1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from June 19 to 27, 1999. The group consisted of Denmark, Nigeria, North Korea and the hosts United States.{{cite web |last=Shannon |first=David |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wwc99f.html |title=Women's World Cup 1999 (USA) |website=RSSSF |date=June 25, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2020}}

Three of these teams were also drawn together in Group A of the next World Cup in 2003 (the exception was Denmark, whose place was taken by fellow Scandinavians Sweden).

Standings

{{1999 FIFA Women's World Cup group tables|Group A}}

Matches

All times listed are local time.

=United States vs Denmark=

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|time=15:00 EDT (UTC−4)

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|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#United States vs Denmark|3–0}}

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|team2={{fbw|DEN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford

|attendance=78,972

|referee=Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)

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=North Korea vs Nigeria=

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|date={{Start date|1999|6|20}}

|time=18:30 PDT (UTC−7)

|team1={{fbw-rt|PRK}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#North Korea vs Nigeria|1–2}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/usa1999/match-center/22149

|team2={{fbw|NGA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Rose Bowl, Pasadena

|attendance=17,100

|referee=Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

}}

=United States vs Nigeria=

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|date={{Start date|1999|6|24}}

|time=19:00 CDT (UTC−5)

|team1={{fbw-rt|USA}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#United States vs Nigeria|7–1}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/usa1999/match-center/22151

|team2={{fbw|NGA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Soldier Field, Chicago

|attendance=65,080

|referee=Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

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=North Korea vs Denmark=

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|date={{Start date|1999|6|24}}

|time=18:00 PDT (UTC−7)

|team1={{fbw-rt|PRK}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#North Korea vs Denmark|3–1}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/usa1999/match-center/22148

|team2={{fbw|DEN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium= Civic Stadium, Portland, Oregon

|attendance=20,129

|referee=Martha Liliana Pardo (Colombia)

}}

=Nigeria vs Denmark=

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|date={{Start date|1999|6|27}}

|time=16:00 EDT (UTC−4)

|team1={{fbw-rt|NGA}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#Nigeria vs Denmark|2–0}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/usa1999/match-center/22152

|team2={{fbw|DEN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover

|attendance=22,109

|referee=Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)

}}

=United States vs North Korea=

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|date={{Start date|1999|6|27}}

|time=19:00 EDT (UTC−4)

|team1={{fbw-rt|USA}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#United States vs North Korea|3–0}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/usa1999/match-center/22150

|team2={{fbw|PRK}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough

|attendance=50,484

|referee=Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

}}

See also

References

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