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Team previews:
- China: FIFA Museum
Preview: Washington Post, NY Times, previous victory for China at 1999 Algarve Cup and loss at 1996 Olympics gold medal match; scalpers and attendance
Ceremony: Jennifer Lopez performance and music video, national anthem performed by Hansen (US) and Lin Liu (China)^[1]
Recap: Washington (Chinese reaction), SI,^[2] LA Times, NY Times (Longman, Vecsey, TV broadcast)
- Later events: Accolades (comparisons), Chastain's iconic photo, White House visit, 2003 hosting, 2015 victory
Random: Scoreless at Rose Bowl, President Clinton (delayed tour of impoverished communities, caused logistics issues at stadium)^[3]
TV ratings: 40 million at peak, 17.9 average (not beaten until 2014 by USMNT and 2015 final by USWNT); Nielsen of 11.4 was the second-highest during summer 1999, behind MLB All-Star Game^[4]
Win credited to Title IX; helped spur unsuccessful WUSA
Sportswomen of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine^[5] and Outstanding Team ESPY Award in 2000
Other notes at peer review: 1998 Goodwill Games, Fan Yunjie's header not called

Sounder Bruce 01:39, 14 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

References

^ SF Examiner
^ Wahl, Grant (19 July 1999). "Out Of This World – How the U.S. women won the 1999 World Cup". Sports Illustrated. pp. 38–43. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ Reid, Scott M.; Carr, Janis; Fields, Eugene W. (11 July 1999). "Large crowd greets Clinton with boos". Orange County Register. p. C14. (via NewsBank)
^ San Diego U-T (p. D1)
^ Sportswomen of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine and won an Outstanding Team ESPY Award in 2000

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[1] SF Examiner

[SI-Wahl-2] Wahl, Grant (19 July 1999). "Out Of This World – How the U.S. women won the 1999 World Cup". Sports Illustrated. pp. 38–43. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[3] Reid, Scott M.; Carr, Janis; Fields, Eugene W. (11 July 1999). "Large crowd greets Clinton with boos". Orange County Register. p. C14. (via NewsBank)

[4] San Diego U-T (p. D1)

[5] Sportswomen of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine and won an Outstanding Team ESPY Award in 2000

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