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The football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
  tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries....
 started on August 11, (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on August 28.

The men's tournament
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament

Medalists Gold Medal – Germ?n LuxWilfredo CaballeroRoberto AyalaFabricio ColocciniGabriel HeinzeClemente Rodr?guez...
 is played by U-23 (under 23 years old) national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad. Article 1 of the tournament regulations states: "The Tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee....
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The football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
  tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries....
 started on August 11, (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on August 28.

The men's tournament
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament

Medalists Gold Medal – Germ?n LuxWilfredo CaballeroRoberto AyalaFabricio ColocciniGabriel HeinzeClemente Rodr?guez...
 is played by U-23 (under 23 years old) national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad. Article 1 of the tournament regulations states: "The Tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee....
. The associations affiliated to FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
 are invited to participate with their men's U-23 and women's representative teams."

The men's tournament
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament

Medalists Gold Medal – Germ?n LuxWilfredo CaballeroRoberto AyalaFabricio ColocciniGabriel HeinzeClemente Rodr?guez...
 was won by Argentina
Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociaci?n del F?tbol Argentino . Argentina has the world record for most international titles won by any national team....
, coached by Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Bielsa

Marcelo Bielsa is a Football Coach and former defender, born in Rosario, ....
, which held an impressive record of having won every single match without conceding a goal in the tournament. The Golden Boot was also won by Argentina's Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez

Carlos Alberto T?vez is an Argentina association football who currently plays for Manchester United F.C. and the Argentina national football team....
. The women's tournament
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament

Medalists Gold Medal – Briana ScurryHeather MittsChristie RamponeCat WhitehillLindsay TarpleyBrandi Chastain...
 was won by the United States
United States women's national soccer team

The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. The team has won two FIFA Women's World Cups ; three Football at the Summer Olympics and six Algarve Cups ....
.

Venues

  • Karaiskaki Stadium, Pireaus
  • Olympic Stadium
    Olympic Stadium (Athens)

    The Olympic Stadium , is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race in 1896 Summer Olympics....
    , Athens
    Athens

    Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
  • Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion
    Heraklion

    Heraklion or Iraklion , is the largest city and capital city of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa name, , or Iraklio, among other variants....
  • Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras
    Patras

    Patras is Greece's third largest urban centre and the capital of the prefecture of Achaea, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens....
  • Kaftanzoglio Stadium
    Kaftanzoglio Stadium

    Kaftanzoglio is a soccer stadium located in Thessaloniki, Greece. The stadium was built with money donated by the Kaftanzoglou Foundation, hence its name....
    , Thessaloniki
    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki , Thessalonica, or Salonica is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country in Greece and the capital of Macedonia , the nation's largest Regions of Greece....
  • Panthessaliko Stadium
    Panthessaliko Stadium

    Panthessaliko is a stadium located at Volos, Greece. The stadium was the site of Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics matches during the 2004 Summer Olympics....
    , Volos
    Volos

    Volos is a coastal port city situated at the center of the Greece mainland, about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia Prefectures of Greece....


Men


Men's football
Roberto Ayala
Roberto Ayala

Roberto Fabi?n "El Rat?n" Ayala is an Argentina Association football player for the Spain team Real Zaragoza. Regarded as one of the best Football positions#Centre back, he has been captain of the Argentina national football team for more matches than anyone else....

Nicolas Burdisso
Nicolás Burdisso

Nicol?s Andr?s Burdisso is an Argentina professional Association footballer currently playing as a Defender for the Italian club F.C. Internazionale Milano....

Wilfredo Caballero
Wilfredo Caballero

Wilfredo Daniel Caballero is an Argentina Football player who currently plays for Elche CF of Spain's Segunda Divisi?n as a Goalkeeper ....

Fabricio Coloccini
Fabricio Coloccini

Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentina Association football Defender who plays for Newcastle United F.C. and the Argentina National Football Team....

César Delgado
César Delgado

C?sar Fabi?n "Chelito" Delgado Godoy is an Argentine Association football. He plays for Olympique Lyonnais. His nickname is derived from that of Marcelo Delgado because of their same last names....

Andrés D'Alessandro
Andrés D'Alessandro

Andr?s Nicol?s D'Alessandro is a left-footed Argentina Football who currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in Brazil. He is best known for his dribbling and his short passing ability....

Leandro Fernández
Luciano Figueroa
Luciano Figueroa

Luciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera is an Argentine association football player who currently plays as a striker for Boca Juniors....

Cristian 'Kily' González
Luis González
Luis Gonzalez

Luis Gonzalez may refer to:*Luis Gonzalez , Major League Baseball outfielder*Luis Gonz?lez , Major League Baseball utility player*Luis Gonz?lez, Argentine football player who plays for Futebol Clube do Porto...

Mariano González
Mariano González

Mariano Nicol?s Gonz?lez is an Argentina football player who, as of August 2007, is playing for F.C. Porto.He plays as an an offensive midfielder....

Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Heinze

Gabriel Iv?n Heinze is an Argentina football er Defender of Volga German descent who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid C.F.He holds dual Argentine-German nationality....

Germán Lux
Javier Mascherano
Javier Mascherano

Javier Alejandro Mascherano is an Argentina Association football player who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder. He plays for Liverpool F.C....

Nicolás Medina
Nicolás Medina

Nicol?s Rub?n Medina is an Argentina Association football who plays for Club Deportivo O'Higgins of Chile.Medina started his career for Argentinos Juniors....

Clemente Rodríguez
Clemente Rodríguez

Clemente Juan Rodr?guez is an Argentina Football that currently plays for Spartak Moscow. He was an important player for Boca Juniors before he signed for FC Spartak Moscow, and then again on loan for the 2007 Clausura ....

Mauro Rosales
Mauro Rosales

Mauro Dami?n Rosales is an Argentina football player who currently plays for Argentine power-house Club Atl?tico River Plate. Rosales is winger/forward best known for his lightning pace and crossing ability....

Javier Saviola
Javier Saviola

Javier Pedro Saviola is an Argentina professional Association football player, who plays for Real Madrid C.F.. His usual position is as striker....

Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez

Carlos Alberto T?vez is an Argentina association football who currently plays for Manchester United F.C. and the Argentina national football team....

Coach: Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Bielsa

Marcelo Bielsa is a Football Coach and former defender, born in Rosario, ....

Rodrigo Romero
Rodrigo Romero

Rodrigo Romero is a Paraguayan football that plays as a goalkeeper. He was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguay national football team....

Emilio Martínez
Emilio Martinez

Emilio Mart?nez is a Paraguayan football player who currently plays for Club Bol?var. Martinez was part of Paraguay national football team's silver medal-winning team at the Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics....

Julio Manzur
Julio Manzur

Julio Manzur is a Paraguayan football player who was recently signed by Mexican club C.F. Pachuca on August 13, 2007He was notified around late December 2008 that he was to leave the club due to completion of foreign players in C.F....

Carlos Gamarra
Carlos Gamarra

Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavon is a football player. He Captain the Paraguay national football team at international level, playing at defender , and is the most capped player in Paraguayan football history, having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals....

José Devaca
José Devaca

Jos? Ricardo Devaca S?nchez is a Paraguayan Football player who currently plays for Club Atl?tico Banfield in Argentina....

Celso Esquivel
Celso Esquivel

Celso Esquivel Gonz?lez is a Paraguayan football player who, as of 2008, was playing for Talleres de C?rdoba. Esquivel has also spent time at Racing Club de Avellaneda and Club Atl?tico San Lorenzo de Almagro....

Pablo Gimenez
Pablo Gimenez

Pablo Gimenez is a Paraguayan football player who currently plays for Cerro Porte?o.His former club teams include Club Atl?tico Quilmes of Argentina, Club Guaran? in Paraguay and Atletico Mineiro in Brazil....

Edgar Barreto
Edgar Barreto

Edgar Osvaldo Barreto Caceres is a Paraguayan football player who, as of 2007, is playing for Reggina Calcio in the Italian Serie A.He was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan 2004 Olympic football team, who achieved a quarter-final place with two victories in the qualifying round, and, having finished second in the league, beat So...

Fredy Barreiro
Diego Figueredo
Diego Figueredo

Diego Antonio Figueredo Matiauda is a Paraguayan football player who currently plays for Cerro Porte?o in Liga Paraguaya in Paraguay.He started his career in Olimpia Asunci?n of Paraguay, he has also played for Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba in Argentina and Boavista FC in Portugal....

Aureliano Torres
Aureliano Torres

Aureliano Torres is a Paraguayan football player who currently plays for Club Atl?tico San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina. Although naturally a midfielder, he has been a regular at left back for San Lorenzo....

Pedro Benítez
Pedro Benítez

Pedro Ben?tez is a Paraguayan football player who, as of summer 2008 plays for Club Deportivo U.A.N.L. side in Mexico.He was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan 2004 Olympic football team, who achieved a quarter-final place with two victories in the qualifying round, and, having finished second in the league, beat South Korea in t...

Julio César Enciso
Julio César Enciso

Julio C?sar Enciso Ferreira is a Paraguayan football player who made 70 appearances for the Paraguay national football team between 1995 and 2004...

Julio González
Ernesto Cristaldo
Ernesto Cristaldo

Ernesto Cristaldo is a Paraguayan football player who, as of 2008, was playing for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina. Cristaldo played for Paraguay national football team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, helping them to a silver medal....

Osvaldo Díaz
Osvaldo Díaz

Osvaldo D?az is a Paraguayan football player, currently plays for Club 12 de OctubreD?az started his career at Club Guaran? before moving to Olimpia Asunci?n in mid 2007....

José Cardozo
José Cardozo

Jos? Saturnino Cardozo Otaz? is a former Paraguayan football striker....

Diego Barreto
Diego Barreto

Diego Daniel Barreto is a Paraguayan football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Locarno.He was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan football team in the 2004 Olympics....

Coach: Carlos Jara Saguier
Carlos Jara Saguier

Carlos Jara Saguier is a former Football player who is currently working as a Coach , born in Paraguay in August 25, 1956. Carlos is one of the seven Jara Saguier brothers that played professional football in Paraguay....

Marco Amelia
Marco Amelia

Marco Amelia, Italian orders of merit, is an Italians FIFA World Cup-winning Association football who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club U.S....

Andrea Barzagli
Andrea Barzagli

Andrea Barzagli, Italian orders of merit, is an Italians FIFA World Cup-winning association football, who plays for VfL Wolfsburg and the Italian national football team....

Daniele Bonera
Daniele Bonera

Daniele Bonera is an Italians Association football who plays as a defender for Serie A club A.C. Milan....

Cesare Bovo
Cesare Bovo

Cesare Bovo is an Italy football defender , who currently plays for U.S. Citt? di Palermo....

Giorgio Chiellini
Giorgio Chiellini

Giorgio Chiellini is an Italians Association football who plays for Serie A club Juventus F.C.. He is a Association football positions who started his career playing as a left-back....

Daniele De Rossi
Daniele De Rossi

Daniele De Rossi, Italian orders of merit, is an Italians FIFA World Cup-winning Association football who plays as a Midfielder for Serie A club A.S....

Simone Del Nero
Simone Del Nero

Simone Del Nero, is an Italy footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays in Serie A with S.S. Lazio, after joining on a free five-year deal from Serie B club Brescia Calcio ....

Marco Donadel
Marco Donadel

Marco Donadel is an Italy Association football midfielder, currently playing for ACF Fiorentina....

Matteo Ferrari
Matteo Ferrari

Matteo Ferrari is an Italy football player who is playing for Genoa C.F.C. in the Italian Serie A. Matteo was born in Algeria to an Italian father and a Guinean mother....

Andrea Gasbarroni
Andrea Gasbarroni

Andrea Gasbarroni is an Italy football midfielder, currently plays for Torino F.C. on loan from Genoa C.F.C.....

Alberto Gilardino
Alberto Gilardino

Alberto Gilardino, Italian orders of merit, is an Italians Association football who plays as a striker for Serie A club ACF Fiorentina....

Emiliano Moretti
Emiliano Moretti

Emiliano Moretti is an Italy football defender , who currently plays for Valencia CF.Moretti started his career with local club A.S. Cisco Roma, and in 2000 transferred to AC Fiorentina....

Giandomenico Mesto
Giandomenico Mesto

Giandomenico Mesto is an Italian footballer, currently playing for Genoa CFC of the Italian Serie A.Mesto has spent the majority of his career at Reggina, until he was loaned out to Udinese during the 2007-08 season....

Angelo Palombo
Angelo Palombo

Angelo Palombo is an Italy football . A midfielder, he currently plays for U.C. Sampdoria.Palombo started his career at ACF Fiorentina. He moved to U.C....

Ivan Pelizzoli
Ivan Pelizzoli

Ivan Pelizzoli is an Italian football goalkeeper, formerly of A.S. Roma, who plays for FC Lokomotiv Moscow of Russian Premier League....

Giampiero Pinzi
Giampiero Pinzi

Giampiero Pinzi is an Italy Association football who currently plays as a midfielder for A.C. ChievoVerona on loan from Udinese Calcio.With Under 21 Italy national football team he won 2004 UEFA Football Championship and bronze medal at 2004 Summer Olympics....

Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo, Italian orders of merit, , is an Italian footballer with Sinti origins, winner of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Champions League who currently plays for Serie A club A.C....

Giuseppe Sculli
Giuseppe Sculli

Giuseppe Sculli is an Italy Football who plays for Genoa C.F.C..Sculli made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2002 for Modena against A.C. Milan....

Coach: Claudio Gentile
Claudio Gentile

Claudio Gentile is an Italy football Coach and former player of the 1970s and 1980s. One of the toughest and roughest defenders in the history of the game, Gentile was a key part of both the World Cup winning Italy team of 1982, and the success of Juventus F.C....


Women


Women's football
Briana Scurry
Briana Scurry

Briana Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup , 1996 Summer Olympic Games , 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup , 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympic Games ....

Heather Mitts
Heather Mitts

Heather Blaine Mitts is an United States soccer player. Mitts is a defender for the United States Women's National Soccer Team.She played soccer in high school for St....

Christie Rampone
Christie Rampone

Christie Patricia Rampone is an United States of America association football player and a member of the United States women's national soccer team....

Cat Reddick
Cat Whitehill

Cat Whitehill is an United States football player. She plays as a Defender for the New Jersey Wildcats W-League team, and the United States women's national soccer team....

Lindsay Tarpley
Lindsay Tarpley

Lindsay Ann Tarpley Snow is a Striker on the United States Women's National Soccer Team....

Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain

Brandi Denise Chastain is a former soccer player, who was on the United States women's national soccer team from 1991 to 2004 and the San Jose CyberRays of the Women's United Soccer Association ....

Shannon Boxx
Shannon Boxx

Shannon Boxx is an United States of America soccer player who plays as a Midfielder for the United States women's national soccer team. She won the Gold Medal with the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and played for the US at the 2003 Women's World Cup and 2007 Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup....

Angela Hucles
Angela Hucles

Angela Khalia Hucles is an American Football midfielder and member of the United States women's national soccer team.Hucles graduated from Norfolk Academy in 1996....

Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm

Mia Hamm is a retired United States soccer player. Playing for many years as a striker for the United States women's national soccer team, she scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female, in the history of the sport ....

Aly Wagner
Aly Wagner

Aly Wagner is a midfielder for the United States Women's National Soccer Team. She attended Presentation High School in San Jose, California. She began playing with the U.S....

Julie Foudy
Julie Foudy

Julie Maurine Foudy was a midfielder for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 through 2004, finishing with a remarkable 271 Cap ....

Cindy Parlow
Cindy Parlow

Cindy Parlow is a retired United States professional sports football player. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she is the daughter of Larry and Josephine Parlow....

Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly

Kristine Marie Lilly is an United States football player, who has been a fixture on the United States women's national soccer team since 1987 and is currently the captain of the team....

Joy Fawcett
Joy Fawcett

Joy Lynn Fawcett is a retired United States professional sports football player who earned 239 cap with the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Women's United Soccer Association....

Kate Markgraf
Kate Markgraf

Kate Markgraf , is an United States football Defender and member of the United States women's national soccer team.Markgraf, who stands at five feet, nine inches , is a native of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where she attended Detroit Country Day School....

Abby Wambach
Abby Wambach

Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach is an Olympic medalist and professional soccer player. She has been a regular on the United States women's national soccer team since 2003....

Heather O'Reilly
Heather O'Reilly

Heather Ann O'Reilly , is an United States women's soccer player. Her father is an assistant track coach at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey....

Kristin Luckenbill
Coach: April Heinrichs

Andréia
Maravilha
Mônica
Mônica Angélica de Paula

M?nica Ang?lica de Paula, or simply M?nica is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Brazil's Botucatu Futebol Clube....

Tânia
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro

T?nia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, or simply T?nia is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She plays as a defender for Brazil's Saad Esporte Clube, and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team, for which she won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics....

Juliana
Daniela
Daniela Alves Lima

Daniela Alves Lima, or simply Daniela is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a volante for Sweden Link?pings FC after leaving Saad Esporte Clube in February 2008....

Rosana
Renata Costa
Renata Aparecida da Costa

Renata Aparecida da Costa, or simply Renata Costa or K?ki is a Brazilian women's soccer player....

Aline
Aline Pellegrino

Aline Pellegrino, or simply Aline is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Brazil's CEUNSP Salto. She was a member of the Brazil women's national football team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics....

Formiga
Miraildes Maciel Mota

Miraildes Maciel Mota, known as Formiga , is a Brazil women's football midfielder. She will begin playing for FC Gold Pride, the San Francisco Bay Area team in Women's Professional Soccer, in the league's 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season....

Elaine
Elaine Estrela Moura

Elaine Estrela Moura is a Brazilian footballer playing in Ume? IK and the Brazil women's national football team.She started playing soccer influenced by her brother, and played for Bahia teams until 2000, but never getting any salary....

Maycon
Pretinha
Delma Gonçalves

Delma Gon?alves known as Pretinha is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a striker for Japan's INAC Leonessa....

Marta
Cristiane
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva

Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian women's football player. She currently plays for Brazilian club Sport Club Corinthians Paulista....

Roseli
Dayane
Grazielle
Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento

Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento, or simply Grazielle is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a right Midfielder#Winger for Brazil's Botucatu Futebol Clube and the Brazil women's national football team....

Coach: Renę Simőes
Renę Simőes

Ren? Rodrigues Sim?es is a Brazilian Soccer coach and manager, and former footballer. He guided Jamaica national football team to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France in 1998....

Silke Rottenberg
Silke Rottenberg

Silke Rottenberg is a former Germany football goalkeeper....

Kerstin Stegeman
Kerstin Garefrekes
Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes is a German football midfielder/striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team....

Steffi Jones
Steffi Jones

Stephanie Ann "Steffi" Jones is a German football defender. She scored nine goals in 111 caps for the Germany women's national football team between 1993 and 2007 ....

Sarah Guenther
Viola Odebrecht
Viola Odebrecht

Viola Odebrecht is a German football midfielder.In 2003 she was a member of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 winning team who went on to take the bronze medal at the Football_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics#Women....

Pia Wunderlich
Pia Wunderlich

Pia Wunderlich is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been selected for the German national team....

Petra Wimbersky
Petra Wimbersky

Petra Wimbersky is a Germany football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the Germany women's national football team....

Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz

Birgit Prinz is a Germany women's national football team football player and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals....

Renate Lingor
Renate Lingor

Renate Lingor is a female Germany women's national football team football player....

Martina Müller
Martina Müller (footballer)

Martina M?ller is a German football striker. She currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team.She was part of the bronze medal-winning German team at the Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she scored a goal in a won group phase game against People's Republic of China ....

Navina Omilade
Navina Omilade

Navina Omilade is a German football midfielder who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg. She has also been capped for the German national team....

Sandra Minnert
Sandra Minnert

Sandra Minnert is a German football defender. She currently plays for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.References...

Isabell Bachor
Isabell Bachor

Isabell Bachor is a Germany football who plays in the Bundesliga . She has been active in the Germany women's national football team national football team since 2001....

Sonja Fuss
Sonja Fuss

Sonja Fuss is a German football defender. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.References...

Conny Pohlers
Conny Pohlers

Conny Pohlers is a successful Germany football . Since 1998 she has played in the Bundesliga and since 2001 in the Germany women's national football team....

Ariane Hingst
Ariane Hingst

Ariane Hingst is a German football defender/midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team....

Nadine Angerer
Nadine Angerer

Nadine Angerer is a Germany women's football player. She has played in the Frauen-Bundesliga since 2000 and in the Germany women's national football team....

Coach: Tina Theune-Meyer
Tina Theune-Meyer

Tina Theune-Meyer is a graduate sports teacher, and the former national coach of the Germany women's national football team....


Top scorers


Men's tournament

8 goals
  • Carlos Tévez
    Carlos Tévez

    Carlos Alberto T?vez is an Argentina association football who currently plays for Manchester United F.C. and the Argentina national football team....
     (ARG)
5 goals
  • Jose Cardozo
    José Cardozo

    Jos? Saturnino Cardozo Otaz? is a former Paraguayan football striker....
     (PAR)
4 goals
  • Fredy Barreiro (PAR)
  • Alberto Gilardino
    Alberto Gilardino

    Alberto Gilardino, Italian orders of merit, is an Italians Association football who plays as a striker for Serie A club ACF Fiorentina....
     (ITA)
  • Tenema Ndiaye (MLI)


Women's tournament

5 goals
  • Birgit Prinz
    Birgit Prinz

    Birgit Prinz is a Germany women's national football team football player and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals....
     (GER)
  • Cristiane
    Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva

    Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian women's football player. She currently plays for Brazilian club Sport Club Corinthians Paulista....
     (BRA)
4 goals
  • Abby Wambach
    Abby Wambach

    Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach is an Olympic medalist and professional soccer player. She has been a regular on the United States women's national soccer team since 2003....
     (USA)
3 goals
  • Pretinha
    Delma Gonçalves

    Delma Gon?alves known as Pretinha is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a striker for Japan's INAC Leonessa....
     (BRA)
  • Kristine Lilly
    Kristine Lilly

    Kristine Marie Lilly is an United States football player, who has been a fixture on the United States women's national soccer team since 1987 and is currently the captain of the team....
     (USA)


FIFA Fair play award


Women's tournament

  • Japan
    Japan women's national football team

    The Japan women's national football team, or Nadeshiko Japan , is a selection of the best female players in Japan and is run by the Japan Football Association ....
  • Sweden
    Sweden women's national football team

    Sweden women's national football team won the unofficial European Championships in 1984 in sports, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one FIFA Women's World Cup-silver as well as three UEFA Women's Championship-silvers ....


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