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=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|1999|6|19}}
|team1={{fbw-rt|USA}}
|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#United States vs Denmark|3–0}}
|report=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/usa1999/match-center/21901
|team2={{fbw|DEN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
|attendance=78,972
|referee=Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
}}
=North Korea vs Nigeria=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|1999|6|20}}
|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=
- Jo Song-ok {{goal|74}}
|goals2=
|attendance=17,100
|referee=Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
}}
=United States vs Nigeria=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|1999|6|24}}
|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=
- I. Chiejine {{goal|19|o.g.}}
- Hamm {{goal|20}}
- Milbrett {{goal|23||83}}
- Lilly {{goal|32}}
- Akers {{goal|39}}
- Parlow {{goal|42}}
|goals2=
- Okosieme {{goal|2}}
|stadium=Soldier Field, Chicago
|attendance=65,080
|referee=Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
}}
=North Korea vs Denmark=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|1999|6|24}}
|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=
- Jin Pyol-hui {{goal|15}}
- Jo Song-ok {{goal|39}}
- Kim Kum-sil {{goal|73}}
|goals2=
- Johansen {{goal|74}}
|stadium= Civic Stadium, Portland, Oregon
|attendance=20,129
|referee=Martha Liliana Pardo (Colombia)
}}
=Nigeria vs Denmark=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|1999|6|27}}
|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=
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|1999|6|27}}
|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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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150607210904/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/usa1999/index.html FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999] at FIFA.com
{{1999 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
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