{
    "title": "Canada To Play Germany, Japan and Argentina",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:57:57",
    "published_at": "2003-07-17 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-to-play-germany-japan-and-argentina",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/OVFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s World Cup Team have been drawn into Group C and will play Germany, Japan and Argentina in the opening round of the 2003 Women\u2019s World Cup. Canada will play against Germany on September 20 in Columbus and then face Argentina on September 24 at Columbus. The team will then travel to B\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-to-play-germany-japan-and-argentina",
    "body": "<p>Canada&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s World Cup Team have been drawn into Group C and will play Germany, Japan and Argentina in the opening round of the 2003 Women&rsquo;s World Cup.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada will play against Germany on September 20 in Columbus and then face Argentina on September 24 at Columbus. The team will then travel to Boston to play Japan at Foxboro Stadium on September 27.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bShould Canada advance to the quarter-finals they would play against the winner or runner-up in Group D (China, Ghana, Australia and Russia) on October 2 in Portland.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093It was a very exciting moment,\u0094 said Head Coach Even Pellerud following the draw. \u0093I&rsquo;m quite pleased with the outcome as it could have been much worse for us.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093Germany is probably the top team in the world and it will be great opening test for us.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093I&rsquo;m not worried about the 12th place ranking and I&rsquo;m not surprised,\u0094 Pellerud added when asked about the rankings. \u0093It&rsquo;s more of a historical list.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b2003 FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Schedule<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGroup A<br>\u200b<br>\u200bUnited States<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSweden<br>\u200b<br>\u200bNigeria<br>\u200b<br>\u200bNorth Korea<br>\u200b<br>\u200bt<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGroup B<br>\u200b<br>\u200bNorway<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFrance<br>\u200b<br>\u200bBrazil<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSouth Korea<br>\u200b<br>\u200bt<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGroup C<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGermany<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada<br>\u200b<br>\u200bJapan<br>\u200b<br>\u200bArgentina<br>\u200b<br>\u200bt<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGroup D<br>\u200b<br>\u200bChina<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGhana<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAustralia<br>\u200b<br>\u200bRussia<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b#tLocationtDate &amp; Time (Local)tTeams<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGroup A<br>\u200b<br>\u200b1.tWDCt09/21/03tUnited States vs Sweden<br>\u200b<br>\u200b2.tPHLt09/20/03tNigeria vs North Korea<br>\u200b<br>\u200b9.tPHLt09/25/03tUnited States vs Nigeria<br>\u200b<br>\u200b10.tPHLt09/25/03tNorth Korea vs Sweden<br>\u200b<br>\u200b17.tCLBt09/28/03tUnited States vs North Korea<br>\u200b<br>\u200b18.tCLBt09/28/03tSweden vs Nigeria<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGroup B<br>\u200b<br>\u200b3.tPHLt09/20/03tBrazil vs South Korea<br>\u200b<br>\u200b4.tWDCt09/21/03tNorway vs France<br>\u200b<br>\u200b11.tWDCt09/24/03tNorway vs Brazil<br>\u200b<br>\u200b12.tWDCt09/24/03tSouth Korea vs France<br>\u200b<br>\u200b19.tBOSt09/27/03tNorway vs South Korea<br>\u200b<br>\u200b20.tWDCt09/27/03tFrance vs Brazil<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGroup C<br>\u200b<br>\u200b5.tCLBt09/20/03tGermany vs Canada<br>\u200b<br>\u200b6.tCLBt09/20/03tJapan vs Argentina<br>\u200b<br>\u200b13.tCLBt09/24/03tGermany vs Japan<br>\u200b<br>\u200b14.tCLBt09/24/03tArgentina vs Canada<br>\u200b<br>\u200b21.tWDCt09/27/03tGermany vs Argentina<br>\u200b<br>\u200b22.tBOSt09/27/03tCanada vs Japan<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGroup D<br>\u200b<br>\u200b7.tLOSt09/21/03tChina vs Ghana<br>\u200b<br>\u200b8.tLOSt09/21/03tAustralia vs Russia<br>\u200b<br>\u200b15.tLOSt09/25/03tChina vs Australia<br>\u200b<br>\u200b16.tLOSt09/25/03tRussia vs Ghana<br>\u200b<br>\u200b23.tPORt09/28/03tChina vs Russia<br>\u200b<br>\u200b24.tPORt09/28/03tGhana vs Australia<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bQuarter-Finals<br>\u200b<br>\u200b25.tBOSt10/01/03t1st A vs. 2nd B<br>\u200b<br>\u200b26.tBOSt10/01/03t1st B vs. 2nd A<br>\u200b<br>\u200b27.tPORt10/02/03t1st C vs. 2nd D<br>\u200b<br>\u200b28.tPORt10/02/03t1st D vs. 2nd C<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSemi-Finals<br>\u200b<br>\u200b29.tPORt10/05/03tW25 vs. W27<br>\u200b<br>\u200b30.tPORt10/05/03tW26 vs. W28<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThird Place<br>\u200b<br>\u200b31.tLOSt10/11/03tL29 vs. L30<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFinal<br>\u200b<br>\u200b32.tLOSt10/12/03tW29 vs. W30<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFIFA Women&rsquo;s World Rankings (as of July 16, 2003):<br>\u200b<br>\u200bRanking Country Points<br>\u200b<br>\u200b1. USA 2169<br>\u200b<br>\u200b2. Norway 2159<br>\u200b<br>\u200b3. Germany 2152<br>\u200b<br>\u200b4. China 2110<br>\u200b<br>\u200b5. Sweden 2073<br>\u200b<br>\u200b6. Brazil 2036<br>\u200b<br>\u200b7. North Korea 2004<br>\u200b<br>\u200b8. Denmark* 1967<br>\u200b<br>\u200b9. France 1963<br>\u200b<br>\u200b10. Italy * 1943<br>\u200b<br>\u200b11. Russia 1899<br>\u200b<br>\u200b12. Canada 1867<br>\u200b<br>\u200b14. Japan 1850<br>\u200b<br>\u200b15. Australia 1839<br>\u200b<br>\u200b23. Nigeria 1738<br>\u200b<br>\u200b24. South Korea 1727<br>\u200b<br>\u200b35. Argentina 1624<br>\u200b<br>\u200b53. Ghana 1458<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bNote: Denmark and Italy are the only two teams on the above list not participating in 2003 FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup.</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
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