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Germany Strikes Gold

German captain Bettina Wiegmann lifts the World Cup trophy. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

After trailing by a goal at the break, Germany rallied to beat Sweden 2-1 in extra time on Oct. 12 and captured its first Women's World Cup championship in Carson, Calif.

Sweden took the lead when Hanna Ljungberg scored in the 41st minute, but Germany equalized on Maren Meinert's 46th-minute strike.

Both teams pushed hard for the game-winner, and German sub Nia Kuenzer finally scored the title-clinching golden goal in the 98th minute. [+]

• Connolly: German juggernaut does the job
• Benson's Breakdown: World Cup final

Chat wrap: Marc Connolly

ESPN Soccernet.com's writer talked about the U.S. National Team, the Women's World Cup and more on Friday. (Connolly: Sept. 18.) [+]

U.S. shows pride, passion
	The U.S. played with the essential amount of pride and with a renewed sense of creativity to beat Canada 3-1 and take third place at the Women's World Cup.[+]

Chat wrap: Jenny Benson
	The U.S. National Team pool player returned to talk about the World Cup and more on Thursday. (Benson: Oct. 3)[+]

Chat wrap: Michelle Akers
	The legendary U.S. player and FIFA Women's Player of the Century returned to talk about the World Cup and more on Oct. 7. (Akers: Sept. 24)[+]

Chat wrap: Tony DiCicco
	The former U.S. Women's National Team coach talked about the WUSA, the Women's World Cup and more on Sept. 30.[+]

Chat wrap: Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo
	The former Philadelphia Charge captain talked about the Women's World Cup and more on Sept. 30.[+]

Hyundai Win!
	Hyundai is a proud sponsor of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. Click here for our All-Star line-up[+]

• Big crowd welcomes Cup champs
• Second-place Sweden returns home
• An era ends and begins for Germany
• U.S. beats Canada to claim third place
• Blatter supports reviving WUSA
• U.S. vets may have one more title run
more...

World Cup 2003 Scoring Leaders
Birgit Prinz (Germany)		7
Maren Meinert (Germany)		4
Kerstin Garefrekes (Germany)		4
Katia (Brazil)		4
Hanna Ljungberg (Sweden)		3

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