Individual Match Date Tickets For World Cup On Sale Friday

CHICAGO (August 11, 2003) – The Women’s World Cup 2003 Organizing Committee announced today that a limited number of individual match date tickets for all six venues of the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003 will go on sale Friday (Aug. 15) at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT at www.FIFAworldcup.com. Each match date consists of an afternoon or evening doubleheader, except the Third Place Match on Oct. 11 and the Final on Oct. 12, which will both be played as stand-alone games at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.



Individual match date tickets range in price from $20 to $175 (and up to $400 for the final). In addition to FIFAworldcup.com, fans can purchase these tickets over the phone by calling 1-800-WWC-TIKS (992-8457) for five of the six venues and 202-432-SEAT (7328) or 1-800-551-SEAT (7328) for tickets at RFK Stadium.



Tickets can also be purchased at the stadium ticket office of all six venues during normal business hours. Discount tickets for groups of 50 or more will also be available starting Friday by calling 312-528-1290. [Special Note: Tickets for the USA’s Group A showdown with North Korea on Sept. 28 in Columbus are limited to 8 per customer. Tickets for the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003 Final on Oct. 12 in Carson, Calif., are limited to 6 per customer.]



To ensure a chance to get tickets before they sell out, fans can still purchase venue series tickets through this Wednesday (Aug. 13) at 11:30 p.m. (local time). Venue series tickets are priced from $50 to $660 and include all match dates played at a specific venue.



The tournament quarterfinals will be played as doubleheaders on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., and Thursday, Oct. 2 at PGE Park in Portland, Ore.



PGE Park will host the tournament semifinals on Sunday, Oct. 5.



The third place game and final will be played as stand alone games on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12, respectively, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.



— FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP USA 2003 SCHEDULE —



Group A

No. Date Match-up Venue Kickoff (ET)

2 Sept. 20 NGA vs. PRK Lincoln Financial 2:45 p.m.

5 Sept. 21 USA vs. SWE RFK Stadium 12:30 p.m.

13 Sept. 25 SWE vs. PRK Lincoln Financial 4:45 p.m.

14 Sept. 25 USA vs. NGA Lincoln Financial 7:30 p.m.

21 Sept. 28 SWE vs. NGA Crew Stadium 1 p.m.

22 Sept. 28 PRK vs. USA Crew Stadium 3:45 p.m.

Group B

No. Date Match-up Venue Kickoff (ET)

1 Sept. 20 NOR vs. FRA Lincoln Financial 12 p.m.

6 Sept. 21 BRA vs. KOR RFK Stadium 3:15 p.m.

9 Sept. 24 NOR vs. BRA RFK Stadium 5 p.m.

10 Sept. 24 FRA vs. KOR RFK Stadium 7:45 p.m.

17 Sept. 27 KOR vs. NOR Gillette Stadium 12:45 p.m.

19 Sept. 27 FRA vs. BRA RFK Stadium 12:45 p.m.

Group C

No. Date Match-up Venue Kickoff (ET)

3 Sept. 20 GER vs. CAN Crew Stadium 5:45 p.m.

4 Sept. 20 JPN vs. ARG Crew Stadium 8:30 p.m.

11 Sept. 24 GER vs. JPN Crew Stadium 5:45 p.m.

12 Sept. 24 CAN vs. ARG Crew Stadium 8:30 p.m.

18 Sept. 27 CAN vs. JPN Gillette Stadium 3:30 p.m.

20 Sept. 27 ARG vs. GER RFK Stadium 3:30 p.m.

Group D

No. Date Match-up Venue Kickoff (PT)

7 Sept. 21 AUS vs. RUS Home Depot Center 5:30 p.m.

8 Sept. 21 CHN vs. GHA Home Depot Center 8:15 p.m.

15 Sept. 25 GHA vs. RUS Home Depot Center 4:15 p.m.

16 Sept. 25 CHN vs. AUS Home Depot Center 7 p.m.

23 Sept. 28 GHA vs. AUS PGE Park 5:15 p.m.

24 Sept. 28 RUS vs. CHN PGE Park 8 p.m.

Quarterfinals

No. Date Match-up Venue Kickoff (local)

26 Oct. 1 1st B vs. 2nd A Gillette Stadium 4:30 p.m. ET

25 Oct. 1 1st A vs. 2nd B Gillette Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET

27 Oct. 2 1st C vs. 2nd D PGE Park 4:30 p.m. PT

28 Oct. 2 1st D vs. 2nd C PGE Park 7:30 p.m. PT

Semifinals

No. Date Match-up Venue Kickoff (PT)

29 Oct. 5 W25 vs. W27 PGE Park 4:30 p.m.

30 Oct. 5 W26 vs. W28 PGE Park 7:30 p.m.

Third Place / Final

No. Date Match-up Venue Kickoff (PT)

31 Oct. 11 L29 vs. L30 Home Depot Center 12:30 p.m.

32 Oct. 12 W29 vs. W30 Home Depot Center 10 a.m.