1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

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The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was a landmark international women's soccer tournament held in the United States, widely credited with dramatically boosting the sport’s global popularity and visibility.

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instanceOf FIFA Women's World Cup
international women's football tournament
bestGoalkeeper Gao Hong
bestPlayer Sun Wen
broadcastReach global television audience
champion United States women's national soccer team
competitionFormat group stage and knockout stage
confederations 6
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
editionNumber 3
endDate 1999-07-10
fairPlayAward China women's national football team
finalAttendance 90000+
around 90000
finalCity Pasadena
finalDecisionMethod penalty shoot-out
finalScore 0–0 after extra time
finalVenue Rose Bowl
followedBy 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
follows 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup
surface form: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
fourthPlace Norway women's national football team
goalsScored 123
goldenGoalRuleUsed true
governingBody FIFA
groupStageGroups 4
hostCities Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Los Angeles
New York metropolitan area
Pasadena
Portland
San Francisco
San Jose
hostConfederation CONCACAF
hostCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
matchesPlayed 32
notableMoment Brandi Chastain winning penalty celebration
numberOfTeams 16
openingMatchHostCity East Rutherford, New Jersey
surface form: East Rutherford
runnerUp China women's national football team
significance boosted global popularity of women's football
increased media coverage of women's sports
startDate 1999-06-19
thirdPlace Brazil women's national football team
topScorer Sissi
Sun Wen
topScorerGoals 7
winningPenaltyScore 5–4
year 1999

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United States women's national soccer team wonWorldCup 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Stanford Stadium hostedEvent 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
this entity surface form: 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Mia Hamm FIFAWorldCupWinner 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Rose Bowl Stadium (home football venue) hostsEvent 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
subject surface form: Rose Bowl Stadium
this entity surface form: 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final
Norway women's national football team worldCupFourthPlace 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Japan women's national football team worldCupParticipation 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Women’s United Soccer Association foundedAfterEvent 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
this entity surface form: 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Michelle Akers FIFAWorldCupWinner 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Michelle Akers participantIn 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Brandi Chastain participatedIn 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup nextEdition 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
this entity surface form: 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone participantIn 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
this entity surface form: 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Tony DiCicco notableEvent 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
this entity surface form: 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup final at the Rose Bowl
Charmaine Hooper participantIn 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Tiffeny Milbrett participantIn 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Homare Sawa participatedIn 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Kristine Lilly participantIn 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
this entity surface form: 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Karina LeBlanc participantIn 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup