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LANDOVER, UNITED STATES: Michelle Akers (in white) of the US tries to get past German players Sandra Smisek (L) 01 July, 1999 during the quarter-final match of the Women's World Cup between the US and Germany at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in Landover, Maryland. The US team won the match 3-2. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)

LANDOVER, UNITED STATES:  Michelle Akers  (in white) of the US tries to get past German players Sandra Smisek (L) 01 July, 1999 during the quarter-final match of the Women's World Cup between the US and Germany at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in Landover, Maryland.  The US team won the match 3-2.     (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)   AFP PHOTO   Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)