Denmark snapped the U.S. womenÆs national team's 21-game unbeaten run with a 3-1 win on Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Denmark, which tied the Americans, 1-1, on Wednesday night, got two goals from Merete Pedersen and a goal from Johanna Rasmussen. Second-half sub Abby Wambach scored in the 48th minute. The goal was her 29th of the season.
The loss was only the second in 2004 for the USA, which has a 27-2-4 record.
The United States closes out the Fan Celebration Tour when it plays Mexico Dec. 8 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The match mark the end of the illustrious careers of Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett.
Nov. 6 in Philadelphia
USA 1 Denmark 3. Goals: Wambach 48; M.Pedersen 13, 62, Rasmussen 52.
USA — Luckenbill (Scurry, 46), Mitts, Rampone, Markgraf (Chastain, 46), Reddick, Boxx, Foudy, Hucles (Wagner, 46), Lilly, Hamm, Cindy Parlow (Wambach, 46).
Denmark — Cederkvist, Knudsen, K.Pedersen, Andersen, Falk, Hansen, Sorensen (Nielsen, 79), Rasmussen, Jensen (Kjaeldgaard, 87), Eggers, M.Pedersen.
Referee: Jennifer Bennett (USA).
Att.: 14,812.