well known image of Brandi Chastain celebrating the winning spot kick that was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated became one of the defining images of women's athletics in the United States.
The match featured two powerhouses of women's association football. The United States had won the first FIFA World Cup championship and the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. China had won the silver at the 1996 Olympics and had defeated the United States in the final of the 1999 Algarve Cup. The teams featured two of the superstars of women's soccer, strikers Mia Hamm of the United States and Sun Wen of China.
The United States was bidding to become the first team to win a world championship on home soil, something China had failed to do in 1991, as well as the first team to win multiple championships. China, meanwhile, was attempting to join the United States and Norway as World Cup Champions.
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