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Second Time’s a Charm: US Defeat Sweden 3-0
The US Women’s National Team faced Sweden on Saturday night at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. The meeting between the top-ranked US and fourth-ranked Sweden was the second between the two teams in less than a week – Tuesday night the two played to a 1-1 draw in Omaha, Nebraska. The second of the [...]
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Rivalry with Sweden set for renewal in two-game set»
The USA renews what has been an excellent rivalry with Sweden, the home nation of its coach Pia Sundhage, during two summer matches starting tonight in Omaha, Neb. With the USA ranked first in the current FIFA Women’s World Rankings and Sweden at fourth, U.S. fans will once again get to see two of the top women’s teams in the world square off on American soil. Sundhage has called up 24 players, she will name 18 to suit up for both contests with the Swedes and could juggle the game roster between matches.
U-23s split games with England, Norway at Four Nations Tourney»
The U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team is currently in England for the Four Nations Tournament from July 3-13. Head coach Bill Irwin’s squad split its first two games of the competition, defeating England 3-0 on July 8 before falling to Norway 2-1 the next day. The USA will round out the tournament by taking on [...]
U.S. blow out Switzerland behind Leroux hat trick»
The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team defeated Switzerland 5-0 in its second Group D match at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup as forward Sydney Leroux scored three times while Kristie Mewis and Zakiya Bywaters also added goals. Leroux’s hat trick was just the fourth in Women’s World Cup history for the USA and [...]
Head to La Manga, Spain»
The U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team will travel to La Manga, Spain, from Feb. 26-March 6 to participate in the Ten Nations Tournament where it will play three matches. The tournament is an Under-19 competition, so the U.S. team will be going against players one-year older. U.S. head coach Dave Chesler will bring 18 players [...]
U-17s take Nordic Cup»
The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team, consisting of players born in 1994 and 1995, won the 2010 U-16 Nordic Cup with a 2-0 victory against Germany in the championship game. It was the first time the USA has attended this tournament at this age level, which featured teams of 94s and 95s. The USA earned [...]
U-15s lose two, tie one at Thanksgiving tourney»
The U.S. Under-15 Girls’ National Team lost two matches and tied one against older Regional Teams at the 2008 Thanksgiving International Tournament held from Nov. 24-28 in Coral Springs, Fla. The U.S. U-15s opened with a 3-0 loss to the Region 1 92 ODP Team on Nov. 24, fell 2-1 to the Region I 92 [...]
Home Depot Center coaching symposium scheduled»
U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Department will conduct a coaching symposium Aug. 17-18 in conjunction with the U.S. U-15 Girls’ National Team training camp at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The symposium will be led by U.S. U-15 Girls’ National Team head coach and U.S. Soccer National Staff [...]
