The USA will face Qatar in the semifinals in Austin, where it will be the underdog -- and that's a good thing. Read the whole story
The Matildas' last four results are arguably the best any team at the Olympics have had against the USA. Their problem: It's 2021. Read the whole story
Sunday, July 25
New England 2 CF Montreal 1. (Goals: Bou 29, 73; Mihailovic 79. Att.: 18,217.)
NYCFC 5 Orlando City 0.
(Goals: Medina 40, Tajouri-Shradi 53, Moralez 65, Amundsen 79, Castellanos 82. Att.: 13,503.)
D.C. United 1 NY Red Bulls 0. (Goal: Kamara 27. Att.: 15,912.)
Seattle 1 Sporting KC 3. (Goals: Montero 51; Russell 31, Salloi 42, Duke 72. Att.: 32,790.)
Inter Miami 1 Philadelphia 1. (Goals: Robinson 71; Pryzbylko
85. Att.: 14,057.)
Cristian Roldan delivered a fine cross for 20-year-old Matthew Hoppe to head home the winner. Read the whole story
Sunday, July 25
Racing Louisville 0 Washington 2. (Goals: Hatch 5, Staab 58. Att.: 6,422.)
Gotham FC 2 Chicago 1.
(Goals: Long 48, Purce 70; Doniak 90+6. Att.: n/a.)
Sunday's scrappy affair in Texas went the USA's way thanks to second-half improvement and the first national team goal by Matthew Hoppe. Read the whole story
Sunday, July 25
Group A France 4 South Africa
3 (Goals: Gignac 57, 78, pen. 86; Savanier 90+2; Kodisang 53, Makgopa 7, Mokoena 82)
Japan 2 Mexico 1 (Goals:
Kubo 6, Doan pen. 12; Alvarado 85)
Group B Honduras 3 New Zealand 2 (Goals: Palma 45,
Obregon Jr. 78, Rivas 87; Cacace 10, Wood 49)
South Korea 4 Romania 0 (Goals: own goal 27; Um Won-Sang 59, Kang-In Lee 84 pen.
90)
Group C Argentina 1 Egypt 0 (Goal: Medina 52)
Spain 1 Australia 0 (Goal: Oyarzabal 81)
Group
D Germany 3 Saudi Arabia 2 (Goals: Amiri 12, Ache 43, Uduokhai 75; Al-Naji 30, 50)
Brazil 0 Ivory Coast 0
Host Japan is the only team with two wins after the first two rounds of group play, thanks to a 2-1 win over Mexico. Read the whole story
1. Jordan Siebatcheu scored the tying goal (68th minute) and winning goal (93rd minute) and added an assist as defending Swiss champion
Young Boys opened its Super League season with a 4-3 win before 13,200 fans at Luzern.
2. Terrence Boyd, who scored 32 goals
for Germany's Hallescher in the last two 3. Liga seasons, opened the 2021-22 campaign with a goal in the 3-1 win over Meppen.
3.
Josh Cohen's Maccabi Haifi won the Israeli Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv to capture the trophy for the fourth time.
Preseason: Americans in Europe's big 5 leagues.
The first EPSL champion was crowned while the USL League Two completed its semifinals and the NPSL and UPSL finished regional play. Read the whole story
1. Christian Pulisic gives one reason why he's expecting a big season with Chelsea after injury woes By Aaron Catterson-Reid (Football.London)
2. Soccer team was lone bright spot in West Bank village. Virus took that, too. By Adam Rasgon (New York Times)
3. Emily Fortunato is focused on being a piece of USWNT's Olympic-gold puzzle By Annie Costabile
(Chicago Sun-Times)