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For much of the first half of the World Cup, the U.S. Women’s National team did not look like a team that could win the World Cup. Despite the 3-1 scoreline, the U.S. didn’t have a great opener against Australia. Then they got shutout against Sweden. And the Round of 16 match against Colombia was … Continue reading “USWNT Save Their Best for Last to Take World Cup Title”
Four years later, Japan and the United States find themselves with a case of deja vu. After almost a month of battling out other teams in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the same two teams that squared off in the 2011 title match, as well as the 2012 Olympic championship, will face each other for … Continue reading “Same Story, Different Result for USWNT in World Cup Final?”
After looking incredibly sluggish through the first four matches of this year’s World Cup, manager Jill Ellis finally made a change to her starting 11 that wasn’t forced because of suspensions. Ellis chose to start Amy Rodriguez, a newcomer to the Women’s World Cup, in place of iconic star Abby Wambach Friday evening against China. … Continue reading “Better Offenseive Showing Gives USWNT Hope Against Germany”
Somehow, someway the U.S. women’s national team is into the quarterfinals in the Women’s World Cup. But if you watched each of the matches without the goals, you might think otherwise. Through four games in this tournament, the U.S. has scored just six goals — one of which came on a penalty and two that … Continue reading “USWNT has to Change Offensive Formation, Tactics to Have a Chance”
The U.S. Women’s National team managed to survive the proverbial “Group of Death” and survive is absolutely the correct for how they performed in those three matches. The U.S. didn’t exactly look like the dominating team that came so close to taking the World Cup four years ago. Yes, the defense was much improved, allowing … Continue reading “After Escaping ‘Group of Death’, U.S. has Great Chance to Make Run”
Given all of the pressure of being the United States in the World Cup and the location of this year’s tournament, it’s easy to understand why the U.S. Women’s national team showed so many jitters early in the Group D opener against Australia Monday. The nerves, both of the players and supports, were quelled for … Continue reading “With Win in Opener, Path Clear for USWNT to Win ‘Group of Death’”