#USWNT - 2015 World Cup CHAMPS!

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Groups out.

 

The United States drew seemingly the most difficult group for the 2015 Women's World Cup, with an opener against familiar foe Australia, a match with Sweden and former American coach Pia Sundhage and a first-round finale against perennial African champion Nigeria.

 

Seeking its third title but first since 1999, the top-ranked U.S. will start Group D against 10th-ranked Australia on June 8 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The match against No. 5 Sweden and Sundhage on June 12 brings the most intrigue, along with FIFA's insistence on playing on artificial turf instead of grass. Nigeria is next on June 18th.

 

Schedule

6/8 - USA vs Australia -- W, 3-1

6/12 - USA vs Sweden, D, 0-0

6/18 - USA vs Nigeria - W, 1-0

6/22 - Rd of 16 - USA vs Columbia -- W, 2-0

6/26 - Quarterfinal - USA vs China -- W, 1-0

6/30 - Semifinal - USA vs Germany --, W, 2-0

7/5 - Final - USA vs Japan -- W, 5-2

 

 

[brtjohns 711]

thats a great draw, similar to what usa men drew for rio, except usa women play the germany role.  you should want to play tough teams in the first round.  prove you're a true contender and advance with high confidence.

 

it's absolutely despicable the tournament will be played on turf for the first time ever.  fifa keeps rehashing the weather conditions excuse, calling it too much of a challenge to prepare and maintain natural turf.  if the men were playing a world cup in canada, you think fifa would say and do the same thing?  f-ck no.  it just held the cup in brazil which required 12 stadiums be built in the middle of nowhere at a cost of around $500 million, hardly to be used after the tournament.  they were built with brazil's money but still, fifa approved it and makes sure the men are accomodated.  the 2018 cup will be held in russia, a close environmental comparison to canada.  guarantee no fifa executive has given a genuine ounce of thought to playing it on turf.  the uproar to that would dwarf whats occurring now.

 

this is far from the first time fifa has proven to be riddled with sexists, hypocrites and idiots.  it's probably the most hated organization in the world, likely even more so than terrorists groups, considering its sheer involvement, exposure and the interest in football around the globe.  take american college sports fans' hatred toward the ncaa, multiply by 1000, and you might approach the global hatred for fifa.  check out the video below to hear john oliver's take on the 2022 cup awarded to qatar, where common work conditions eerily similar to slavery exist.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJEt2KU33I

[brtjohns 711]

Groups out.

 

The United States drew seemingly the most difficult group for the 2015 Women's World Cup, with an opener against familiar foe Australia, a match with Sweden and former American coach Pia Sundhage and a first-round finale against perennial African champion Nigeria.

 

Seeking its third title but first since 1999, the top-ranked U.S. will start Group D against 10th-ranked Australia on June 8 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The match against No. 5 Sweden and Sundhage on June 12 brings the most intrigue, along with FIFA's insistence on playing on artificial turf instead of grass.

 

Group A: Canada, China PR, New Zealand, Netherlands

Group B: Germany, Côte d'Ivoire, Norway, Thailand

Group C: Japan, Switzerland, Cameroon, Ecuador

Group D: United States, Australia, Sweden, Nigeria

Group E: Brazil, Korea Republic, Spain, Costa Rica

Group F: France, England, Colombia, Mexico

oh how nice it is to quote and post videos and links!  finally made the switch to firefox.  ie and firefox are not even in the same universe.  mad at myself for not doing it sooner.  if you havent made the switch, do it now.

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oh how nice it is to quote and post videos and links!  finally made the switch to firefox.  ie and firefox are not even in the same universe.  mad at myself for not doing it sooner.  if you havent made the switch, do it now.

About time. I had IE back on HSN and mysteriously switched to Chrome.

[JSHoosier 19,913]

About time. I had IE back on HSN and mysteriously switched to Chrome.

The last time I used IE for any extended period of time I was downloading Chrome.  Only use IE to download a better browser.

[Naturalhoosier 15,407]

oh how nice it is to quote and post videos and links!  finally made the switch to firefox.  ie and firefox are not even in the same universe.  mad at myself for not doing it sooner.  if you havent made the switch, do it now.

 

It's about time.  I've been using FF on my personal PCs/laptops since it was in Beta.  I love it!  I use IE at work only because the software requires IE.  But I use FF on my work laptop when not at work.  lol 

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SMH. Hope Solo suspended from the team for 30 days. Her domestic violence charges from the summer were dropped recently and I guess there was an altercation with the police earlier this week when her boyfriend got a DUI.

 

http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/12207715/hope-solo-suspended-30-days-us-soccer

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Kristine Lilly, Bob Bradley and Brian McBride inducted into the '14 HOF class tonight.

 

https://twitter.com/ussoccer/status/566624744061939712

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Roster out.

 

Abby Wambach F 5-11 6/2/80 Rochester, N.Y. Unattached

Alex Morgan F 5-7 7/2/89 Diamond Bar, Calif. Portland Thorns FC

Amy Rodriguez F 5-4 2/17/87 Lake Forest, Calif. FC Kansas City

Christen Press F 5-7 12/29/88 Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Chicago Red Stars

Sydney Leroux F 5-7 5/7/90 Scottsdale, Ariz. Western New York Flash

 

Carli Lloyd M 5-8 7/16/82 Delran, N.J. Houston Dash

Heather O'Reilly M 5-5 1/2/85 East Brunswick, N.J. FC Kansas City

Lauren Holiday M 5-8 9/30/87 Indianapolis, Ind. FC Kansas City

Megan Rapinoe M 5-7 7/5/85 Redding, Calif. Seattle Reign FC

Meghan Klingenberg M 5-2 8/2/88 Gibsonia, Pa. Houston Dash

Morgan Brian M 5-7 2/26/93 St. Simons Island, Ga. Houston Dash

Shannon Boxx M 5-8 6/29/77 Redondo Beach, Calif. Chicago Red Stars

Tobin Heath M 5-6 5/29/88 Basking Ridge, N.J. Portland Thorns FC

 

Ali Krieger D 5-6 7/28/84 Dumfries, Va. Washington Spirit

Becky Sauerbrunn D 5-7 6/6/85 St. Louis, Mo. FC Kansas City

Christie Rampone D 5-6 6/24/75 Point Pleasant, N.J. Sky Blue FC

Julie Johnston D 5-7 4/6/92 Mesa, Ariz. Chicago Red Stars

Kelley O'Hara D 5-5 8/4/88 Fayetteville, Ga. Sky Blue FC

Lori Chalupny D 5-4 1/29/84 St. Louis, Mo. Chicago Red Stars

Whitney Engen D 5-8 11/28/87 Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Western New York Flash

 

Alyssa Naeher GK 5-9 4/20/88 Bridgeport, Conn. Boston Breakers

Ashlyn Harris GK 5-9 10/19/85 Satellite Beach, Fla. Washington Spirit

Hope Solo GK 5-9 7/30/81 Richland, Wash. Seattle Reign FC

[brtjohns 711]

has anyone heard if we'll still be eligible to win despite wearing new zealand's practice jerseys complemented by neon urine socks?

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WWC kicks off this Saturday. Canada/China @ 6 pm ET on FOX Sports 1 and New Zealand/Netherlands @ 9 pm ET on FOX Sports 2 get us started. We play on Monday.

Schedule

June 8, 7:30 pm ET, USA vs Australia; FOX Sports 1

June 12, 8 pm ET, USA vs Sweden; FOX

June 16, 8 pm ET, USA vs Nigeria; FOX

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Let the games begin!

 

#GoUSA

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Wow, what a start. Canada gets a PK with 3' left to play to oust China 1-0.

 

New Zealand/Netherlands @ 9 pm ET on FOX Sports 2.

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Germany blanked Ivory Coast 10-0. Let's see what our ladies have tonight.

 

Game 1 vs Australia @ 7:30 pm ET on  FOX Sports 1.

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Germany blanked Ivory Coast 10-0. Let's see what our ladies have tonight.

Game 1 vs Australia @ 7:30 pm ET on FOX Sports 1.

Do you by chance have a stream?

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Do you by chance have a stream?

Might try one of these. I watched a little bit of Sweden/Nigeria and there's some lag.

 

http://www.totalsportek.com/football/usa-vs-australia-women-world-cup-2015/

 

http://www.stream2watch.com/sports

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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,061]

The "Hot" one isn't starting?? What's her name again?

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The "Hot" one isn't starting?? What's her name again?

Alex Morgan. She's been out with an injury for about a month or so and listed on the bench for tonight.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,061]

Yep, that's the one. Too bad!