[USA-GERMANY] The USA won its third Under-20 Women’s World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over defending champion Germany Saturday in Tokyo. A trio of NorthCarolina players played key roles. Right back Crystal Dunn fed Kealia Ohai for the game’s lone goal in the 44th minute,and goalie Bryane Heaberlin held off the Germans with several […]
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Germans make it 11 wins in a row
[JAPAN-GERMANY] Germany remained on course to become the first team to win back-to-back titles at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup with another emphatic win, thistime a 3-0 decision over host Japan in Tuesday’s semifinals. All three goals came in the first 19 minutes. It took only 60 seconds for the Germans to take the lead […]
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Swanson: 'We beat a quality opponent'
[REACTION: USA-Nigeria] U.S. coach Steve Swanson says his team has improved from game to game, learning lessons andapplying them as it has moved into the final against Germany. For more on what Swanson and his players had to say after the semifinals … U.S. head coachSTEVE SWANSON On the match: “We’re obviously very happy to […]
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Brian and Ohai lead Americans into final
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] The USA moved into the final of the 2012 Under-20 Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 win over Nigeria on Tuesday thanks to goals byMorgan Brian and Kealia Ohai. The Americans will face defending champion Germany, a 3-0 winner over Japan in the othersemifinal. The USA-Germany game will be a rematch […]
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Swanson: 'This was a special game'
[REACTION: USA-North Korea] U.S. coach Steve Swanson called the USA’s 2-1 overtime win over North Korea a greatadvertisement for women’s soccer. Great players and great plays. End-to-end action. Fantastic crowd support from the North Korea supporters. For more on what Swanson and his players had to say afterthe game … U.S. head coach STEVE SWANSON […]
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Under-20 Women's World Cup on the air
[TELEVISION GUIDE] Coverage of the 2012 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan continues Tuesday morning on ESPNU and ESPN3 with the USA-Nigeria and Japan-Germanysemifinals. Note: All times ET. Sept. 4 2:50 AM USA-NIGERIA ESPNU, ESPN3 6:20 AM JAPAN-GERMANY ESPNU, ESPN3 Sept. 8 2:20 AMThird-Place Game ESPNU, ESPN3 6:10 AM Final ESPNU, ESPN3 ——————————– Friend Soccer […]
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U-20s show own flair for late dramatics
[USA-NORTH KOREA] A flair for late dramatics isn’t the exclusive domain of the U.S. women’s national team. Stanford sophomore Chioma Ubogagu scored in the 98th minute to give the USA a 2-1 win over North Korea in the quarterfinals of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan. The win set up a date with Nigeria’sFalconets […]
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'The Bull' powers Nigeria into semifinals
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] There was joy for Nigeria and heartbreak for Mexico as Desire Oparanozie scored on a headerin the 109th minute to give the Falconets a 1-0 win and send them to the semifinals at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup for the second successive tournament. For the most part,Nigeria dominated the match, but Cecilia Santiago, […]
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Marozsan inspires rampant Germany
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Germany remains the team to beat at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup. After their 3-0 rout of the USA in their final groupmatch, the defending champions needed only 20 minutes to put three goals past Norway and went on to win, 4-0, for their 10th straight win at the U-20 tournament. […]
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Steve Swanson: 'The better team won'
[REACTION: USA-Germany] The USA went into Monday’s game against Germany at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup with a 14-1-1 record in 2012, but the defendingchampions punished Steve Swanson‘s women for their mistakes, handing them a 3-0 defeat, the worst loss the USA has ever suffered at the U-20 tournament. TheU.S. coach still liked some of […]