Soccer World Cup 2003 / Germany
This article covers the German national team at the 2003 Women's World Cup in the USA .
qualification
In the qualification the German team met England , the Netherlands and Portugal . The German team won all games and only conceded one goal. At home against Portugal, Conny Pohlers was the first player to score five goals in an international match.
| rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
30: 1 | 18th |
| 2 |
 England
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9: 6 | 8th |
| 3 |
 Netherlands
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6:16 | 4th |
| 4th |
 Portugal
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4:26 | 4th |
| Germany - England | 3: 1 (3: 1) |
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1: 0 M. Müller (4th), 2: 0 Smisek (7th), 3: 0 Smisek (11th), 3: 1 Yankey (49th) |
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| Germany - Portugal | 9: 0 (5: 0) |
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1: 0 Pohlers (2nd), 2: 0 Künzer (6th), 3: 0 M. Müller (12th), 4: 0 Pohlers (25th), 5: 0 M. Müller (26th), 6th : 0 Pohlers (57.), 7: 0 Pohlers (62.), 8: 0 Pohlers (84.), 9: 0 M. Müller (90.) |
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| Netherlands - Germany | 0: 3 (0: 1) |
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0: 1 P. Wunderlich (9th), 0: 2 Prinz (53rd), 0: 3 Mensink (62nd, own goal) |
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| Germany - Netherlands | 6: 0 (3: 0) |
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1-0 Wiegmann (4th, penalty), 2-0 Wiegmann (32nd), 3-0 Prinz (41st), 4-0 Prinz (49th), 5-0 Prinz (84th), 6-0 Wiegmann (90.) |
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| Portugal - Germany | 0: 8 (0: 3) |
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0: 1 P. Wunderlich (6th), 0: 2 Lingor (11th), 0: 3 Stegemann (39th), 0: 4 Grings (49th), 0: 5 Lingor (57th), 0: 6 P. Wunderlich (59.), 0: 7 Lingor (62.), 0: 8 Prinz (85.) |
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| England - Germany | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
| 0: 1 Gottschlich (40.) |
Contingent
| No. | Surname | Club before the start of the World Cup | birthday | Games | Gates |
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| goalkeeper | ||||||||
| 15th | Nadine Angerer | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 11/10/1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Silke Rottenberg | FCR 2001 Duisburg | January 25, 1972 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | ||||||||
| 3 | Linda Bresonik | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 07/12/1983 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sonja Fuss | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim | 05/11/1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19th | Stefanie Gottschlich | VfL Wolfsburg | 08/05/1978 | 6th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17th | Ariane Hingst | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 07/25/1979 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th | Nia Künzer | 1. FFC Frankfurt | January 18, 1980 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sandra Minnert | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 04/07/1973 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kerstin Stegemann | FFC Heike Rheine | 29.09.1977 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| midfield | ||||||||
| 18th | Kerstin Garefrekes | FFC Heike Rheine | 09/04/1979 | 6th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Steffi Jones | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 12/22/1972 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6th | Renate Lingor | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 10/11/1975 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Viola Odebrecht | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 02/11/1983 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8th | Sandra Smisek | FSV Frankfurt | 07/03/1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Bettina Wiegmann ( captain ) | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim | 07.10.1971 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7th | Pia Wunderlich | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 01/26/1975 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| attack | ||||||||
| 14th | Maren Meinert | Boston Breakers | 08/05/1973 | 6th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Martina Muller | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 04/18/1980 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20th | Conny Pohlers | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 11/16/1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 10/25/1977 | 6th | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trainer | ||||||||
| Tina Theune-Meyer | 04/11/1953 | |||||||
The German games
Venues |
Preliminary round
- September 20, 2003 in Columbus ( Columbus Crew Stadium ) Germany - Canada 4: 1 (1: 1)
After just three minutes, the Canadians took the lead. The wake-up call came at the right time, and the German team played more concentrated from then on. Just before the break, Bettina Wiegmann managed to equalize. In the second half, Stefanie Gottschlich, Birgit Prinz and Kerstin Garefrekes made things clear. About 16,000 spectators saw the game in Columbus Crew Stadium .
Germany played in the following line-up: Rottenberg - Stegemann, Bresonik, Hingst (65th Künzer), Minnert - Wiegmann, Jones, Lingor (72nd Garefrekes), Gottschlich - Meinert, Prinz
Goals: 0-1 Sinclair (3rd); 1: 1 Wiegmann (39th, hand penalty); 2: 1 S. Gottschlich (46.); 3: 1 prince (75th); 4: 1 Garefrekes (90th)
- September 24, 2003 in Columbus ( Columbus Crew Stadium ) Germany - Japan 3: 0 (2: 0)
Before the second group game, Tina Theune-Meyer changed the starting XI only slightly. For Bresonik, Steffi Jones moved into the defense. Kerstin Garefrekes played from the start. The lively Japanese women were consistently put under pressure. With goals from Sandra Minnert and Birgit Prinz, it was already 2-0 at halftime. In the second half, the lead was only managed. Birgit Prinz made the final score with her third tournament goal. Bettina Wiegmann completed her 150th international match, setting the record for Lothar Matthäus .
Germany played in the following line-up: Rottenberg - Stegemann, Jones, Hingst (72nd Bresonik), Minnert - Garefrekes, Wiegmann (79th Künzer), Lingor, Gottschlich (64th Smisek) - Meinert, Prinz
Goals: 1-0 Minnert (23rd); 2: 0 Prince (36th); 3-0 Prince (66th)
- September 27, 2003 in Washington ( Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium ) Germany - Argentina 6: 1 (4: 0)
Before the last group game, the German team was already the group winners. Nevertheless, Tina Theune-Meyer did not spare her regular staff and left the team unchanged. The Argentines, who had been scooped up until then, had no chance against the German overwhelming power. The goals were scored by Maren Meinert (2), Martina Müller, Conny Pohlers, Birgit Prinz and Bettina Wiegmann. For Steffi Jones, however, the tournament was over after a cruciate ligament tear . About 10,000 spectators watched the match at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Sandra Minnert completed her 100th international match.
Germany played in the following line-up: Rottenberg - Stegemann, Jones (62nd foot), Hingst, Minnert - Garefrekes (48th Pohlers), Wiegmann, Lingor, Gottschlich (46th M. Müller) - Meinert, Prinz
Goals: 1: 0 Meinert (2nd); 2: 0 Wiegmann (24th, foul penalty); 3: 0 Prince (32nd); 4: 0 Meinert (43rd); 4: 1 Gaitan (71st); 5: 1 Pohlers (89th); 6: 1 M. Müller (90.)
Quarter finals
- October 2, 2003 in Portland (PGE Park) Germany - Russia 7: 1 (1: 0)
Due to the injury-related loss of Steffi Jones, Tina Theune-Meyer had to rebuild the defense. Sandra Minnert moved into central defense, but Stefanie Gottschlich occupied the position of left full-back. Maren Meinert moved to midfield and was replaced by Martina Müller in the attack.
The Russians were known for their rustic style and the German team had significant problems with it in the first half. Martina Müller was able to bring the German team into the lead before the break. After about an hour, the Russian resistance was broken and a rifle festival took place. Birgit Prinz topped the top scorer list with her tournament hits five and six.
Germany played in the following line-up: Rottenberg - Stegemann, Hingst, Minnert, Gottschlich - Garefrekes, Wiegmann (56th Künzer), Lingor (82nd Odebrecht), Meinert - M. Müller (57th P. Wunderlich), Prinz
Goals: 1: 0 M. Müller (25th); 2: 0 Minnert (57th); 3: 0 P. Wunderlich (60th); 4-0 Garefrekes (62nd); 4: 1 Danilova (70th); 5: 1 prince (80th); 6: 1 Garefrekes (85th); 7: 1 Prince (89.)
Semifinals
- October 5, 2003 in Portland (PGE Park) Germany - USA 3: 0 (1: 0)
Tina Theune-Meyer changed the starting line-up again: Maren Meinert was ordered back into the storm. But Pia Wunderlich moved into midfield. The US girls went into the game as favorites. At the 1999 World Cup , the German team failed despite leading twice in the quarter-finals to the USA.
Kerstin Garefrekes put the German team in the lead after 15 minutes. In the period that followed, the German defense brought US stars like Mia Hamm or Kristine Lilly to despair. Silke Rottenberg shone through many parades. However, Maren Meinert and Birgit Prinz only made the decision in stoppage time.
In spite of the fact that it was asleep at night, around 700,000 viewers followed the live broadcast on television, which corresponds to a market share of around 26%.
Germany played in the following line-up: Rottenberg - Stegemann, Hingst, Minnert, Gottschlich - Garefrekes, Wiegmann, Lingor, P. Wunderlich - Prinz, Meinert
Goals: 0: 1 Garefrekes (15th); 0: 2 Meinert (90th); 0: 3 Prince (90th +)
final
- October 12, 2003 in Carson ( Home Depot Center ) Germany - Sweden 2: 1 a.d. (1: 0, 1: 1)
Tina Theune-Meyer sent the team unchanged into the final. Both teams started nervously and wanted to avoid mistakes. After Birgit Prinz missed several good opportunities, the Swedes took the lead in the 41st minute. After a pass from Victoria Svensson , Hanna Ljungberg scored the 1-0 for Sweden. With this result, we went into the break. 46 seconds were played in the second half when Maren Meinert equalized. In the rest of the season, both teams had several good chances, but no goals were scored. The German team played more forcefully in extra time. In the 98th minute, the German team received a free kick. Renate Lingor carried the leather into the penalty area and the substitute Nia Künzer scored the 2-1 with a header, which was later voted goal of the month by the spectators of the sports show and as the only goal of a woman to date as goal of the year . Germany was thus world champion.
Curiously, only very few knew that the game was over thanks to Künzer's goal. Nobody knew exactly whether extra time would be played to the end or whether the golden goal rule was in effect. It wasn't until the referee demanded the ball and congratulated the German players that everyone knew. A short time later, Bettina Wiegmann raised the trophy in the air and each player could look forward to a bonus of 15,000 euros. Jürgen Klinsmann was one of the first to congratulate the locals. At its peak, 14 million viewers saw the game on their television sets. A day later, the DFB delegation returned to Frankfurt am Main . Around 10,000 fans celebrated the world champions at the Frankfurt Römer. For Bettina Wiegmann , then a record national player, it was her 154th and last international match. It was also the last international match for Maren Meinert (92nd game).
Germany played in the following line-up: Rottenberg - Stegemann, Hingst, Minnert, Gottschlich - Garefrekes (76th M. Müller), Wiegmann, Lingor, P. Wunderlich (88th Künzer) - Meinert, Prinz
Sweden: Jönsson - Marklund, Törnqvist, Westberg, Larsson (76th Bengtsson) - Andersson (53rd Sjögren), Östberg, Moström, Sjöström (53rd Faderström) - Ljungberg, Svensson
Goals: 0: 1 Ljungberg (41st); 1: 1 Meinert (46th); 2: 1 Künzer (98./Golden Goal)
