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Match 30 Christchurch - QE II Stadium
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13 November
1:2 (1:0)
  • Alexandra POPP (6')
  • Vicki DiMARTINO (63')
  • Courtney VERLOO (81')

Referee CHA Sung Mi (KOR)

Summary

USA comeback seals final place

USA comeback seals final place

USA came from behind to claim a dramatic and deserved 2-1 victory over Germany and set up an intriguing final with Korea DPR. In a terrific match that would itself have made a worthy decider, Kazbek Tambi's side produced their best performance of the tournament to edge out Ralf Peter's European champions in front of a crowd of 8,040 in New Zealand's Garden City. Yet this ...

Highlights

Line-up

GER
USA
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Ralf PETER (GER)
(USA) Kazbek TAMBI
Officials
  • Referee: CHA Sung Mi (KOR)
  • Assistant Referee 1: KIM Kyoung Min (KOR)
  • Assistant Referee 2: LEE Seul Gi (KOR)
  • Fourth official: Natalia AVDONCHENKO (RUS)

Photos

Quotes

"I'm so, so proud of the kids, not only because they've won a World Cup semi-final against a great team like Germany, but because of the way they won it," Kazbek Tambi, USA coach.

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    STATISTICS
    GermanyStatisticsUSA
    9Shots15
    4Corner kicks4
    0Yellow cards1
    0Second yellow card and red card0
    0Red Cards0
    43%Possession (%)57%