The USA’s quest to reach the U-17 World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1999 ended with a 4-1 quarterfinal loss to England, which had a 2-0 lead by the 14th minute and was up 3-0 before theJosh Sargent put the Americans on the scoreboard in the 72nd minute. USA-ENGLAND EXPRESSOct. 21 in Goa,IndiaUSA […]
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Post-mortem: Will the USA Americanize soccer or globalize it completely?
A couple of weeks ago, I said that it will take a small miracle for the USA not toqualify for the 2018 World Cup. Well, actually, that small miracle happened and the USA did not qualify for the WC 2018. Miracles do happen in soccer and that is the beauty of the game. Miraclesin single […]
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A high-stakes clash: USA-England at the U-17 World Cup
Saturday’s U-17 World Cup quarterfinal between England and USA has historical implications for both teams, while the young Americans have a chance to give U.S. fans some “hope” inthe wake of the USA failure to reach the 2018 World Cup. “There’s more a responsibility now,” said U.S. coach John Hackworth when asked but the seniorteam’s […]
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John Hackworth: 'We have some potentially world-class players'
After the USA’s 5-0 win over Paraguay in the round of 16 of the U-17 World Cup, U.S. coach John Hackworth spoke about his players bouncing back from its loss to Colombiain the final group game, its performance in the wake of the senior national team failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. “I’ve […]
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What They're Saying: Tim Weah
“There isn’t a lot of connectivity in Liberia so I couldn’t text my father. I texted my mom. She told me to get down on my knees and thank God for scoring a hat trick and now focus on my nextgame.” — Tim Weah, who scored a hat trick for the USA at the U-17 […]
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USA-Paraguay: U-17s Weah, Carleton and Sargent run wild in historic 5-0 victory
A 5-0 win over Paraguay sends the USA to the U-17 World Cup quarterfinals, where it will face the winner of Tuesday’s England-Japan game. USA-PARAGUAYEXPRESS: Oct. 16 New Delhi, India USA 5 Paraguay 0. Goals: Weah (Akinola) 19, Weah (Vassilev) 53, Carleton(Sargent) 63, Sargent (Carleton) 75, Weah (Carleton) 77. Att.: 34,895. A big-time victoryThe USA’swin […]
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Watch: The USA beat Paraguay, 5-0, at U-17 World Cup
Timothy Weah scored a hat trick and Andrew Carleton and Josh Sargent each scored once in the USA’s 5-0 win over Paraguay in the round of16 of the 2017 U-17 World Cup.
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What They're Saying: Chris Durkin
“We have to turn our phones in at night to get the proper sleep, Josh [Sargent] and I were going to breakfast together and Hack pulled me and Josh aside and told us we didn’t make theWorld Cup. I was just completely caught off guard and almost in disbelief. It was just a big surprise […]
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USA-Colombia Game Report: Loss creates more difficult path for Americans at U-17 World Cup
After starting the U-17 World Cup with two wins that clinched second-round passage, the USA fell, 3-1, to Colombia. A costly defeat, as it dropped the USA from first place in Group A to third place,which likely means a more formidable round-of-16 opponent and one or two days less rest before its next game. USA-COLOMBIA […]
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USA beats Ghana for superb start to U-17 World Cup
The USA is off to its best start at the biennial U-17 World Cup since 2005. On Monday, Ayo Akinola scored in the 75th minute to give the USA a 1-0 win following its 3-0 win inthe opener against host India on Friday. USA-GHANA EXPRESS Oct. 9 in New Dehli, India USA 1 Ghana0 Goals: […]