Soccer Showdown: U.S. Women's Stunning 1999 World Cup Win

by Brandon Terrell, Eduardo García (Illustrator)

As Brandi Chastain set the ball down to take her final kick, millions of soccer fans held their breath. At the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final, the United States and China had played to a 0-0 tie in overtime. With the penalty kick shoot-out tied at 4-4, Chastain's last kick sailed into China's goal and the crowd erupted with joy. Chastain's game-winning goal is one of the greatest moments in sports history. Readers will get an up-close look at the 1999 U.S. Women's Soccer team and their thrilling victory at the World Cup championship.

32 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2019

About the author

Brandon Terrell is the author of numerous children's books, including picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels. He is also one of the writers for The Choo Choo Bob Show, an educational children's television program about trains. When not hunched over his laptop, Brandon enjoys watching movies and television, reading, baseball, and spending every spare moment with his wife and their two children.

Reviews

[SIMON J.]

AMAZING. If you like soccer, sports. This is totally a book for you. Makes you nervous when you read this book at certain points in it.

[Jennybeast]

Super short graphic novel about a really specific moment in time -- it's very good at highlighting that game. It doesn't have much narrative outside of that.