[DAY 3: Saturday & Sunday] All eight berths in the Under-17 Women’s World Cup quarterfinals will be up for grabs on Saturday and Sunday when the finalgroup games will all be carried live on ESPN3. The only team to win its first two games is Japan, whose 5-0 and 3-0 wins mean it has all but […]
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USA faces North Korea in rematch of '08 final
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD: Day 3] The USA concludes group play at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup on Saturday against North Korea, a rematch of the 2008 U-17 finalwon by the Koreans. Here are the USA’s advancement scenarios … — The USA will advance to the quarterfinals with a win. — A USA-North Korea tie would […]
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Green leads USA past overmatched Gambia
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] North Carolina freshman Summer Green scored a hat trick to lead the United States to a 6-0win over Gambia for its first victory at the 2012 Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan. Gambia had fallen to North Korea, 11-0, in its first game but held the USA to one goal in […]
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USA escapes opener with 0-0 tie
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] The USA entered the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan as one of the favorites with a 12-0-2 record in 2012, but it waslucky to escape Lankaran with a scoreless draw against France on Saturday in the Group B opener for both teams. The Bleuettes had a 23-3 edge in shots, […]
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U.S. U-17 Women's World Cup team roster
[AZERBAIJAN ’12] Coach Albertin Montoya has named the 21 players who will represent the United States at the 2012 FIFAUnder-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan Sept. 22-Oct. 13. The team is led by by North Carolina freshman Summer Green, who set a U.S. record for most goalsscored in a Concacaf qualifying tournament at any level […]
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USA to face France, Gambia and North Korea
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] The USA will face European runner-up France, Gambia and North Korea in Group B at the 2012 Under-17 Women’s World Cup inAzerbaijan. The tournament will held Sept. 22-Oct. 13 at six venues. Five are in Baku with one stadium located about 175 miles south in Lankara, where the Americans will open […]
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Montoya's girls begin countdown to Azerbaijan
[U.S. UNDER-17 WOMEN] The U.S. under-17 women’s national team will gather Saturday for its first training camp since winning the 2012 Concacaf U-17Women’s Championship in Guatemala in mid-May. All 20 players from that team are among the 26 players U.S. head coach Albertin Montoya has called up forthe camp to be held at the Olympic […]
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Morgan Andrews, tops in soccer and as placekicker
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] Morgan Andrews, who captained the USA to the Concacaf under-17 women’s championship lastmonth in Guatemala City, is the 2011-12 Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year, the first student-athlete from New Hampshire to earn the national award. For four things to know aboutAndrews … AZERBAIJAN-BOUND. Andrews played every […]
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U.S. U-17s complete sweep in Guatemala City
[VIDEO PICK] The USA defeated Canada, 1-0, to win the 2012 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship for the second time. The five-game sweep in Guatemala Cityincluded a 5-0 win over Panama in the semifinals that qualified to the Americans for the 2012 Under-17 Women’s World Cup. With a record 12 goals, Summer Greenwas one of 10 […]
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USA regains title, Green turns provider
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP] Finally, someone figured how to shut down Summer Green, but the U.S. star, whoscored 12 goals in her first four games, still delivered a team-high fourth assist with a nifty back-heel on Amber Munerlyn‘s goal that gave the USA a 1-0 winover Canada in the Concacaf U-17 Women’s Championship final Saturday […]