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Jul 07, 2019

USA vs. Netherlands: 2019 Women’s World Cup Final

Jul 01, 2019

Can The U.S. Women Keep Up Their European Conquest?

After the U.S. women’s national team ousted Spain, four days before perhaps the most anticipated match in the history of the Women’s World Cup, Megan Rapinoe told reporters that she hoped the upcoming quarterfinal against host France would be a “total s—show circus” of a spectacle. It would become one because Rapinoe made it one. […]

Jun 27, 2019

Can The Midfield Carry The USWNT Past France?

The story of the U.S. women’s national team has almost always been its goal-scorers. In the past, the team could count on an Abby Wambach or an Alex Morgan, and when a midfielder like Carli Lloyd stepped up to support, it was her goal-scoring, again, that made the difference. The problems for the U.S. typically […]

Jun 21, 2019

The USWNT Is On To The Next Challenge — With An Eye On France

The U.S. women’s national team faced its most difficult test at this World Cup so far in its match Thursday against Sweden, and it wasn’t much of a test at all. The 2-0 scoreline doesn’t reflect it, but the Americans dominated the Swedes from the first whistle to the last. They possessed the ball 61 […]

Jun 19, 2019

Even Blowouts Tell Us Something About The USWNT’s Chances

The 2019 Women’s World Cup statistically features the strongest field in the history of the event, and still the U.S. women’s national team has dominated its first two games like no other team has. After crushing Thailand 13-0 in their opener, the Americans added a 3-0 win against Chile on Sunday to push their goal […]