FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999

FINAL TOURNAMENT STANDINGS

WINNER USA

RUNNER-UP China PR

THIRD PLACE Brazil

FOURTH PLACE Norway

TOURNAMENT AWARDS

Adidas Golden Ball Sun Wen (China)

FIFA Fair Play Award China PR

Adidas Golden Boot Sun Wen (China) and Sissi (Brazil)

Adidas Bronze Shoe Ann Kristin Aarones (Norway)

Adidas Golden Boot Award Sun Wen (China PR) and Sissi (Brazil)

Adidas Bronze Shoe Ann Kristin Aarones (Norway)

Adidas Bronze Ball Michellle Akers (USA)

Adidas Silver Ball Sissi (Brazil)

TOP SCORERS 7 GOALS SISSI Midfield 10 7 GOALS SUN WEN Forward 9 4 GOALS ANN KRISTIN AARONES Midfield 9 TOURNAMENT STATS

32/32 matches played

123 goals scored, 3.8 average goals scored per match

HISTORY

Records fall, and the USA is ecstatic.90,185 people attended the final in Pasadena's Rose Bowl as the USA won the second Women's World Cup, this time on home soil.

Sissi shines, Sun Wen sparkles, and Chastain celebrates

Unquestionably a turning point in the history of women's sports, the final FIFA Women's World CupTM of the 20th century marked the beginning of a new era of success for women's football.

320 of the top female football players in the world gathered in different parts of the US for three weeks straight to put on an event of historic proportions. For the first time, the tournament was held in large stadiums, and attendance, media attention, and broadcast audiences all hit record highs.

Spectator figures topped 660,000, the media numbered near 2,500. All 32 games were broadcast live on national television, and an estimated 40 million viewers in the U.S. alone watched the American hosts capture their second World Cup title, thrilling a nation and becoming the story of the year.