Kylian Mbappe scored with a close-range volley in the 7th minute and long-range half-volley in 53rd minute in the 2-1 win over the Netherlands that clinched a spot for France at the 2024 European Championship. Quilindschy Hartman scored in the 83rd minute for the Dutch.
Mike Woitalla
Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards, he is the author of two books. He coaches and referees youth soccer, and is a "Soccer Without Borders" volunteer.
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Gregg Berhalter leads USA against an evolving Germany that he and many on his team know well
Gio Reyna, back in a U.S. camp under Coach Gregg Berhalter for the first time since the 2022 World Cup, is one of nine current and former Bundesliga players on the U.S. squad that meets Germany on Saturday. * * * * * * * * * * American soccer has long had links to […]
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Watch: Germany's new coach prep DFB-Elf for friendly vs. the USA
New coach Julian Nagelsmann is in the spotlight as the “DFB-Elf” trained in Foxborough, Massachusetts, ahead of Saturday’s friendly against the USA in East Hartford, Connecticut. SportBild delivered footage from Nagelsmann’s first official practice: “One thing is immediately apparent. The new Germany coach is very loud, gesticulates a lot, and runs around like we was […]
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Ricardo Pepi finds his rhythm on the European club roller coaster
The 20-year-old Texan Ricardo Pepimade his move to Europe with immense pressure at the age of 18 — Bundesliga club Augsburg paying a reported transfer fee of $20 million that doubled its previous record shell-out for a player. During the 21 months since: • Pepi went scoreless in 14 Bundesliga appearances.• Augsburg sent him on loan […]
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Watch: U.S. men get their 2024 FIFA Beach World Cup challenge
While in training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Coach Francis Farberhoff and the U.S. beach soccer national team watched the draw for the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Feb. 15-25 in Dubai). Farberhoff and goalkeeper Chris Toth comment on being placed into Group A with Italy, hosts United Arab Emirates and Egypt as the USA […]
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Joe Scally: Young U.S. defender, well-seasoned in the Bundesliga, eager to face Germany near New York home
Joe Scally has played in more than 90 professional games before being old enough to legally buy a beer — in the USA that is. In Germany, where he has appeared in 65 Bundesliga and six DFB Pokal games, the legal drinking age for the nation’s favorite beverage is 16. Scally, who turns 21 on […]
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Chris Richards to face former Bayern teammates in USA-Germany friendly
U.S. defender Chris Richards (left) and German playmaker Jamal Musiala were featured in a November 2020 Bayern Munich TV “Next Generation” production. * * * * * * * * * * In 2020, after Chris Richards‘ third Bundesliga game, he received messages from former classmates, teachers and teammates in Alabama. “It was crazy, because […]
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Watch: Brilliant back-heel golazo from Liga MX
Toluca’s counterattack launched within a minute of kickoff featured Édgar López‘s spinning back-heel finish from seven yards. Juan Domínguez, who delivered the ball through penalty area, also used his back-heel in the buildup for a give-and-go that sent him down the wing. The quick goal put Toluca on the path to a 3-1 win over […]
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Watch: Fantastic volley from college ball
Ethan O’Brien‘s golazo from outside the penalty area earned Notre Dame a 1-0 win over Duke. O’Brien, a grad student junior, played youth ball for the Seattle Sounders and Columbus Crew academies. Notre Dame is amid its best ACC start history with a 4-0-1 record.
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Struggling Germany still packed with enough talent to pose big test for USA
Clint Dempsey (No. 8) challenged by Philipp Lahm during the USA’s 1-0 loss in 2014 World Cup group play to eventual champion Germany. The USA lost all three of its World Cup encounters with Germany but beat the Germans at the 1999 Confederations Cup and in three friendlies, including their last meeting in 2015. * […]