(CNN)For a brief moment, it felt like time had stopped in the summer of 1999. On a sweltering Californian day, a stadium of over 90,000 fans stood silent and still, rooted by anxiety, as Brandi Chastain prepared to take a penalty kick that could secure the Women’s World Cup for her country. The right-footer had been instructed by her coach to strike with her left, even though she had never attempted a penalty kick with her weaker foot. Spectators gasped in unison before breaking into a roar. Chastain scores. The U.S. players stampede towards their goalscoring hero who is embarking on what would become one of the most iconic celebrations in sports history. She rips off her shirt, whips it around and over her head before falling to her knees. It is a fitting conclusion to the final Women’s World Cup of the 20th century and, in that moment, the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) realign the stars for women’s soccer. Follow @cnnsport Chastain celebrates after scoring in a shoot-out in the final of the Women’s World Cup Read More Never before had a crowd of such size gathered for a women’s sporting event and a better ending could…