# 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations, consisting of Argentina, Canada, Germany and Japan. It began on September 20 and its last matches were played on September 27. Most matches were played at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus. Germany won every match, while Argentina failed to win a match. Despite beating Argentina 6–0, Japan failed to advance, while a young Canada team surprisingly made the second round.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |

## Matches

All times local EDT/UTC−4)

### Germany vs Canada

| GK | 1 | Silke Rottenberg |
| DF | 2 | Kerstin Stegemann |
| DF | 3 | Linda Bresonik | 45+1' |
| DF | 13 | Sandra Minnert |
| DF | 19 | Stefanie Gottschlich |
| DF | 17 | Ariane Hingst | | 65' |
| MF | 5 | Steffi Jones |
| MF | 10 | Bettina Wiegmann (c) |
| MF | 6 | Renate Lingor | | 73' |
| FW | 14 | Maren Meinert | 78' |
| FW | 9 | Birgit Prinz |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Nia Künzer | | 65' |
| MF | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Tina Theune-Meyer ||
| GK | 1 | Karina Leblanc | 21' |
| DF | 6 | Sharolta Nonen |
| DF | 18 | Tanya Dennis |
| MF | 8 | Kristina Kiss |
| MF | 5 | Andrea Neil |
| MF | 16 | Brittany Timko |
| MF | 13 | Diana Matheson |
| MF | 15 | Kara Lang | | 46' |
| MF | 2 | Christine Latham |
| FW | 10 | Charmaine Hooper (c) | 38' |
| FW | 12 | Christine Sinclair |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Rhian Wilkinson | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Even Pellerud ||
* Player of the Match:
* Maren Meinert (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* Choi Soo-Jin (South Korea)
* Hong Kum-Nyo (North Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Sandra Hunt (United States)

### Japan vs Argentina

| GK | 1 | Nozomi Yamago |
| CB | 4 | Yasuyo Yamagishi | 73' |
| CB | 2 | Yumi Obe (c) |
| CB | 14 | Kyoko Yano |
| RM | 7 | Naoko Kawakami |
| CM | 5 | Tomoe Sakai |
| CM | 8 | Tomomi Miyamoto |
| LM | 16 | Emi Yamamoto |
| AM | 10 | Homare Sawa | 80' |
| CF | 6 | Yayoi Kobayashi | 57' |
| CF | 11 | Mio Otani |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Eriko Arakawa | 57' |
| DF | 3 | Hiromi Isozaki | 73' |
| FW | 18 | Karina Maruyama | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Eiji Ueda ||
| GK | 1 | Romina Ferro |
| DF | 3 | Mariela Ricotti | | 76' |
| DF | 2 | Clarisa Huber |
| DF | 4 | Andrea Gonsebate |
| DF | 19 | Celeste Barbitta | 59' |
| MF | 5 | Marisa Gerez (c) |
| MF | 10 | Rosana Gómez | 18' | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Elizabeth Villanueva | 16' | 46' |
| FW | 18 | Mariela Coronel |
| FW | 14 | Fabiana Vallejos |
| FW | 8 | Natalia Gatti | 39' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 17 | Valeria Cotelo | | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Karina Alvariza | | 46' |
| DF | 6 | Noelia López | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Borrello ||
* Player of the Match:
* Emi Yamamoto (Japan)
* Assistant referees:
* Emilia Parviainen (Finland)
* Andi Regan (Northern Ireland)
* Fourth official:
* Sandra Hunt (United States)

### Germany vs Japan

| GK | 1 | Silke Rottenberg |
| DF | 2 | Kerstin Stegemann |
| DF | 13 | Sandra Minnert |
| DF | 19 | Stefanie Gottschlich | | 64' |
| DF | 17 | Ariane Hingst | | 72' |
| MF | 5 | Steffi Jones |
| MF | 10 | Bettina Wiegmann (c) | | 78' |
| MF | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes |
| MF | 6 | Renate Lingor |
| FW | 14 | Maren Meinert |
| FW | 9 | Birgit Prinz |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 8 | Sandra Smisek | | 64' |
| DF | 3 | Linda Bresonik | | 72' |
| DF | 4 | Nia Künzer | 80' | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Tina Theune-Meyer ||
| GK | 1 | Nozomi Yamago |
| CB | 4 | Yasuyo Yamagishi |
| CB | 2 | Yumi Obe (c) |
| CB | 14 | Kyoko Yano | 60' |
| RM | 7 | Naoko Kawakami |
| CM | 5 | Tomoe Sakai | 56' |
| CM | 8 | Tomomi Miyamoto |
| LM | 16 | Emi Yamamoto |
| AM | 10 | Homare Sawa |
| CF | 6 | Yayoi Kobayashi | 56' |
| CF | 11 | Mio Otani |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Eriko Arakawa | 56' |
| MF | 17 | Miyuki Yanagita | 56' |
| DF | 3 | Hiromi Isozaki | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Eiji Ueda ||
* Player of the Match:
* Bettina Wiegmann (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* Cleidy Mary Ribeiro (Brazil)
* Marlei Silva (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* Sandra Hunt (United States)

### Canada vs Argentina

| GK | 20 | Taryn Swiatek |
| DF | 6 | Sharolta Nonen |
| DF | 18 | Tanya Dennis |
| MF | 8 | Kristina Kiss |
| MF | 9 | Rhian Wilkinson | 62' | 75' |
| MF | 16 | Brittany Timko |
| MF | 13 | Diana Matheson | 41' |
| MF | 15 | Kara Lang |
| MF | 2 | Christine Latham | | 83' |
| FW | 10 | Charmaine Hooper (c) |
| FW | 12 | Christine Sinclair |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Silvana Burtini | | 75' |
| DF | 4 | Sasha Andrews | 86' | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Even Pellerud ||
| GK | 1 | Romina Ferro |
| DF | 3 | Mariela Ricotti | 29' | 78' |
| DF | 2 | Clarisa Huber |
| DF | 4 | Andrea Gonsebate |
| DF | 19 | Celeste Barbitta |
| MF | 5 | Marisa Gerez (c) |
| MF | 10 | Rosana Gómez |
| FW | 20 | Elizabeth Villanueva | | 75' |
| FW | 18 | Mariela Coronel | | 84' |
| FW | 14 | Fabiana Vallejos |
| FW | 11 | Marisol Medina |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Karina Alvariza | | 75' |
| DF | 6 | Noelia López | | 78' |
| MF | 15 | Yanina Gaitán | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Borrello ||
* Player of the Match:
* Christine Latham (Canada)
* Assistant referees:
* Elke Lüthi (Switzerland)
* Nelly Viennot (France)
* Fourth official:
* Sandra Hunt (United States)

### Canada vs Japan

| GK | 20 | Taryn Swiatek |
| DF | 6 | Sharolta Nonen |
| DF | 18 | Tanya Dennis |
| DF | 7 | Isabelle Morneau | 45+1' |
| MF | 5 | Andrea Neil | | 77' |
| MF | 16 | Brittany Timko |
| MF | 13 | Diana Matheson |
| MF | 15 | Kara Lang | | 86' |
| MF | 2 | Christine Latham | | 60' |
| FW | 10 | Charmaine Hooper (c) |
| FW | 12 | Christine Sinclair |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Silvana Burtini | | 60' |
| MF | 8 | Kristina Kiss | | 77' |
| MF | 9 | Rhian Wilkinson | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Even Pellerud ||
| GK | 1 | Nozomi Yamago |
| CB | 4 | Yasuyo Yamagishi |
| CB | 2 | Yumi Obe (c) |
| CB | 3 | Hiromi Isozaki |
| RM | 7 | Naoko Kawakami |
| CM | 5 | Tomoe Sakai | 62' |
| CM | 8 | Tomomi Miyamoto |
| LM | 16 | Emi Yamamoto | 89' |
| AM | 10 | Homare Sawa |
| CF | 6 | Yayoi Kobayashi | 54' |
| CF | 11 | Mio Otani |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Eriko Arakawa | 54' |
| MF | 17 | Miyuki Yanagita | 62' |
| MF | 20 | Aya Miyama | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Eiji Ueda ||
* Player of the Match:
* Tomomi Miyamoto (Japan)
* Assistant referees:
* Choi Soo-Jin (South Korea)
* Hong Kum-Nyo (North Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

### Argentina vs Germany

| GK | 1 | Romina Ferro |
| DF | 2 | Clarisa Huber |
| DF | 4 | Andrea Gonsebate |
| DF | 6 | Noelia López | 56' |
| DF | 19 | Celeste Barbitta |
| MF | 5 | Marisa Gerez (c) |
| MF | 10 | Rosana Gómez |
| FW | 20 | Elizabeth Villanueva | 85' |
| FW | 18 | Mariela Coronel |
| FW | 14 | Fabiana Vallejos |
| FW | 11 | Marisol Medina |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Yanina Gaitán | 56' |
| FW | 7 | Karina Alvariza | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Borrello ||
| GK | 1 | Silke Rottenberg |
| DF | 2 | Kerstin Stegemann |
| DF | 13 | Sandra Minnert |
| DF | 19 | Stefanie Gottschlich | 46' |
| DF | 17 | Ariane Hingst |
| MF | 5 | Steffi Jones | 62' |
| MF | 10 | Bettina Wiegmann (c) |
| MF | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Renate Lingor |
| FW | 14 | Maren Meinert |
| FW | 9 | Birgit Prinz |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Conny Pohlers | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Martina Müller | 46' |
| DF | 12 | Sonja Fuss | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Tina Theune-Meyer ||
* Player of the Match:
* Birgit Prinz (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* Elke Lüthi (Switzerland)
* Liu Hsiu-mei (Chinese Taipei)
* Fourth official:
* Sandra Hunt (United States)