© Getty Images “It was the game of the World Cup for us and it was the day we thought we were finally going to beat the Americans,” said Maren Meinert in an exclusive interview with FIFA.com, recalling the gripping semi-final against USA at the FIFA Women"s World Cup 2003™. “Of all our World Cup matches, it was our worst. The Americans were really good, but after we went in front they weren"t able score against us and we killed it off after the 90th minute.
USA were title favourites prior to that encounter, having previously won 11 consecutive World Cup outings and losing only one of their total 22 tournament appearances until then: the semi-final at Sweden 1995, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Norway.
In the 2003 semi-final, coach April Heinrichs" charges were unable to impose themselves on the game at will, as they had throughout the tournament until then, and were left to rue a number of missed chances and a lack of creativity in midfield. In the end ..
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