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  "name": "FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 (champions - Germany)",
  "summary": "China PR gave up the hosting of the 2003 tournament and it moved to the USA, where the hosts fell to Germany in the semi-finals. Germany beat Sweden 2-1 in the all-European final at the StubHub Center in Carson on 12 October 2003, Nia Kuenzer scoring in extra time for a first German world title.",
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    "Why was the 2003 Women's World Cup played in the USA?"
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      "text": "China PR relinquished the hosting rights for the 2003 Women's World Cup and the tournament was staged in the USA instead; the hosts were knocked out by Germany in the semi-finals.",
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      "text": "Germany beat Sweden 2-1 in the all-European final at the StubHub Center in Carson on Sunday 12 October 2003, Nia Kuenzer scoring in extra time. It was the first of Germany's two world titles.",
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      ],
      "confidence": 0.95
    }
  ],
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  "faqs": [],
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  "moat_flag": false,
  "winning_edge": "The edition whose host country changed after the award, which potted histories list simply as \"USA 2003\" without the reason. Venue, date and the extra-time winner are bound to FIFA rather than inferred.",
  "confidence": 0.94,
  "last_verified": "2026-08-09",
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    "name": "FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 (champions - Germany)",
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        "name": "Every FIFA Women's World Cup final (FIFA, published 1 Jan 2026)",
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