The USA will open against Costa Rica, Bermuda and Canada, which features three senior national team players. Costa Rica. TheTicas have played and lost to the USA in all three tournaments they have taken part in. The last meeting was a 2-0 loss in the group stage two years ago. Before that, the games weren’t […]
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Youth: Late roster change for U-17 girls
Samantha Kroeger of New Jersey club World Class FC is replacing injured Isabella D’Aquila ahead of U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying, which the USA kicksoff on Friday with a Group B game against Costa Rica. D’Aquila, the So Cal Blues forward who has scored eight goals in 11 games for the U.S. U-17s, hasn’t fully recovered […]
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Youth: Concacaf opponents load up on U.S.-based players for Under-17 Women's Championship
Of the seven U.S. rivals at the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship that begins Thursday in Nicaragua, all but Canada have at least one U.S.-based player on their roster. USA Goalkeepers: Angelina Anderson (Mustang FC); Julia Dohle (New York City FC) Defenders: Michela Agresti (FCStars); Talia DellaPeruta (NTH Tophat); Smith Hunter (Seattle Reign Academy); Makenna […]
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High-scoring U.S. U-17 women selected for Concacaf Championship
Sunshine Fontes (13 goals in 19 games) and Isabella D’Aquila (eight goals in 11 games) will lead the high-scoring U.S. U-17 women’s national team with one defeat in 21 internationalmatches into the Concacaf U-17 Women’s Championship to be held April 19-29 in Managua, Nicaragua. USA’s Group B Schedule: April 20 USA vs. Costa Rica, 10 […]
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2018 Under-17 Women's World Cup field
Host: Uruguay South America: Brazil, Colombia. Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa. Asia: Japan, North Korea, South Korea. Oceania: NewZealand. Concacaf: 3 teams (qualifying April 19-29) Europe: 3 teams (qualifying May 9-21) Finals: Nov.13-Dec. 1.
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Youth: U.S. U-17s girls on a roll heading into qualifiers
Sunshine Fontes scored three goals in two U.S. wins over 2016 U-17 World Cup runner-up Japan during the USA’s final camp before the U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament inNicaragua April 19-29. In a three-game series, the USA and Japan played to a scoreless tie in the first game before Coach Mark Carr‘s team pulled off […]
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Youth: U.S. U-17 girls to face Japan three times ahead of World Cup qualifying
Coach Mark Carr has called in 24 players for his final camp before 2018 U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying. The team trains March 16-26 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, and willplay three games against 2016 U-17 World Cup runner-up Japan. The Concacaf U-17 Championship, from which three teams will qualify for the 2018 U-17 Women’s World […]
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Hawaii's Sunshine Fontes scores four as U.S. U-17 girls rout Argentina
The U.S. U-17 girls opened the Copa Provincia de Buenos Aires with a 9-0 victory over host Argentina. The Hawaii Rush’s Sunshine Fontes scored four — the first two assisted by LAFCSlammers’ Kate Wiesner, who the USA’s final goal. Back row (L-R): Sophia Jones, KennedyWesley, Angelina Anderson, Natalia Staude, Payton Linnehan, Jordan Canniff; Kneeling: Sunshine […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls to face Chile, Uruguay and Argentina
Coach Mark Carr, preparing his team for U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying, is taking a 22-player U.S. squad to Argentina. In Mar del Plata, the USA will face Chile (Feb. 13), 2017U-17 Women’s World Cup host Uruguay (Feb. 15) and Argentina (Feb. 17). Carr’s team aims to book a spot at the World Cupat Concacaf […]
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U-17 WWC Qualifying: USA to face Costa Rica, Bermuda and Canada
Three spots for the 2018 U-17 Women’s World Cup are up for grabs at the Concacaf U-17 Championship in Nicaragua April 19-29. The USA, coached by Mark Carr, was drawn into GroupB along with Costa Rica, Bermuda and Canada. The top two finishers in each group advance to the semifinals, whose winners along with the […]