🏆 FIFA World Cup

1999 FIFA World Cup

📍 Host: United States
📅 19 Jun – 10 Jul 1999
🏆 Winner Flag USA
🥈 Runner-up Flag China
🥉 Third Place Flag Brazil
TEAMS 👥
32
MATCHES ⚽
32
GOALS 🥅
120
GOALS / MATCH 📊
3.75
Overview Matches Groups Teams & Squads

Group Stage

Full Standings →
Group A Pts
1
Flag USA
9
2
Flag Nigeria
6
3
Flag North Korea
3
4
Flag Denmark
0
Group B Pts
1
Flag Brazil
7
2
Flag Germany
5
3
Flag Italy
4
4
Flag Mexico
0
Group C Pts
1
Flag Norway
9
2
Flag Russia
6
3
Flag Canada
1
4
Flag Japan
1
Group D Pts
1
Flag China
9
2
Flag Sweden
6
3
Flag Australia
1
4
Flag Ghana
1

Knockout Stage

quarter-final

Flag China 2
Flag Russia 0
Jun 30, 1999
Flag Norway 3
Flag Sweden 1
Jun 30, 1999
Flag USA 3
Flag Germany 2
Jul 01, 1999
Flag Brazil 4
Flag Nigeria 3
Jul 01, 1999

semi-final

Flag USA 2
Flag Brazil 0
Jul 04, 1999
Flag Norway 0
Flag China 5
Jul 04, 1999

third-place match

Flag Brazil 0
Flag Norway 0
Penalties: 5 - 4

final

Flag USA 0
Flag China 0
Penalties: 5 - 4

🏅 Awards

Golden Ball
Wen Sun
Silver Ball
Sissi
Bronze Ball
Michelle Akers
Golden Boot
Sissi
Golden Boot
Wen Sun
Golden Glove
Hong Gao
Golden Glove
Briana Scurry

⚽ Top Scorers

WS
Wen Sun
Flag China
7
SI
Sissi
Flag Brazil
7
IG
6
BW
6
AA
4

🏆 Final Standings

1st Flag USA 🏆
2nd Flag China
3rd Flag Brazil
4th Flag Norway

🏟️ Stadiums

Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
📍 Washington, D.C. 80,000 cap.
⚽ 6 matches played
Foxboro Stadium
📍 Boston 59,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Rose Bowl
📍 Los Angeles 96,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Giants Stadium
📍 New York City 78,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Soldier Field
📍 Chicago 65,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Civic Stadium
📍 Portland 27,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Spartan Stadium
📍 San Jose 26,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Stanford Stadium
📍 San Fransisco 85,000 cap.
⚽ 1 matches played
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