By Mike Woitalla In its four games, so far, in U-17 World Cup qualifying, the USA trailed only once, after giving up a sixth-minute goal against Mexico. Twenty minutes later, U.S.captain Josh Sargent scored the most impressive, and perhaps the most important, of his five goals. Josh Sargent (Photo courtesy of U.S.Soccer) Blaine Ferri’s long, […]
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U.S. U-17s shine again in win over Honduras
The USA won its fourth of four games at Concacaf U-17 Championship, 3-0, over Honduras thanks to two goals by Josh Sargent and a strike by Ayo Akinola. Unless the USAgets routed in its final game, on Friday against Cuba, it will qualify for the 2017 U-17 World Cup in India. Honduras, coming off a […]
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USA youth teams are on a roll
By Mike Woitalla In March, the Tab Ramos-coached USA won the Concacaf U-20 Championship for the first time while qualifying for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. En routeto the regional title, it celebrated a 1-0 win over three-time defending Concacaf champion Mexico that marked the USA’s first U-20 win over El Tri at the Concacaf […]
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Gio Reyna, Claudio's son, leads U.S. U-15s to Italian title
Giovanni Reyna scored the gamewinner for the U.S. U-15 boys national team in a 2-1 final victory over England to lift the Torneo Delle Nazioni title in Italy. Coach Dave VanDen Bergh’s U.S. team beat Portugal, 4-2, in the semifinals. The final was a rematch of the USA’s 3-2 loss to England in group play […]
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U.S. U-17s perfect so far in World Cup qualifying
With a 1-0 win over El Salvador, the USA finished first-round group play at the boys Concacaf U-17 Championship in Panama with a 3-0-0 record. The USA now faces Honduras and Cuba in a three-teamclassification group from which the top two finishers qualify for the 2017 U-17 World Cup in India. Wins over Jamaica (5-0) […]
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'Great feeling' for U.S. U-17s after win over Mexico
By Mike Woitalla Last August, the U.S. U-17 boys lost in Mexico City, 6-3, to Mexico in the 2016 Torneo de Naciones after a being tied, 2-2, until the 55th minute mark. “As a team, we said, we’re not going to let this happen again,” said midfielder Blaine Ferri, who scored the USA’s third goal […]
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USA makes history with win over Mexico in U-17 qualifying
Missouri product Josh Sargent scored twice and assisted in the U.S. U-17 national team’s 4-2 win over Mexico that a clinches a berth for the USA in the second group stageof the Concacaf U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament in Panama. The USA had opened with a 5-0 win over Jamaica in which Sargent scored and […]
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Great start for U.S. U-17s — Mexico awaits
By Mike Woitalla Two years ago, in qualifying play for the 2015 U-17 World Cup, the USA, then coached by Richie Williams, faced Jamaica twice. In group play, theAmericans lost to the Reggae Boyz, 1-0. The rematch came in a playoff with a World Cup berth at stake. The USA again failed to score against […]
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USA crushes Jamaica in U-17 World Cup qualifier
The USA opened its qualifying campaign for the 2017 U-17 World Cup with a 5-0 win over Jamaica. Ayo Akinolascored two of the five goals, all of which came in the second half. In afirst half in which the Americans outshot Jamaica, 8-3, Reggae Boyz goalkeeper Tajay Griffiths stopped shots by Blaine Ferri and Akinola […]
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Datebook: Concacaf U-17 World Cup Qualifying
The USA, a 6-2 winner of Cuba, meets Mexico, a 6-1 winner over Costa Rica, in the Concacaf U-17 Championship final on Sunday (4 p.m. ET, UDN and the Concacaf YouTube). The USA, Honduras, Mexico and Costa Rica qualified for the 2017 U-17 World Cup. • The top two finishers of each classificationstage group will […]