Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com May 1999 poll, in which 713 fans predicted the winner of the 1999 Women’s World Cup.
CHAMPION
USA…557 votes (78% !) China…86 (12.1%) Norway…26 (3.6%) Brazil…9 (1.3%) Germany…6 (0.8%)
LEAST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
North Korea…2 (0.3%) Denmark…1 (0.1%) Japan…1 (0.1%) Sweden…1 (0.1%) Russia…0 (0.0%) Want more detail? Check out the May 1999 poll results at socceramerica.com.
ROCK THE JUNE FAN POLL
hit the net!Ö Visit socceramerica.com. Click “Monthly Poll” from the interactive area, and tell us: Which young MLS stars should go abroad? After the 1998 season, former MLS standouts Frankie Hejduk and Tony Sanneh went to Germany, where they have blossomed with their Bundesliga clubs. We want to know which five young American MLS stars you think might achieve similar success should they decide to play abroad. Is Ben Olsen a European caliber player? Does CJ Brown have the touch? Who should the scouts have their eyes on now? Who could be signing a big contract to play abroad this fall?
