{
    "title": "Canada Finishes Fourth At World Cup",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:55:54",
    "published_at": "2003-10-11 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-finishes-fourth-at-world-cup",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/TUFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Carson, California \u0096 Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s World Cup Team today placed fourth at the 2003 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup after losing 3-1 in front of 25, 253 spectators in the third place match at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. This was Canada\u2019s best showing at the Women\u2019s World Cup. In the prior t\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-finishes-fourth-at-world-cup",
    "body": "<p>Carson, California \u0096 Canada&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s World Cup Team today placed fourth at the 2003 FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup after losing 3-1 in front of 25, 253 spectators in the third place match at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThis was Canada&rsquo;s best showing at the Women&rsquo;s World Cup. In the prior two appearances in the World Cup Canada had not won a game forcing them out after the first round.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe United States scored first when Kristine Lilly sent left foot shot from 20 yards out over Canadian goalkeeper Taryn Swiatek for the goal in the 22nd minute.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada evened the score in the 38th after Latham used her strength to keep possession of the ball from two U.S. midfielders and then feed a rushing Sinclair who easily taped the ball low past the goalkeeper Brianna Scurry to notch her third goal in the tournament.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe United States regained the lead early into the second half when Shannon Box headed a Mia Hamm corner past Swiatek in the 51st minute.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada almost tied it up again in the 73rd minute when Charmaine Hooper played a corner short to Kristina Kiss who sent the ball towards the net where Sinclair headed the ball only to hit the cross bar.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bTiffeny Milbrett extended the U.S. lead to two in the 80th minute with a left foot shot into the left back corner of the net from 8 yards out.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093We needed to finish our goal opportunities better than we did,\u0094 said Head Coach Even Pellerud. \u0093Overall I am pleased with another consistent and even performance.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093The team was mentally ready to perform which is not always a given,\u0094 added Pellerud.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIn the previous 31 encounters, Canada had only defeated the U.S. three times.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSweden and Germany will play in the World Cup final in Carson tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. (ET).<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bOctober 11, 2003 \u0096 Women&rsquo;s World Cup<br>\u200b<br>\u200bHome Depot Center, Carson, CA<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAttendance: 25, 253<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanadatt1 (1)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bUnited Statest3 (1)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bReferee: Tammy Ogston (AUS)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAssistant Referees: Arlie Keen (AUS), Jacqueline Leleu (AUS)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFourth Official: Katriina Elovirta (FIN)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGoals: Canada \u0096 Christine Sinclair (38); USA \u0096 Kristine Lilly (22), Shannon Box (51), Tiffeny Milbrett (80)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCautions: Lang (65), Hooper (76)<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada: 20 20-Taryn Swiatek, 2-Christine Latham, 4\u0096Sasha Andrews (7-Isabelle Morneau, 84), 5-Andrea Neil (14-Carmelina Moscato, 90), 6-Sharolta Nonen, 8-Kristina Kiss, 10-Charmaine Hooper (c), 12-Christine Sinclair, 13-Diana Matheson, 15-Kara Lang (9-Rhian Wilkinson, 89), 16-Brittany Timko; Subs not used: 1-Karina LeBlanc, 3-Linda Consolante, 19-Erin McLeod, 11-Randee Hermus, 17-Sylvana Burtini, 18-Tanya Dennis, Head coach: Even Pellerud<br>\u200b<br>\u200bUSA: 1-Briana Scrurry, 3-Christie Pearce, 4-Cat Reddick, 7-Shannon Boxx, 9-Mia Hamm, 11-Julie Foudy (c)( 2-Kylie Bivens, 78), 12-Cindy Parlow (16-Tiffeny Milbrett,43), 13-Kristine Lilly, 14-Joy Fawcett, 15-Kate Sobrero (8-Shannon MacMillan, 84), 20-Abby Wambach</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
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