Interesting facts about the teams.
(fifaworldcup.com)
Updated: 2003-09-16 11:39

Players set to appear in their fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup:
- FOUDY Julie, USA
- HAMM Mia, USA
- LILLY Kristine, USA
- NORDBY Bente, NOR
- OKOSIEME Nkiru, NGA
- OMAGBEMI Florence, NGA
- RIISE Hege, NOR
- SUN Wen, CHN
- WIEGMANN Bettina, GER

Missing out injured:
- PRETINHA, BRA

Team with the oldest average age:
- USA (28 years)

Team with the youngest average age:
- Brazil (22 years and 2 months). The next closest is Canada, whose average age is 23 years and 4 months.

Age note:
- The youngest and oldest players in the tournament are both on the same team, Russia. The youngest player is DANILOVA Elena, who was born on 17/06/1987. The oldest player is BURAKOVA Marina, who was born over two decades earlier on 08/05/1966.

Most capped players: There are eight players with 150+ caps heading into USA 2003:
- LILLY Kristine, USA, 255 caps
- HAMM Mia, USA, 239
- FOUDY Julie, USA, 231
- FAWCETT Joy, USA, 216
- MILBRETT Tiffeny, USA, 191
- RIISE Hege, NOR, 177
- CHASTAIN Brandi, USA, 171
- MACMILLAN Shannon, USA 155

Goalscoring
- SUN Wen is the leading all-time scorer in the tournament, and the second best scorer in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, with 10 career goals (1991 - 1, 1995 - 2, 1999 - 7). That is two short of Michelle Akers’ (USA) all-time record.