U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has called up 24 players for the USA's two matches against Sweden: - July 13 in Omaha, Neb. at Creighton University's Morrison Stadium, live on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. CT - July 17 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn., live on Fox Soccer Channel at 7:30 p.m. ET. Fans can also follow the matches online via ussoccer.com MatchTracker and at twitter.com/ussoccer. http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens...er-For-Two-Summer-Matches-Against-Sweden.aspx
UNITED STATES WOMEN’S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION USA vs. Sweden July 13 – Omaha, Neb. July 17 – East Hartford, Conn. GOALKEEPERS (3): Nicole Barnhart (FC Gold Pride), Jill Loyden (Chicago Red Stars), Hope Solo (Atlanta Beat) DEFENDERS (8): Rachel Buehler (FC Gold Pride), Stephanie Cox (Boston Breakers), Ali Krieger (FFC Frankfurt), Amy LePeilbet (Boston Breakers), Kate Markgraf (Chicago Red Stars), Heather Mitts (Philadelphia Independence), Christie Rampone (Sky Blue FC), Meghan Schnur (Sky Blue FC) MIDFIELDERS (8): Shannon Boxx (FC Gold Pride), Sarah Huffman (Washington Freedom), Kristine Lilly (Boston Breakers), Lori Lindsey (Philadelphia Independence), Carli Lloyd (Sky Blue FC), Allie Long (Washington Freedom), Heather O’Reilly (Sky Blue FC), Megan Rapinoe (Chicago Red Stars) FORWARDS (5): Lauren Cheney (Boston Breakers), Alex Morgan (California), Kelley O’Hara (FC Gold Pride), Amy Rodriguez (Philadelphia Independence), Abby Wambach (Washington Freedom)
Abby Wambach gets caught between two Swedish defenders On July 13, the U.S. Women's National Team tied Sweden 1-1 in the first of two international friendlies with that country this week. The USA is ranked number one in the world by FIFA and Sweden is ranked fourth, and both teams are preparing for World Cup 2011 in Germany. The match was held for a sold-out crowd in Omaha, Nebraska and the rematch will be held at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday, July 17 and broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel. http://www.examiner.com/x-50837-US-...SWNT-tie-Sweden-11-in-first-of-two-friendlies
Mexico to host Women’s World Cup qualifying NEW YORK (AP)—Mexico will host regional qualifying for the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Qualifying will take place in Cancun and Playa del Carmen from Oct. 28 to Nov. 8, the governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean soccer said Thursday. Group B in Playa del Carmen The United States Costa Rica Guatemala Haiti Group A in Cancun Canada Guyana Mexico Trinidad and Tobago The top two teams qualify for the World Cup, and the No. 3 team plays the Europe’s No. 5 in a playoff for another berth. Regional qualifying was known formerly as the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup. The 16-nation Women’s World Cup runs from June 26 to July 17 next year. Germany is two-time defending world champion. The U.S. won in 1991 and 1999. http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-wcup-concacafwomensqualifying
