2021: Tokyo Olympics (3rd place, 2-2-2 record) 2022: Under-20 World Cup (11th place, 1-2-0 record) 2022: Under-17 World Cup (6th place, 2-1-1 record) 2023: World Cup (9th place, 1-0-3 record) Note: No Under-20 or Under-17 World Cup was held in 2020.
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Lorne Donaldson on making history with Jamaica, the USWNT's early exit, and American youth soccer
With a part-time head coach, Jamaica was among the nine teams of the 32 at the 2023 Women’s World Cup to go undefeated in group play. Coach Lorne Donaldson‘s day job is Executive Director of Coaching/President of youth club Real Colorado, whose alums include U.S. internationals Sophia Smith and Mallory (née Pugh) Swanson. Donaldson has […]
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Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. The Messi effect: Ticket prices skyrocket ahead of Nashville SC vs. Inter Miami match By Craig Shoup (Nashville Tennessean)2. Sarina Wiegman’s college coach could see elite qualities ‘incredibly early’ By Josh Payne (Independent)3. Nike v. Adidas: Soccer World Cup sponsors gear up for England, Spain finale By Katherine Masters, Helen Reid and Amy Tennery (Reuters)
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Watch: The rise of women's soccer worldwide in a spectacular 1-minute montage
Ahead of Sunday’s Spain-England Women’s World Cup final, the Guardian delivers a rapid-fire account of women’s soccer progress. It starts in England in the early 1900s and reminds us of bans on women playing soccer.
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First U.S. ref for World Cup final: Tori Penso set for another milestone
The 38-year-old Floridian Tori Penso on Sunday will become the first American to referee a World Cup final, and will be assisted by compatriots Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt. Another American, Armando Villarreal, will serve as support VAR. In 2020, Penso became the first woman to center ref an MLS match in 20 years and […]
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Datebook: USWNT (2023-24)
2023: Sept. 21. South Africa friendly (Cincinnati). Sept. 24. South Africa friendly (Chicago). Oct. 23-31. FIFA window (2 friendlies). Nov. 27-Dec. 5. FIFA window (2 friendlies). 2024: Feb. 20-March 10. Gold Cup. April 1-9. FIFA window (2 friendlies). May 27-June 4. FIFA window (2 friendlies). July 8-16. FIFA window (2 friendlies). July 25-Aug. 10. Olympics.
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Vlatko succession: The latest
On Thursday, U.S. Soccer confirmed that Vlatko Andonovski has stepped down from his position as head coach of the U.S. women’s national team, less than two weeks after its round-of-16 exit at the Women’s World Cup. At the same time, it announced that assistant coach Twila Kilgore (top photo) will serve as interim coach while U.S. […]
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Vlatko Andonovski resigns
U.S. women’s team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned following the team’s poor showing in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, a source with knowledge of the matter told AFP on Wednesday. The source said that Andonovski had handed in his resignation after he and the federation agreed to a mutual parting of ways. […]
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What They're Saying: Lewis Martin
“The Matildas have rewritten the history books. Australia was captivated last night as the Matildas played their hearts out and did us all proud.” — Channel Seven’s head of network sport, Lewis Martin, on the average audience of 7.13 million viewers for the Australian free-to-air broadcaster’s coverage of the Women’s World Cup semifinal between Australia […]
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Change comes to women's college soccer
NCAA Division I women’s soccer kicks off its 42nd season on Thursday. The new college season starts three days before the end of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, where an unprecedented 137 players with NCAA experience at 76 different schools represented 21 different national teams. England should start three former college players in Sunday’s final […]