Germany and Sweden Reach Final of Women's World Cup

Germany and Sweden have reached the final of the Women's World Cup - October 6, 2003. The U.S. women's team ended their campaign in the Women's World Cup, which is being held this year in the United States. On Sunday night in the semifinals at the Portland stadium in Oregon, the defending champion U.S. team lost 0-3 to the German women's team, marking a clash between two strong and unbeaten teams in the tournament. Christiane F. W. G. F. K., a player from the German women's national football team, scored the first goal for her country in the 15th minute with a header from a corner kick. Later, Maren Meinert and Birgit Prinz, the shining stars of Germany, scored additional goals in the dying seconds of stoppage time in the second half, leading to a 3-0 victory for Germany. In this match, the impenetrable German defense completely contained and frustrated the U.S. team. On Sunday, in the other semifinal match, the Swedish women's team defeated Canada 2-1. Malin Mostrom and Josephine Oqvist, players from Sweden, guided their team to victory with goals in the 78th and 86th minutes. Thus, the final match of this year's Women's World Cup will be an all-European game between Sweden and Germany on the upcoming Sunday, October 12. The day before, on Saturday, October 11, the U.S. and Canadian women's teams will face each other to determine the third-place team.