Women's National Team has won the World Cup 2003 in the USA for the first time on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Sweden. Substitute Nia Künzer scored the Golden Goal for the Germans in overtime.
The match had gone into extra time when Kuenzer rose to meet a
free kick from midfielder Renate Lingor in the 98th minute and
headed home from 12 yards out.
Sweden had taken the lead in the 41st minute when forward Hanna
Ljungberg was put clear by a fine pass from midfielder Victoria
Svensson and calmly slotted the ball past onrushing German keeper
Silke Rottenberg.
Germany equalized just 45 seconds into the second half when
forward Maren Meinert fired home after being put clean through by a pass from fellow striker Birgit Prinz.
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[bild1]Women's National Team has won the World Cup 2003 in the USA for the first time on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Sweden. Substitute Nia Künzer scored the Golden Goal for the Germans in overtime.
The match had gone into extra time when Kuenzer rose to meet a
free kick from midfielder Renate Lingor in the 98th minute and
headed home from 12 yards out.
Sweden had taken the lead in the 41st minute when forward Hanna
Ljungberg was put clear by a fine pass from midfielder Victoria
Svensson and calmly slotted the ball past onrushing German keeper
Silke Rottenberg.
Germany equalized just 45 seconds into the second half when
forward Maren Meinert fired home after being put clean through by a pass from fellow striker Birgit Prinz.
