US Cup 2001

The 2001 US Cup (officially 2001 Nike US Women's Cup ) was a women's football tournament held in the United States in September 2001 . The tournament was canceled due to the terrorist attacks on September 11th . The participants in the US Cup 2001 were the women's national teams of the USA , China , Japan and Germany .

Overview

Fri Sept 7, 2001 at 5:30 p.m. CT in Buffalo Grove
Germany	-	Japan	1: 0 (0: 0)
Sun September 9, 2001 at 12 p.m. CT in Chicago
United States	-	Germany	4: 1 (1: 1)
Sun, Sep 9, 2001 at 2:30 p.m. CT in Chicago
China	-	Japan	3: 0 (2: 0)
Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 5:30 p.m. ET in Columbus, Ohio
Germany	-	China	called off
Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET in Columbus, Ohio
United States	-	Japan	called off
Sun Sep 16, 2001 at 12:00 PM CT in Kansas City
United States	-	China	called off

Games in detail

Germany - Japan 1: 0 (0: 0)

For the German team, the games at the US Cup were the first games after winning the European Championship in July 2001. The DFB-Elf saw them primarily as preparation for qualifying for the 2003 World Cup . The Germans won their first game with a goal from debutante Verena Hagedorn . It should be her only international goal.

Germany		Japan
	September 7, 2001 at 5:30 pm Central Time in Buffalo Grove ( Schwaben Field ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Referee: Richard Grady United States  Match report
	Silke Rottenberg (46th Nadine Angerer ) - Kerstin Stegemann , Nia Künzer , Ariane Hingst , Christina Zerbe (46th Verena Hagedorn ), Navina Omilade , Renate Lingor , Sandra Smisek , Martina Müller , Petra Wimbersky , Conny Pohlers (46th Jennifer Meier ) Trainer: Tina Theune-Meyer	Nozomi Yamagō - Hiromi Isozaki , Yumi Ōbe , Tomoe Sakai , Yayoi Kobayashi (79th Yūki Tsuchihashi ), Mito Isaka (84th Noriko Baba ), Yoshie Kasajima , Mio Ōtani (63rd Harue Satō ), Mai Nakachi , Yasuyoshi Yamagishi , Homare Sawa Trainer: Shinobu Ikeda
	1: 0 Hawthorn (78th)
	Künzer, Wimbersky	Hiromi Isozaki

USA - Germany 4: 1 (1: 1)

In their second game two days later, the German team clearly lost 4-1 to the world champions from the USA. Among the hosts, Mia Hamm , who later became FIFA World Player of the Year , stood out with two goals just one minute apart.

United States		Germany
	Sun, September 9, 2001, 12:00 p.m. Central Time in Chicago ( Soldiers Field ) Result: 4: 1 (1: 1) Spectators: 10,235 Referee: Kari Seitz United States  Match report
	Lakeysia Beene - Kate Sobrero , Joy Fawcett (78th Cat Reddick ), Brandi Chastain , Kristine Lilly , Lorie Fair (46th Aleisha Cramer ), Julie Foudy , Shannon MacMillan (46th Jena Kluegel ), Cindy Parlow (82nd Heather Mitts ) , Mia Hamm , Tiffeny Milbrett (76th Abby Wambach ) Trainer: April Heinrichs	Silke Rottenberg - Kerstin Stegemann , Stefanie Becker , Nia Künzer , Ariane Hingst , Antonia Schmale (15th Verena Hagedorn ), Navina Omilade , Renate Lingor , Sandra Smisek , Martina Müller , Petra Wimbersky Trainer: Tina Theune-Meyer
	1: 0 Parlow (19th) 2: 1 Milbrett (51st) 3: 1 Hamm (72nd) 4: 1 Hamm (73rd)	1: 1 Müller (23.)
	Parlow	Becker
	Player of the Match: Mia Hamm

China - Japan 3: 0 (2: 0)

The Chinese won the game between the vice world champion China and the vice Asian champion Japan.

China		Japan
	Sun, Sep 9, 2001 2:30 p.m. Central Time in Chicago ( Soldiers Field ) Result: 3: 0 (2: 0) Referee: Ricardo Salazar United States  Match report
	Xiao Zhen - Wang Liping (71st Luo Quinxiu ), Li Jie , Zhang Ouying (55th Liu Ying ), Bai Lilli , Pu Wei , Qu Feifei , Sun Wen (46th Ren Liping ), Bay Jie , Wen Lirong (55th) Jin Yan ), Fan Yunjie Coach: Ma Yuanan	Nozomi Yamagō - Hiromi Isozaki (46th Yayoi Kobayashi ), Yumi Ōbe (80th Yūki Tsuchihashi ), Noriko Baba , Mito Isaka (69th Kanako Itō ), Naoko Kawakami , Mai Nakachi , Yasuyoshi Yamagishi , Homare Sawa , Harue Satō (46th) Mio Ōtani ), Yuka Miyazaki (46th Yoshie Kasajima ) coach: Shinobu Ikeda
	1-0 Bai Jie (39th) 2-0 Bai Lilli (45th) 3-0 Bai Lilli (53rd)
	Bai Jie, Luo Qingxiu	Yoshie Kasajima

Germany - China / USA - Japan / USA - China (all canceled)

The games scheduled for September 11 between Germany and China or between the USA and Japan were postponed to an unspecified date a few hours before kick-off due to the terrorist attacks on September 11 and finally canceled.

The same was true for the game between the USA and China, which would have been a remake of the final of the 1999 World Cup and was originally supposed to take place at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, before a game between the Kansas City Wizards and the Colorado Rapids .

Table (at the time of cancellation)

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United States	1	1	0	0	004: 100	+3	03
2.	China	1	1	0	0	003-000	+3	03
3.	Germany	2	1	0	1	002: 400	−2	03
4th	Japan	2	0	0	2	000: 400	−4	00

Individual evidence

1. ^ Nike US Women's Cup Match Tonight Canceled on US Football Association website, September 11, 2001; accessed on March 23, 2015.
2. ^ Final Nike US Women's Cup Match Between US & China Set for Sunday in Kansas City Canceled on the US Football Association's website, September 13, 2001; accessed on March 23, 2015.