1999 World Cup

The 1999 FIFA world cup was a huge turning point in women's soccer and women's sport. As we talked about in class the finals were played in Pasadena, California at the rose bowl. It was the largest attendance ever at a women's athletic event with just over 90,000 people in attendance. The match was scoreless after regulation time and came down to penalty kicks which the USA defeated China 5-4 . That game was a historical one in many aspects. One big asset was that it was big for the U.S and women's soccer especially for title IX as it showed women could compete on the same level as men. The other huge aspect was the final kick when Brandi Chastain tore her shirt off after the final goal. I believe that really kick started the way people viewed female athletes. You now see many more pictures of female athletes posing nude or in sexual poses or positions. Do you believe this is a positive or negative for sports and image of female athletes? Or both?