In the wake of the USA failing again to reach the knockout stage of the U-17 Women’s World Cup, we checked in with Anson Dorrance, the nation’s most successful women’s college coach,who led the University of North Carolina past UCLA on Saturday to qualify the Tar Heels for the Women’s College Cup for the 28th […]
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Year by Year: USA at Under-17 Women's World Cup
2008: 2nd of 16 teams (lost in final) 2010: did not qualify 2012: 9th of 16 teams (exited after first round) 2014: did not qualify2016: 10th of 16 teams (exited after first round) 2018: 10th of 16 teams(exited after first round)
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U-17 Women's World Cup: USA falls, 3-0, to North Koreans
A 3-0 loss to defending champion North Korea means the USA will have to beat Germany on Wednesday to ensure passage to the knockout stage of the U-17 Women’s World Cup. A tie against the Germans couldalso be enough for Coach Mark Carr‘s team if North Korea and Cameroon also tie, and the USA scores […]
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Results: Under-17 Women's World Cup (Matchday 2)
Friday, November 16 Group A Ghana 3 Finland 1.(Pokuaa 6, Abdulai 13, Animah 86; Kantanen 75. Att.: 868.) — Uruguay 1 New Zealand 2. (Aquino 8; Wisnewski 26, Brown 36. Att.: 4,619.) Group B Japan 6 South Africa 0. (Osawa 4, 23, Tanaka pen. 37, Ito 41, pen. 55, Yamamoto 90+1. Att.: 392.) –Mexico 1 […]
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Results: Under-17 Women's World Cup (Matchday 1)
Wednesday, November 14 Group C USA 3 Cameroon 0. (Fishel 22, Fontes pen. 45+5, 81. Att.: 593.) — Germany 4 North Korea 1. (Bluemel 14, Corley 35, 70, Weidauer 84; Yun Ji-hwa 69. Att.: 743.)Group D Spain 4 South Korea 0. (Navarro 17, Pina 51, 65, Hernandez 59. Att.: 259.) — Canada 3Colombia 0. (Huitema 77, […]
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What They're Saying: Natalia Staude
“Seeing Kate on the field, just go down, and then all the other girls, hearing about them, it took a toll on all of us. Personally, I was very devastated. We know how much we all work on thisand how much time they put into it. To see that taken away from them is very […]
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U.S. Soccer's Mark Carr on girls' soccer progress, the U-17 World Cup challenge, and his London childhood
The USA hasn’t reached the knockout stage of the U-17 Women’s World Cup since the biennial tournament’s first edition in 2008, when it finished runner-up. Coach Mark Carr, who grew upin London and moved to California in the early 2000s, leads the USA at the U-17 World Cup in Uruguay that kicks off this week. […]
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USA squad set for 2018 U-17 Women's World Cup
Coach Mark Carr has named his 21-player roster for the U-17 Women’s World Cup that kicks off Nov. 13 in Uruguay. The USA, which faces Cameroon (Nov. 14), North Korea (Nov. 17)and Germany (Nov. 21) in Group C, is aiming to reach the knockout stage of the biennial tournament for the first time since the […]
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U.S. U-17 girls fall to England
After wins over Mexico (3-1) and Colombia (4-1), the USA lost, 2-1, to England in its final tournament before the 2018 U-17 Women’s World Cup. Charlotte SA’s Megan Bornkamp scored the U.S. goal. The four-team tournament in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, served as a final test for 26 players to make Coach Mark Carr‘s 21-player roster for […]
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Youth: Hawaii's Sunshine Fontes sets U.S. U-17 girls scoring record
The U.S. U-17 girls national team beat Mexico, 3-1, and Colombia, 4-1, and Sunshine Fontes upped her goal total to 22.