# 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D

Group D of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations, consisting of Australia, China PR, Ghana and Russia. It began on September 21 and ended on September 28. Most matches were played at The Home Depot Center in Carson, save the last two that were played at PGE Park in Portland. China PR topped the group despite their lackluster performances, followed to the next round by Russia. Australia and Ghana didn't make the second round.
Three of these teams had also been also drawn together in Group D of the previous World Cup in 1999 (the exception was Russia, whose place was taken by fellow Europeans Sweden).

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |

## Matches

All times local (PDT/UTC–7)

### Australia vs Russia

| GK | 1 | Cassandra Kell |
| DF | 3 | Sacha Wainwright | 46' |
| DF | 4 | Dianne Alagich |
| DF | 5 | Cheryl Salisbury (c) |
| DF | 6 | Rhian Davies |
| MF | 15 | Tal Karp | 90+1' |
| MF | 2 | Gillian Foster |
| MF | 10 | Joanne Peters |
| MF | 11 | Heather Garriock |
| FW | 17 | Danielle Small |
| FW | 7 | Kelly Golebiowski |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Bryony Duus | 46' |
| FW | 9 | April Mann | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Adrian Santrac ||
| GK | 12 | Alla Volkova |
| DF | 2 | Tatiana Zaytseva |
| DF | 3 | Marina Burakova (c) |
| DF | 4 | Marina Saenko |
| DF | 18 | Anastasia Pustovoitova | | 67' |
| MF | 6 | Galina Komarova |
| MF | 7 | Tatiana Egorova | | 68' |
| MF | 14 | Oxana Shmachkova |
| MF | 13 | Elena Fomina | 83' |
| FW | 10 | Natalia Barbashina |
| FW | 11 | Olga Letyushova | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Vera Stroukova | | 67' |
| MF | 15 | Tatiana Skotnikova | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Yuri Bystritsky ||
* Player of the Match:
* Natalia Barbashina (Russia)
* Assistant referees:
* Désirée Perpétué (Ivory Coast)
* Florence Biagui (Senegal)
* Fourth official:
* Jennifer Bennett (United States)

### China PR vs Ghana

| GK | 18 | Zhao Yan |
| DF | 3 | Li Jie |
| DF | 5 | Fan Yunjie |
| DF | 11 | Pu Wei |
| DF | 20 | Wang Liping |
| MF | 17 | Pan Lina | 36' |
| MF | 6 | Zhao Lihong | 88' |
| MF | 10 | Liu Ying |
| FW | 7 | Bai Jie |
| FW | 19 | Han Duan | 59' |
| FW | 9 | Sun Wen (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Qu Feifei | 36' |
| DF | 16 | Liu Yali | 59' |
| MF | 15 | Ren Liping | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Ma Liangxing ||
| GK | 1 | Memunatu Sulemana |
| DF | 4 | Patience Sackey |
| DF | 3 | Mavis Danso | 90' |
| DF | 14 | Elizabeth Baidu |
| DF | 13 | Yaa Avoe | | 58' |
| DF | 16 | Lydia Ankrah |
| MF | 6 | Florence Okoe |
| MF | 7 | Genevive Clottey |
| FW | 10 | Adjoa Bayor |
| FW | 18 | Mavis Dgajmah | | 90+2' |
| FW | 15 | Alberta Sackey (c) | | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Belinda Kanda | | 58' |
| FW | 8 | Myralyn Osei | | 83' |
| FW | 9 | Akua Anokyewaa | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Oko Aryee ||
* Player of the Match:
* Elizabeth Baidu (Ghana)
* Assistant referees:
* Denise Robinson (Canada)
* Lynda Bramble (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Fourth official:
* Jennifer Bennett (United States)

### Ghana vs Russia

| GK | 1 | Memunatu Sulemana (c) |
| DF | 4 | Patience Sackey | 78' |
| DF | 3 | Mavis Danso |
| DF | 14 | Elizabeth Baidu |
| DF | 13 | Yaa Avoe | 58' |
| DF | 16 | Lydia Ankrah |
| MF | 6 | Florence Okoe |
| MF | 7 | Genevive Clottey |
| FW | 10 | Adjoa Bayor |
| FW | 18 | Mavis Dgajmah |
| FW | 8 | Myralyn Osei | 52' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Akua Anokyewaa | 52' |
| FW | 15 | Alberta Sackey | 58' |
| MF | 17 | Belinda Kanda | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Oko Aryee ||
| GK | 12 | Alla Volkova |
| DF | 2 | Tatiana Zaytseva |
| DF | 3 | Marina Burakova (c) |
| DF | 4 | Marina Saenko | 74' |
| DF | 5 | Vera Stroukova |
| MF | 6 | Galina Komarova |
| MF | 7 | Tatiana Egorova | 59' |
| MF | 19 | Elena Denchtchik | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Elena Fomina |
| FW | 10 | Natalia Barbashina |
| FW | 11 | Olga Letyushova |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Alexandra Svetlitskaya | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Tatyana Skotnikova | 59' |
| DF | 18 | Anastasia Pustovoitova | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Yuri Bystritsky ||
* Player of the Match:
* Marina Saenko (Russia)
* Assistant referees:
* Karalee Sutton (United States)
* Sharon Wheeler (United States)
* Fourth official:
* Jennifer Bennett (United States)

### China PR vs Australia

| GK | 18 | Zhao Yan |
| DF | 3 | Li Jie |
| DF | 5 | Fan Yunjie |
| DF | 20 | Wang Liping |
| DF | 16 | Liu Yali |
| MF | 11 | Pu Wei |
| MF | 6 | Zhao Lihong | | 85' |
| MF | 10 | Liu Ying | 55' |
| MF | 8 | Zhang Ouying | | 74' |
| FW | 7 | Bai Jie | | 90' |
| FW | 9 | Sun Wen (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Ren Liping | | 74' |
| FW | 13 | Teng Wei | | 85' |
| MF | 12 | Qu Feifei | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Ma Liangxing ||
| GK | 1 | Cassandra Kell |
| DF | 13 | Karla Reuter |
| DF | 4 | Dianne Alagich | 89' |
| DF | 5 | Cheryl Salisbury (c) |
| DF | 6 | Rhian Davies |
| MF | 15 | Tal Karp |
| MF | 2 | Gillian Foster |
| MF | 10 | Joanne Peters |
| MF | 11 | Heather Garriock |
| FW | 17 | Danielle Small | | 76' |
| FW | 7 | Kelly Golebiowski | 90+1' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Bryony Duus | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Adrian Santrac ||
* Player of the Match:
* Cheryl Salisbury (Australia)
* Assistant referees:
* Emilia Parviainen (Finland)
* Andi Regan (Northern Ireland)
* Fourth official:
* Jennifer Bennett (United States)

### Ghana vs Australia

| GK | 1 | Memunatu Sulemana |
| DF | 4 | Patience Sackey |
| DF | 3 | Mavis Danso | | 75' |
| DF | 14 | Elizabeth Baidu |
| DF | 16 | Lydia Ankrah | 59' |
| MF | 6 | Florence Okoe |
| MF | 7 | Genevive Clottey |
| FW | 10 | Adjoa Bayor |
| FW | 11 | Gloria Foriwa | | 67' |
| FW | 18 | Mavis Dgajmah |
| FW | 15 | Alberta Sackey (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Yaa Avoe | | 75' |
| FW | 8 | Myralyn Osei | | 67' | 90+1' |
| FW | 9 | Akua Anokyewaa | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Oko Aryee ||
| GK | 12 | Melissa Barbieri |
| DF | 13 | Karla Reuter | | 90' |
| DF | 4 | Dianne Alagich |
| DF | 5 | Cheryl Salisbury (c) |
| DF | 6 | Rhian Davies |
| MF | 15 | Tal Karp | | 33' |
| MF | 2 | Gillian Foster | | 43' |
| MF | 10 | Joanne Peters |
| MF | 11 | Heather Garriock | 52' |
| FW | 17 | Danielle Small |
| FW | 7 | Kelly Golebiowski |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Bryony Duus | | 33' |
| FW | 9 | April Mann | | 43' |
| DF | 14 | Pamela Grant | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Adrian Santrac ||
* Player of the Match:
* Adjoa Bayor (Ghana)
* Assistant referees:
* Désirée Perpétué (Ivory Coast)
* Florence Biagui (Senegal)
* Fourth official:
* Kari Seitz (United States)

### China PR vs Russia

| GK | 1 | Han Wenxia |
| DF | 3 | Li Jie |
| DF | 5 | Fan Yunjie |
| DF | 11 | Pu Wei |
| DF | 20 | Wang Liping |
| DF | 16 | Liu Yali |
| MF | 6 | Zhao Lihong | 62' |
| MF | 10 | Liu Ying |
| MF | 14 | Bi Yan | 55' |
| FW | 7 | Bai Jie |
| FW | 9 | Sun Wen (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Qu Feifei | 55' |
| MF | 15 | Ren Liping | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Ma Liangxing ||
| GK | 12 | Alla Volkova |
| DF | 2 | Tatiana Zaytseva |
| DF | 3 | Marina Burakova (c) |
| DF | 4 | Marina Saenko |
| DF | 5 | Vera Stroukova |
| MF | 6 | Galina Komarova |
| MF | 7 | Tatiana Egorova |
| MF | 8 | Alexandra Svetlitskaya |
| MF | 13 | Elena Fomina | 90' |
| FW | 10 | Natalia Barbashina |
| FW | 11 | Olga Letyushova | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Tatiana Skotnikova | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Yuri Bystritsky ||
* Player of the Match:
* Sun Wen (China PR)
* Assistant referees:
* Sabrina Lois (Argentina)
* Alejandra Cercato (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Kari Seitz (United States)