Editing Brandi Chastain (section)

==== 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup ====
In the quarter-finals of the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]], Chastain scored an own goal in the fifth minute for [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]]. However, she redeemed herself by scoring the second equalizing goal for the U.S. in the 49th minute, finishing a corner kick that was taken by [[Mia Hamm]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shipley |first=Amy |date=2 July 1999 |title=U.S. Manages to Hold Its Own |page=D1 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup99/articles/cupusb2.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119012440/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup99/articles/cupusb2.htm |archive-date=19 November 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The match ended with a 3–2 win to the U.S. to advance to the semi-finals against [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]], which they won 2–0. Later, Chastain, who had missed a penalty kick in the [[1999 Algarve Cup|Algarve Cup]] against [[China women's national football team|China]] months earlier, scored the deciding penalty against the same opponent in the final, clinching the World Cup title for the U.S. in the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shipley |first=Amy |date=11 July 1999 |title=Chastain, Scurry Are Big Stars in Shootout |page=D1 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup99/articles/cupfinal11.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406092331/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup99/articles/cupfinal11.htm |archive-date=6 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Chastain celebrated by removing her shirt, exposing her sports bra. This led to both praise and criticism from spectators and sports commentators, and the image of the celebration is considered a key symbol of women's athletics worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Longman |first=Jere |date=July 5, 2003 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/05/sports/soccer-the-sports-bra-seen-round-the-world.html |title=The Sports Bra Seen Round the World |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref>