Another labored performance carried the USA to the Group D title with a 1-0 defeat of Nigeria Tuesday in Vancouver. Abby Wambach scored her first goal of the competition by flying in at theback post to volley home a Megan Rapinoe corner kick in the final minute of the first half. The USA didn’t often […]
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Scouting Report: Turf isn't problem with U.S. attack
The USA closes out group play at the Women’s World Cup when it plays Nigeria on Tuesday night. It played Nigeria in three of the last four World Cup, winning the three games by a 13-1 margin, but theSuper Falcons are much improved since then. Nigeria’s defense is suspect, but the USA has not done […]
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Three takeaways from USA-Sweden
The USA is still in pole position to advance as the winner of Group D, but a frustrating 0-0 tie with Sweden in Winnipeg Friday reiterated concerns that head coach Jill Ellis’ front-linecombinations are still a work-in-progress. Keeper Hope Solo wasn’t required to make a save as the Americans outshot Sweden, 12-3, but she needed a […]
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WWC Today: Group of Death lives up to billing
On Day 3, the Women’s World Cup came to life in Winnipeg. The play might have often been sloppy and produced several fluke goals, but there was also brilliance from some old and new names. Thedoubleheader was certainly worth the price of admission for the near-capacity crowd of 31,138 at Investors Group Field: two Group […]
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Road to Vancouver: Oklahoman Dike makes Nigeria's squad
Courtney Dike, youngster sister of MLS and NASL veteran Bright Dike and a sophomore at Oklahoma State University, isamong 23 players named to Nigeria’s squad for the Women’s World Cup, where it will face the USA in Group D. Dike is one of six starters from the Nigeria’s U-20s who lost to Germany in thefinal […]
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Twenty for Canada 2015: Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala
(Soccer America continues its countdown to the 2015 Women’s World Cup with the 11th of 20 profiles of the women to watch in Canada.) Asisat Oshoala is being tipped as the greatest young player to ever come out of Africa. ASISAT OSHOALA: Country: Nigeria Age: 20. Position: Forward Club: Liverpool She was named the top […]
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Road to Vancouver: Nigeria calls in Dike
A majority of 2015 Women’s World Cup finalists will be playing in the Algarve Cup or Cyprus Cup in March. U.S. opponents Sweden and Australia will be in Portugal and Cyprus, respectively. Nigeria, theUSA’s third Group D opponent, is training in Abuja to prepare for the All-Africa Games and Olympic qualifying series. The 36 players […]
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World Cup title motivated German women
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Germany won its second world championship of the summer when it captured the Under-20 Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 overtime win overNigeria in Montreal. For the second game in a row, UCF’s Lena Petermann scored the winning goal, leading Germany to its third U-20 title. U-20 Women’s World Cup Champions:2002: […]
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Germany's Kaemper vs. Nigeria's Oshoala
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Germany enters the Under-20 Women’s World Cup final as the highest-scoring team in the tournament with 16 goals in five games, but itsbest player may be its goalkeeper, Meike Kaemper. From the opening game against the USA, a 2-0 Germany win, when she made 16 saves, to thesemifinals against France, a […]
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Dike scores early again as Nigeria romps
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Oklahoma Courtney Dike, who set an Under-20 Women’s World Cup record for the fastest goal,scoring 18 seconds into Nigeria’s match against South Korea, needed barely more than a minute to put the Super Falconets ahead en route to a 6-2 win over North Korea in Wednesday’s semifinals inMoncton. Asisat Oshoala scored […]