Early goals by Kosovare Asllani (11th minute) and Sofia Jakobsson (22nd) led to a 2-1 Sweden win in the third-place game at the Women’s World Cup.
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U.S. Soccer's Mirelle van Rijbroek on DA vs. ECNL, college soccer, girls YNT scouting, and Dutch success
Mirelle van Rijbroek has been U.S. Soccer’s Director of Talent Identification-Girls since November 2017. She arrived from her native Netherlands, where she served as the Managerof Talent Development and Elite Performance for the Dutch federation (KNVB). In 2014, the Netherlands won its first Women’s U-19 European Championship title while Van Rijbroek served as KNVBYouth Technical Director […]
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Under threat: USA's unequaled domination in women's soccer
A few days ago, I watched defending champion North Korea beat the USA 3-0 during the U-17 Women’s World Cup. The North Koreans dominated the game in all fronts even though they scored alltheir goals from set plays, namely corner kicks. The only dimension that I would think that our girls were better at was […]
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USA breaks record with 13-0 win at Concacaf U-20 Men's Championship
Concacaf’s decision to invite all members to send teams to the Concacaf U-20 Men’s Championship without any preliminary rounds was bound to create some mismatches. After a 7-1 win overPuerto Rico, the USA beat U.S. Virgin Islands, 13-0, on Saturday to set a new team record for the most goals at the Concacaf U-20 Men’s […]
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Results: Under-20 Women's World Cup
Monday, August 13 Group C: USA 2 Spain 2. (Smith 83, DeMelo 87; Guijarro 7, Garcia 42. Att.:1,681.) Japan 6 Paraguay 0. (Takarada 5, 18, 61; Ueki 44, 45+3, 60. Att.: 1,525.) Group D: China 1 Nigeria 1. (ZhangLinyan 41; own goal 90+5. Att.: 1,534.) Germany 3 Haiti 2. (Freigang 18, Koegel 49, Buehl 60; […]
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Results: Under-20 Women's World Cup
Sunday, August 12 Group A: France 4 Netherlands 0. (Delabre 10, pen. 31, 33, Laurent 72. Att.:2,262.) Ghana 1 New Zealand 0. (Anima 75. Att.: 1,056.) Group B: England 6 Mexico 1. (Russo 49, Kelly 53, Hemp 62,68, 80, Stanway 64; Ovalle 37. Att.: 1,362.) North Korea 2 Brazil 1. (Son Sun-Im 44, Choe Kum-Ok […]
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Under-20 Women's World Cup: USA isn't out of woods yet despite 6-0 win
The USA got on track at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in France with a 6-0 win over Paraguay on Thursday but still has its work cut out for itself to advance to the quarterfinals. TheUSA (3 points; 6-1 goal difference) concludes play in Group C on Monday against Spain (6 points; 5-1 goal difference) […]
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Calendar: Under-20 Women's World Cup
Wednesday, August 8 Group A: France vs. New Zealand 1:30 pm(FS2, Telemundo Deportes en Vivo) Netherlands vs. Ghana 10:30 am (Telemundo Deportes en Vivo) Group B: North Korea vs. Mexico 10:30 am (FS2, Universo) Brazil vs. England7:30 am (FS2, Telemundo Deportes en Vivo) All times ET.
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USA drops opener to Japan at Under-20 Women's World Cup
The USA’s record at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup is impressive: — Three championships, — One third-place finish; — Two fourth-place finishes; and — Berths in thequarterfinals in all eight tournaments. But it has its work cut out if it wants to get out of the group stage in 2018. The USA dropped a 1-0 […]
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France 2018: Under-20 Women's World Cup is off to Brittany
Alex Morgan, Christine Sinclair, Marta, Dzsenifer Marozsan and Wendie Renard. Many of the current greats of women’s soccer got their start at the Under-20 Women’sWorld Cup, whose eighth edition kicks off on Sunday in France. Here’s a quick look at what is in store … Dress rehearsal.Started as an U-19 championship in Canada in 2002, […]