The USA squandered its second chance to qualify for the 2015 U-17 World Cup by falling, 1-0, to Jamaica on Wednesday. Coach Richie Williams’ team will have to win a playoff on Sundayfor the USA to avoid missing the U-17 World Cup for a second straight time after failing in 2013. A U.S. win — […]
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USA clashes with U.S. products in U-17 World Cup qualifying quest
By Mike Woitalla (@MikeWoitalla) One of the players aiming to prevent the USA from clinching a spot atthe 2015 U-17 World Cup when it faces Jamaica on Wednesday is Texan Nathaniel Adamolekun. Adamolekun, who was born in Texas to a Jamaican mother and Nigerian father, isJamaica’s leading scorer at the U-17 Concacaf Championship in Honduras […]
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U.S. U-17s fare well in their first big test
By Mike Woitalla The bad news: The USA blew a chance to clinch a spot at the 2015 U-17 World Cup on Sunday. The Americans led Honduras 2-1 when in the 88th minuteDavid Sanchez scored with his shoulder to earn the host of the U-17 Concacaf Championship a 2-2 tie. The good news: The USA […]
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U-17 World Cup qualifying: Concacaf schedule and results
Four teams will emerge from the Honduras-hosted U-17 Concacaf Championship with spots at the 2015 U-17 World Cup in Chile (Oct. 17-Nov.8). Honduras and Mexico have already clinched by winning their groups. The winners of USA-Jamaica and Costa-Rica on Sunday will be the third and fourth qualifiers. PLACEMENT GAMES: Sunday, March 15 4:00 pm Playoff: […]
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Josh Perez spurs big win for U.S. U-17s
The USA can clinch a spot at the 2015 Under-17 World Cup with a win Sunday against host Honduras after a 4-1 win over Guatemala on Thursday. Josh Perez, the nephew of U.S. Soccer Hallof Famer Hugo Perez, scored a first-half hat trick to give Coach Richie Williams’ team a perfect 3-0-0 start at the […]
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U.S. U-17s sitting pretty, so far
The USA opened its qualifying campaign for the 2015 U-17 World Cup with a 5-0 win over Cuba and a 2-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago. Two years ago, the U.S. U-17s also opened with a pair of victoriesin the U-17 Concacaf Championship, but failed to qualify for the World Cup. In 2013, the format […]
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Haji Wright strikes as U.S. U-17s down T&T
Haji Wright, the USA’s leading scorer coming into the Concacaf U-17 Championship, got his first goal after a frustrating start in the World Cup qualifying tournament while JoeGallardo scored his fourth goal in two games in a 2-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago, 2-0, Monday in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. In Friday’s 5-0 win over […]
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Gallardo shines as U.S. U-17s rout Cuba
Joe Gallardo, who suffered a broken shinbone last August, scored a hat trick as the USA opened its campaign to qualify for the 2015 U-17 World Cup with a 5-0 win over Cuba in SanPedro Sula, Honduras on Friday. Coach Richie Williams’ team created three solid chances in the first five minutes and opened the […]
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Concacaf Under-17 Championship television schedule
The USA kicks off play in the Concacaf Under-17 Championship Friday against Cuba in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. All five group games will be available on English- and Spanish-language television. Concacaf Under-17 Championship: SA Confidential: Can these U-17s be the new 99ers? Profile: Prodigy Christian Pulisic leads U.S. U-17 qualifying campaign USA: Roster set for […]
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USA enjoys long history of U-17 regional success
The U.S. U-17s will get a chance to avenge the loss to Honduras two years ago that kept it out of the Under-17 World Cup for the first time. The USA has a long history of success in the tournamentdating back to its first entry captained by Jeff Agoos in 1983. It was a U-16 […]