Reuters
The FIFA Women's World Cup, which begins Sunday in Germany, will be almost unrecognizable from the first event held 20 years ago.
That tournament, played in China, was essentially a competition between an American team of soon-to-be-famous teenagers such as Mia Hamm and a couple of veteran squads from Scandinavia, the only other place with enough interest in women's team athletics to produce a world-class side.
Relying largely on grit and athleticism, the Americans blitzed their final three opponents 14-3 and became the queens of the game. It wasn't until 1999, when Brandi Chastain famously disrobed after scoring a goal, that most Americans noticed.
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