 Before a stadium filled with over 34 @,@ 144 spectators at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. , Wambach made the starting line @-@ up in the Americans ' first match of the tournament against Sweden on September 21 , 2003 . The U.S. defeated Sweden 3 – 1 with goals scored by Kristine Lilly , Cindy <unk> , and Shannon Boxx . During the squad 's second tournament match against Nigeria in Philadelphia in front of 31 @,@ 553 spectators , Wambach scored in the 65th minute to bring the U.S. lead to 4 – 0 . The U.S. would ultimately defeat Nigeria 5 – 0 . She scored her third tournament goal during the squad 's third Group Stage match against North Korea on a penalty kick in the 17th minute . The U.S. defeated North Korea 3 – 0 after two additional goals from Cat Whitehill in the 48th and 66th minutes launching the team to the knock @-@ out stage . 
