<P> Besides the Olympics, California has also hosted several major international soccer events: </P> <Ul> <Li> Two of the venues for the 1994 FIFA World Cup were in the state--Stanford Stadium at Stanford University, with San Francisco serving as the official host city, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, with Los Angeles as the host city . The Rose Bowl hosted the final, won by Brazil in a penalty shootout with Italy . </Li> <Li> Both stadiums were also used for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, along with Spartan Stadium (now CEFCU Stadium) in San Jose . The Rose Bowl again hosted the final, in which a crowd of over 90,000--the largest ever to witness a women's sporting event to this day--saw the USA defeat China in another penalty shootout, capped off by Brandi Chastain's famous shirt - stripping moment . </Li> <Li> The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup used one California venue, The Home Depot Center (now StubHub Center) in Carson . It hosted the final of that competition, won by Germany over Sweden . </Li> <Li> The Rose Bowl and Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara hosted matches in the Copa América Centenario, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of South America's international competition and was hosted by the U.S. in 2016 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Two of the venues for the 1994 FIFA World Cup were in the state--Stanford Stadium at Stanford University, with San Francisco serving as the official host city, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, with Los Angeles as the host city . The Rose Bowl hosted the final, won by Brazil in a penalty shootout with Italy . </Li> <Li> Both stadiums were also used for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, along with Spartan Stadium (now CEFCU Stadium) in San Jose . The Rose Bowl again hosted the final, in which a crowd of over 90,000--the largest ever to witness a women's sporting event to this day--saw the USA defeat China in another penalty shootout, capped off by Brandi Chastain's famous shirt - stripping moment . </Li>

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