Talk:1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final

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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
• Outstanding Team ESPY Award
  in 2000
• Other notes at peer review: 1998 Goodwill Games, Fan Yunjie's header not called

SounderBruce 01:39, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]