Tobin Heath won her first U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year award, and 17-year-old Ashley Sanchez, who represented the USA in two World Cups, was named the Young Female Player of theYear. Heath, who the award for the first time in her ninth year with the women’s national team, beat out Crystal Dunn for […]
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Big U.S. U-17 wins a 'snapshot of good signs of progress'
By Mike Woitalla Last August, at the Torneo de Naciones in Mexico, the U.S. U-17s fell, 6-3, to Mexico after taking a lead in the second minute and being tied, 2-2, at halftime,tied Portugal, 3-3, and beat Qatar, 2-1. Afterward, U.S. coach John Hackworth said the performances demonstrated that the U.S. national team program’s emphasis […]
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U-20 WWC: USA badly outplayed in third-place game loss
Japan outshot the USA 29-3 while beating the Americans 1-0 in the third-place game at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea. The USA won two games during its fourth-place finish,beating New Zealand, 3-1, in group play and Mexico, 2-1, in the quarterfinals before losing to North Korea, 2-1, in the semis. It […]
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North Koreans deliver a beating to USA at U-20 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla Not all of the North Koreans’ play against the USA in their 2-1 semifinal win at the U-20 Women’s World Cup was admirable. Three key U.S. attackers,Ally Watt, Mallory Pugh and Ashley Sanchez, needed examination for possible head injuries following Korean fouls. Watt, a 66th-minute sub,was thumped from behind by Ri Un […]
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Under-20 Women's World Cup: USA handed soccer lesson
The USA’s problems at the youth level of women’s soccer continued in Papua New Guinea. Yes, it reached the semifinals at the 2016 Under-20 Women’s World Cup. And, yes, it took North Koreato overtime. But it was badly outplayed and lost, 2-1, in a match it was outshot, 25-7. In the quarterfinals against Mexico, USA […]
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USA faces nemesis North Korea at U-20 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla Two years ago in Canada, the U-20 Women’s World Cup ended in disappointment when Coach Michelle French‘s team fell to North Korea on apenalty-kick tiebreaker after a 1-1 tie in the quarterfinals. French’s team has already fared better at this year’s U-20 World Cup in Papua New Guinea, having beaten Mexico, 2-1,in […]
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USA-Mexico, another Dos a Uno thriller turns out better
The USA rallied from a goal down in the last 10 minutes to beat Mexico, 2-1 in Friday’s quarterfinals at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup. Ashley Sanchez, the youngest player on the U.S. team,set up substitutes Ally Watt and Kelcie Hedge for goals and rescued the USA, which had been outshot, 15-4. Under-20 Women’s World […]
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Fair play pays off for USA at U-20 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla The USA did not receive a single yellow card in its three Group C games at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea, which is why CoachMichelle French’s team will face Mexico in the quarterfinals on Friday instead of defending champion Germany. After opening with a scoreless tie with France […]
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U-20 WWC: USA wins group to set up Mexico clash
The USA’s 1-1 tie with Ghana and clean Fair Play record earned Coach Michelle French’s team a first-place finish in Group C at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua NewGuinea. The USA will face Mexico in the quarterfinals on Friday (1 a.m., ET FS1 and NBC Universo). Combined with France’s 2-0 win over New […]
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USA takes step toward quarterfinals of U-20 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla After opening with a scoreless tie against France, the USA beat New Zealand,3-1, to take the Group C lead at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea. Ashley Sanchez, Coach Michelle French’s youngest player at age 17,opened the scoring in the third minute when she robbed New Zealand defender […]