2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Germany vs Canada

{{Short description|Football tournament group stage}}

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Group C of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations, consisting of Argentina, Canada, Germany and Japan. It began on September 20 and its last matches were played on September 27. Most matches were played at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus. Germany won every match, while Argentina failed to win a match. Despite beating Argentina 6–0, Japan failed to advance, while a young Canada team surprisingly made the second round.

Standings

{{2003 FIFA Women's World Cup group tables|Group C}}

Matches

All times local EDT/UTC−4)

=Germany vs Canada=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|2003|9|20}}

|time=17:45 EDT (UTC−4)

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

|score={{score link|2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Germany vs Canada|4–1}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/103/6929/6930/69290003

|team2={{fbw|CAN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus

|attendance=16,409{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/technicaldevp/50/08/02/fwwcusa2003-technicalreport_neu_081010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226232356/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/technicaldevp/50/08/02/fwwcusa2003-technicalreport%5fneu%5f081010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 26, 2011 |title=FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Report and Statistics |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |format=PDF |pages=93–100 |access-date=January 7, 2020}}

|referee=Im Eun-ju (South Korea)

}}

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GK1Silke Rottenberg
DF2Kerstin Stegemann
DF3Linda Bresonik{{yel|45+1}}
DF13Sandra Minnert
DF19Stefanie Gottschlich
DF17Ariane Hingst{{suboff|65}}
MF5Steffi Jones
MF10Bettina Wiegmann (c)
MF6Renate Lingor{{suboff|73}}
FW14Maren Meinert{{yel|78}}
FW9Birgit Prinz
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF4Nia Künzer{{subon|65}}
MF18Kerstin Garefrekes{{subon|73}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Tina Theune-Meyer

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width=25|width=25|
GK1Karina Leblanc{{yel|21}}
DF6Sharolta Nonen
DF18Tanya Dennis
MF8Kristina Kiss
MF5Andrea Neil
MF16Brittany Timko
MF13Diana Matheson
MF15Kara Lang{{suboff|46}}
MF2Christine Latham
FW10Charmaine Hooper (c{{yel|38}}
FW12Christine Sinclair
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Rhian Wilkinson{{subon|46}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|NOR}} Even Pellerud

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Player of the Match:


{{flagicon|GER}} Maren Meinert (Germany){{cite news |title=Bud Light Player of the Match: Maren Meinert (GER) |url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030921/1/8iu.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=September 21, 2003 |accessdate=November 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124144304/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030921/1/8iu.html |archivedate=November 24, 2005}}

Assistant referees:


{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Soo-Jin (South Korea)


{{flagicon|PRK}} Hong Kum-Nyo (North Korea)


Fourth official:


{{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Hunt (United States)

=Japan vs Argentina=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|2003|9|20}}

|time=20:30 EDT (UTC−4)

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

|score={{score link|2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Japan vs Argentina|6–0}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/103/6929/6930/69290004

|team2={{fbw|ARG}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus

|attendance=16,409

|referee=Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

}}

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|valign="top" width="40%"|

{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

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GK1Nozomi Yamago
CB4Yasuyo Yamagishi{{suboff|73}}
CB2Yumi Obe (c)
CB14Kyoko Yano
RM7Naoko Kawakami
CM5Tomoe Sakai
CM8Tomomi Miyamoto
LM16Emi Yamamoto
AM10Homare Sawa{{suboff|80}}
CF6Yayoi Kobayashi{{suboff|57}}
CF11Mio Otani
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Eriko Arakawa{{subon|57}}
DF3Hiromi Isozaki{{subon|73}}
FW18Karina Maruyama{{subon|80}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|Eiji Ueda

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Romina Ferro
DF3Mariela Ricotti{{suboff|76}}
DF2Clarisa Huber
DF4Andrea Gonsebate
DF19Celeste Barbitta{{yel|59}}
MF5Marisa Gerez (c)
MF10Rosana Gómez{{yel|18}} {{suboff|46}}
FW20Elizabeth Villanueva{{yel|16}} {{suboff|46}}
FW18Mariela Coronel
FW14Fabiana Vallejos
FW8Natalia Gatti{{sent off|0|39}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF17Valeria Cotelo{{subon|46}}
FW7Karina Alvariza{{subon|46}}
DF6Noelia López{{subon|76}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|Carlos Borrello

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Player of the Match:


{{flagicon|JPN}} Emi Yamamoto (Japan){{cite news |title=Bud Light Player of the Match: Emi Yamamoto (JPN) |url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030921/1/8k7.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=September 21, 2003 |accessdate=November 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204061931/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030921/1/8k7.html |archivedate=December 4, 2005}}

Assistant referees:


{{flagicon|FIN}} Emilia Parviainen (Finland)


{{flagicon|NIR}} Andi Regan (Northern Ireland)


Fourth official:


{{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Hunt (United States)

=Germany vs Japan=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|2003|9|24}}

|time=17:45 EDT (UTC−4)

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

|score={{score link|2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Germany vs Japan|3–0}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/103/6929/6930/69290011

|team2={{fbw|JPN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus

|attendance=15,529

|referee=Sueli Tortura (Brazil)

}}

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|valign="top" width="40%"|

{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width=25|width=25|
GK1Silke Rottenberg
DF2Kerstin Stegemann
DF13Sandra Minnert
DF19Stefanie Gottschlich{{suboff|64}}
DF17Ariane Hingst{{suboff|72}}
MF5Steffi Jones
MF10Bettina Wiegmann (c){{suboff|78}}
MF18Kerstin Garefrekes
MF6Renate Lingor
FW14Maren Meinert
FW9Birgit Prinz
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW8Sandra Smisek{{subon|64}}
DF3Linda Bresonik{{subon|72}}
DF4Nia Künzer{{yel|80}} {{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Tina Theune-Meyer

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GK1Nozomi Yamago
CB4Yasuyo Yamagishi
CB2Yumi Obe (c)
CB14Kyoko Yano{{suboff|60}}
RM7Naoko Kawakami
CM5Tomoe Sakai{{suboff|56}}
CM8Tomomi Miyamoto
LM16Emi Yamamoto
AM10Homare Sawa
CF6Yayoi Kobayashi{{suboff|56}}
CF11Mio Otani
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Eriko Arakawa{{subon|56}}
MF17Miyuki Yanagita{{subon|56}}
DF3Hiromi Isozaki{{subon|60}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|Eiji Ueda

|}

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Player of the Match:


{{flagicon|GER}} Bettina Wiegmann (Germany){{cite news |title=Bud Light Player of the Match: Bettina Wiegmann (GER) |url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030925/1/9id.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=September 25, 2003 |accessdate=November 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050921033716/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030925/1/9id.html |archivedate=September 21, 2005}}

Assistant referees:


{{flagicon|BRA}} Cleidy Mary Ribeiro (Brazil)


{{flagicon|BRA}} Marlei Silva (Brazil)


Fourth official:


{{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Hunt (United States)

=Canada vs Argentina=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|2003|9|24}}

|time=20:30 EDT (UTC−4)

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

|score={{score link|2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Canada vs Argentina|3–0}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/103/6929/6930/69290012

|team2={{fbw|ARG}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus

|attendance=15,529

|referee=Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

}}

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|valign="top" width="40%"|

{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width=25|width=25|
GK20Taryn Swiatek
DF6Sharolta Nonen
DF18Tanya Dennis
MF8Kristina Kiss
MF9Rhian Wilkinson{{yel|62}} {{suboff|75}}
MF16Brittany Timko
MF13Diana Matheson{{yel|41}}
MF15Kara Lang
MF2Christine Latham{{suboff|83}}
FW10Charmaine Hooper (c)
FW12Christine Sinclair
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW17Silvana Burtini{{subon|75}}
DF4Sasha Andrews{{yel|86}} {{subon|83}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|NOR}} Even Pellerud

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Romina Ferro
DF3Mariela Ricotti{{yel|29}} {{suboff|78}}
DF2Clarisa Huber
DF4Andrea Gonsebate
DF19Celeste Barbitta
MF5Marisa Gerez (c)
MF10Rosana Gómez
FW20Elizabeth Villanueva{{suboff|75}}
FW18Mariela Coronel{{suboff|84}}
FW14Fabiana Vallejos
FW11Marisol Medina
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW7Karina Alvariza{{subon|75}}
DF6Noelia López{{subon|78}}
MF15Yanina Gaitán{{subon|84}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|Carlos Borrello

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Player of the Match:


{{flagicon|CAN}} Christine Latham (Canada){{cite news |title=Bud Light Player of the Match: Christine Latham (CAN) |url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030925/1/9m6.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=September 25, 2003 |accessdate=November 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050929140845/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030925/1/9m6.html |archivedate=September 29, 2005}}

Assistant referees:


{{flagicon|SUI}} Elke Lüthi (Switzerland)


{{flagicon|FRA}} Nelly Viennot (France)


Fourth official:


{{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Hunt (United States)

=Canada vs Japan=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|2003|9|27}}

|time=15:30 EDT (UTC−4)

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

|score={{score link|2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Canada vs Japan|3–1}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/103/6929/6930/69290018

|team2={{fbw|JPN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

|attendance=14,356

|referee=Im Eun-ju (South Korea)

}}

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|valign="top" width="40%"|

{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width=25|width=25|
GK20Taryn Swiatek
DF6Sharolta Nonen
DF18Tanya Dennis
DF7Isabelle Morneau{{yel|45+1}}
MF5Andrea Neil{{suboff|77}}
MF16Brittany Timko
MF13Diana Matheson
MF15Kara Lang{{suboff|86}}
MF2Christine Latham{{suboff|60}}
FW10Charmaine Hooper (c)
FW12Christine Sinclair
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW17Silvana Burtini{{subon|60}}
MF8Kristina Kiss{{subon|77}}
MF9Rhian Wilkinson{{subon|85}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|NOR}} Even Pellerud

|valign="top" width="50%"|

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Nozomi Yamago
CB4Yasuyo Yamagishi
CB2Yumi Obe (c)
CB3Hiromi Isozaki
RM7Naoko Kawakami
CM5Tomoe Sakai{{suboff|62}}
CM8Tomomi Miyamoto
LM16Emi Yamamoto{{suboff|89}}
AM10Homare Sawa
CF6Yayoi Kobayashi{{suboff|54}}
CF11Mio Otani
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Eriko Arakawa{{subon|54}}
MF17Miyuki Yanagita{{subon|62}}
MF20Aya Miyama{{subon|89}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|Eiji Ueda

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Player of the Match:


{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomomi Miyamoto (Japan){{cite news |title=Bud Light Player of the Match: Tomomi Miyamoto (JPN) |url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030927/1/aem.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=September 27, 2003 |accessdate=November 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626091710/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030927/1/aem.html |archivedate=June 26, 2006}}

Assistant referees:


{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Soo-Jin (South Korea)


{{flagicon|PRK}} Hong Kum-Nyo (North Korea)


Fourth official:


{{flagicon|SUI}} Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

=Argentina vs Germany=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|2003|9|27}}

|time=15:30 EDT (UTC−4)

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

|score={{score link|2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Argentina vs Germany|1–6}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/103/6929/6930/69290020

|team2={{fbw|GER}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.

|attendance=17,618

|referee=Bola Elizabeth Abidoye (Nigeria)

}}

width="100%"

|valign="top" width="40%"|

{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width=25|width=25|
GK1Romina Ferro
DF2Clarisa Huber
DF4Andrea Gonsebate
DF6Noelia López{{suboff|56}}
DF19Celeste Barbitta
MF5Marisa Gerez (c)
MF10Rosana Gómez
FW20Elizabeth Villanueva{{suboff|85}}
FW18Mariela Coronel
FW14Fabiana Vallejos
FW11Marisol Medina
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF15Yanina Gaitán{{subon|56}}
FW7Karina Alvariza{{subon|85}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|Carlos Borrello

|valign="top" width="50%"|

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Silke Rottenberg
DF2Kerstin Stegemann
DF13Sandra Minnert
DF19Stefanie Gottschlich{{suboff|46}}
DF17Ariane Hingst
MF5Steffi Jones{{suboff|62}}
MF10Bettina Wiegmann (c)
MF18Kerstin Garefrekes{{suboff|46}}
MF6Renate Lingor
FW14Maren Meinert
FW9Birgit Prinz
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Conny Pohlers{{subon|46}}
FW11Martina Müller{{subon|46}}
DF12Sonja Fuss{{subon|62}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Tina Theune-Meyer

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Player of the Match:


{{flagicon|GER}} Birgit Prinz (Germany){{cite news |title=Bud Light Player of the Match: Birgit Prinz (GER) |url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030927/1/adq.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=September 27, 2003 |accessdate=November 13, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060110191809/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/030927/1/adq.html |archivedate=January 10, 2006}}

Assistant referees:


{{flagicon|SUI}} Elke Lüthi (Switzerland)


{{flagicon|TPE}} Liu Hsiu-mei (Chinese Taipei)


Fourth official:


{{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Hunt (United States)

See also

References

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