Women's World Cup · 2003 · group stage
Germany vs Japan
A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.
- Date
- Sep 24, 2003
- Stage
- group stage
- Group
- Group C
- Venue
- Columbus Crew Stadium
- City
- Columbus
- Attendance
- Not recorded
Goal events
3 recorded goals
| Minute | Scorer | Credited team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23' | Sandra Minnert | Germany | — |
| 36' | Birgit Prinz | Germany | — |
| 66' | Birgit Prinz | Germany | — |
Player sheets
Lineups and squad entries
Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.
Germany
Starting lineup
- #1 Silke Rottenberg goal keeper
- #2 Kerstin Stegemann defender
- #5 Steffi Jones midfielder
- #6 Renate Lingor midfielder
- #9 Birgit Prinz forward
- #10 Bettina Wiegmann midfielder
- #13 Sandra Minnert defender
- #14 Maren Meinert forward
- #17 Ariane Hingst defender
- #18 Kerstin Garefrekes midfielder
- #19 Stefanie Gottschlich defender
Substitutes who appeared
- #3 Linda Bresonik defender
- #4 Nia Künzer defender
- #8 Sandra Smisek forward
Japan
Starting lineup
- #1 Nozomi Yamago goal keeper
- #2 Yumi Obe center back
- #4 Yasuyo Yamagishi center back
- #5 Tomoe Sakai center midfielder
- #6 Yayoi Kobayashi center forward
- #7 Naoko Kawakami right midfielder
- #8 Tomomi Miyamoto center midfielder
- #10 Homare Sawa attacking midfielder
- #11 Mio Otani center forward
- #14 Kyoko Yano center back
- #16 Emi Yamamoto left midfielder
Substitutes who appeared
- #3 Hiromi Isozaki defender
- #9 Eriko Arakawa forward
- #17 Miyuki Yanagita midfielder
Disciplinary record
1 recorded card
| Minute | Player | Card | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80' | Nia Künzer | Yellow card | Germany |
Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.