By Mike Woitalla The USA, which earned a seed for the 2017 World Cup, was drawn into Group F, with Ecuador, Senegal and Saudi Arabia. Of the three first-round foes, only Senegal,a 2015 semifinalist, has ever advanced past the round of 16 in previous U-20 World Cups. “We are proud to have earned a group […]
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U-20 World Cup: USA draws Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Senegal
The USA will face Ecuador, Saudi Arabia and Senegal at the 2017 U-20 World Cup in South Korea. Coach Tab Ramos’ U.S. team, which will open against South American runner-upEcuador on May 22, qualified by winning the Concacaf U-20 Championship in early March, beating Haiti, St. Kitts & Nevis, Mexico, El Salvador and, in the final, […]
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TV Report: Soccer drives UDN's growth
Spanish-language sports network UDN is off to its strongest start to the year, ranking fourth among all sports networks — behind only ESPN, ESPN2 and FS1 — in primetime in the key Adults 18-49demographic for the first two months of the 2017 calendar year. UDN outperformed NBCSN, NFL Network, NBA TV, Golf Channel, ESPNU, Fox […]
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MLS Injuries: RSL's Glad doubtful to play on U-20s' return
A knee injury suffered by defender Justen Glad in the final game of the Concacaf U-20 Championships was about the only aspect of the competition thatdidn’t go right for the RSL contingent on the U.S. squad. On Tuesday, RSL head coach Jeff Cassar said “it’s obviously not lookinggood” for Glad to play this weekend against […]
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Tab Ramos: We want these U-20s to play first-team pro ball
By Mike Woitalla After guiding the USA to the Concacaf U-20 Championship title, Tab Ramos will coach at his third U-20 World Cup, marking his 10th worldchampionship as a U.S. player or coach. Last Sunday, Ramos’ team beat Honduras in a shootout to claim the USA’s first Concacaf U-20 crown. En route to the final, […]
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A promising generation — the U.S. 2017 U-20s
By Mike Woitalla America’s biggest teenage star couldn’t get time off work to be part of the USA’s Concacaf U-20 Championship win last weekend. The 18-year-oldChristian Pulisic, in Borussia Dortmund’s 6-2 win on Saturday over Bayer Leverkusen in front 79,100, scored his fifth Bundesliga goal and made his fifth assist.
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USA wins its first Concacaf U-20 Championship
The USA, after qualifying for the men’s 2017 U-20 World Cup with 2-1win over El Salvador on Friday, put the icing on its cake by beating Honduras in the Concacaf U-20 Champions final on Sunday. After 90 minutes of scoreless play, the final went straight into apenalty-kick shootout, in which all five U.S. players converted […]
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USA stamps U-20 World Cup ticket; now aims for Concacaf crown
By Mike Woitalla The U.S. U-20 national team faces Honduras in the Concacaf U-20 Championship final on Sunday, but the main goal has already been achieved. Coach TabRamos‘ team qualified for the 2017 U-20 World Cup by beating El Salvador, 2-1, on Friday. Coming off a 1-0 win over Mexico on Monday, the USA was […]
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USA qualifies for U-20 World Cup
The USA qualified for the 2017 U-20 World Cup by beating El Salvador, 2-1, on Friday while earning a spot in Sunday’s Concacaf U-20 Championship final on Sunday against Honduras. The USA,coming off a 1-0 win over Mexico on Monday, to clinch a U-20 World Cup berth needed only to avoid a three-goal loss to […]
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Tab Ramos on U-20 win: 'We gave them very little if anything at all'
By Mike Woitalla Mexico entered the qualifying tournament for the 2017 U-20 World Cup having won the last three Concacaf U-20 Championship titles, in 2011, 2013 and 2015, andhadn’t lost a game in the competition since 2009. The last time the USA had beaten Mexico in a competitive U-20 game was in 1986, when the […]