Nike USA Reissue 1999 Womens SS Shirt with Mia 9

White/Royal Blue

Nike USA Reissue 1999 Womens SS Shirt with Mia 9

Celebrate one of the best national sides in football history with the Nike USA Reissue 1999 Women’s Short-Sleeved Shirt with Mia 9 in White/Royal Blue, a perfect replica of the ones used by the USWNT as they took the World Cup by storm.

Based on the kits worn by Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Tiffeny Milbrett, Brandi Chastain, Carla Overbeck, Michelle Akers and a host of other USWNT legends in the golden age of US women’s football, this jersey takes you back to Women’s World Cup fever that gripped the nation back in 1999. Hamm’s name and number 9 pay tribute to one of the best players to ever grace a football pitch. The Stars and Stripes dominated their home World Cup from the first game, smashing Denmark 3-0 in front of a roaring crowd of 78,972 passionate supporters. They won their next two 7-1 and 3-0 over Nigeria and North Korea, respectively, ending the group with 9 points, 13 goals scored, and just one conceded. As the level of competition increased in the knockout stages, the games got tighter, but the USA kept winning. A 3-2 victory over an elite Germany side set up a mouth-watering semi-final against Brazil on the Fourth of July – Independence Day, which they breezed through with an early goal from Cindy Parlow and a late penalty win from Mia Hamm. Their opponents for the final, China, had just beaten the reigning 1995 World Cup holders Norway 5-0 in their semi-final and would prove to be the USWNT’s most difficult challenge. More than 90,000 fans watched the game in person from the Rose Bowl stands, while another 40 million watched at home on their TVs, as both teams struggled to break each other down. The game went all the way to extra time at 0-0, then to a dramatic penalty shootout. All 5 Americans scored theirs, and Brianna Scurry made a legendary save of Liu Ying’s attempt to seal a historic second Women’s World Cup win for the USA.