3:0 (1:0)
- Becky EDWARDS (11')
- Alex MORGAN (53', 90')
Referee Cristina BABADAC
Group matches
USA - Argentina
3:0 (1:0)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 12 | 22 November 2008 | Chillan / Estadio Nelson Oyarzún | 12:00 |
- Becky EDWARDS (USA) 11',
- Alex MORGAN (USA) 53',
- Alex MORGAN (USA) 90'
Goals scored
USA
- Alyssa NAEHER (GK)
- Meghan KLINGENBERG
- Elli REED [Y]
- Becky EDWARDS (C)
- Christine NAIRN
- Ingrid WELLS (-56')
- Alex MORGAN (-91')
- Lauren FOWLKES
- Nikki WASHINGTON (-64')
- Nikki MARSHALL
- Sydney LEROUX
Line-up
- Chantel JONES (GK)
- Cat PARKHILL (GK)
- Kaley FOUNTAIN
- Liz HARKIN
- Kiersten DALLSTREAM
- Alyssa MAUTZ
- Gina DiMARTINO (+91')
- Michelle ENYEART (+64')
- Keelin WINTERS (+56')
Substitute(s)
Coach
Tony DICICCO (USA)Argentina
- Guadalupe CALELLO (GK)
- Gabriela CHAVEZ [Y]
- Noelia ESPINDOLA
- Yanina HERNANDEZ (-57')
- Emilia MENDIETA
- Victoria BEDINI (-81')
- Florencia JAIMES
- Maria POTASSA
- Florencia MANDRILE (C)
- Virginia GOMEZ (-86')
- Vanesa SANTANA
Line-up
- Carolina VELEK (GK)
- Brenda REYES (GK)
- Daiana CARDONE
- Joanna BRACAMONTE [Y] (+57')
- Andrea LOPEZ
- Gabriela LOPEZ
- Florencia FERRERO (+86')
- Carina NUNEZ
- Mariana LARROQUETTE (+81')
- Maria PENALVA
Substitute(s)
Coach
Yasushi KAWAKAMI (JPN)- Gabriela CHAVEZ (ARG) 24'
- , Guadalupe CALELLO (ARG) 54'
- , Becky EDWARDS (USA) 75'
- , Meghan KLINGENBERG (USA) 79'
- , Vanesa SANTANA (ARG) 87'
- , Joanna BRACAMONTE (ARG) 90'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Cristina BABADAC (ROU) | Assistant Referee 1 Cristina CINI (ITA) |
Fourth Official Tanja SCHETT (AUT) | Assistant Referee 2 Helen CARO (SWE) |
| USA (USA) | Statistics | Argentina (ARG) |
| 15 | Shots | 12 |
| 10 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 3 | Goals | 0 |
| 11 | Fouls Committed | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls Suffered | 11 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Free kicks | 0 |
| 0 / 1 | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) | 0 / 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Own goals | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Second yellow card and red card | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 24 | Actual playing time | 27 |
| 48% | Possession (%) | 52% |
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Misses next match if booked | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |
