Well the actual group of death is prolly Group C. England came second in UEFA qualifying, losing only to France in the final. South Korea won the AFC. Nigeria always has a representative team and gets out of group. Mexico can play tough defense and get draws.
Yeah, South Korea made the U17 WWC Final 4 years ago (actually they won it). Some of those players have gotta be on this team.
I know, right? I am getting the feeling that they just keep washing the kits and then rotating them through the teams.
Are they that cheap? They only have so many waldo kits, and so many nurse kits? They have to share everything. Do they share the same sports bras and microfiber underwear as well? Let's hope they at least wash the socks. Those could get stinky. U.S. Soccer needs to raise the budget on this stuff.
Well, the way they probably look at is is why buy a set for every age group when they don't play that often? How often do the U-23s even play? It looks like they played 3 times in 2013, 6 times in 2012, 0 times in 2011, 9 times in 2010, and 10 times in 2009. So that averages to less than 6 games a year over the past 5 years. Is that really worth buying a whole new set of kits just for that? You also have to figure they're just using left over stock from the full NT and not buying new kits for the youth teams, since they're wearing the 2012 and the 2011 kits in 2014. So, that's really cheap. Though, I'd've thought they'd start using the Centennial kits at some point, but I guess not since they were special for that year or something?
I am not actually complaining. It seems like a pretty OK place to economize. Better to put the money into the programs.
U.S. U-20 WNT Heads to Olympic Training Center as 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Prep Continues The U-20s will play two scrimmages on Saturday, April 19, against college teams, taking on UCLA at 12:30 p.m. PT followed by USC at 2:30 p.m. PT. Roster by Position: GOALKEEPERS (4): Jane Campbell (Stanford; Kennesaw, Ga.), Katelyn Rowland (UCLA; Vacaville, Calif.), Madalyn Schiffel (USF; Citrus Heights, Calif.), Morgan Stearns (Virginia; San Antonio, Texas) DEFENDERS (8): Brittany Basinger (Penn State; Purcellville, Va.), Maddie Bauer (Stanford; Newport Beach, Calif.), Christina Gibbons (Duke; Raleigh, N.C.), Laura Liedle (Stanford; San Diego, Calif.), Katie Naughton (Notre Dame; Elk Grove Village, Ill.), Kaleigh Riehl (BRYC; Fairfax Station, Va.) Cari Roccaro (Notre Dame; East Islip, N.Y.), Andi Sullivan (Bethesda SC; Lorton, Va.) MIDFIELDERS (6): Morgan Andrews (Notre Dame; Milford, N.H.), Carlyn Baldwin (BRYC; Oakton, Va.), Rachel Hill (UConn; Rollinsford, N.H.), Rose Lavelle (Wisconsin; Cincinnati, Ohio), Mallory Pugh (Real Colorado; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Liz Slattery (Florida; Cincinnati, Ohio) FORWARDS (7): Makenzy Doniak (Virginia; Chino Hills, Calif.), Summer Green (North Carolina; Milford, Mich.), Darian Jenkins (UCLA; Riverton, Utah), Savannah Jordan (Florida; Fayetteville, Ga.), McKenzie Meehan (Boston College; Scituate, R.I.), Margaret Purce (Harvard; Silver Spring, Md.), Rebecca Rasmussen (Georgia; Golden, Colo.) http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/04/04/11/08/140404-u20-wnt-otc-domestic-camp-roster-rel
Not entirely surprising. U-20 is like a freshmen/sophomores all-star team, but UCLA is like a four-year all-star team. By several measures (overall, Pac-12 finish, NCAA finish), UCLA > WSU > USC. So this reasonably slots the U20s somewhere in the middle. By today's measure (Sat 19 Apr), WSU 1-0 Portland @Beaverton Nike HQ
Heard it was an own goal by Rosie. Went to clear a corner kick off back post and went of her knee into goal.
U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team head coach Michelle French has called up 27 players to a camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California, running from May 11-18. It will be the USA’s penultimate domestic event before the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup takes place in Canada in August. Roster by Position: GOALKEEPERS (3): Jane Campbell (Stanford; Kennesaw, Ga.), Katelyn Rowland (UCLA; Vacaville, Calif.), Morgan Stearns (Virginia; San Antonio, Texas) DEFENDERS (8): Brittany Basinger (Penn State; Purcellville, Va.), Christina Gibbons (Duke; Raleigh, N.C.), Laura Liedle (Stanford; San Diego, Calif.), Karlie Mueller (Texas A&M; Sioux Falls, S.D.), Katie Naughton (Notre Dame; Elk Grove Village, Ill.), Morgan Reid (CASL; Cary, N.C.), Kaleigh Riehl (BRYC; Fairfax Station, Va.), Cari Roccaro (Notre Dame; East Islip, N.Y.) MIDFIELDERS (9): Stephanie Amack (Stanford; Pleasanton, Calif.), Morgan Andrews (Notre Dame; Milford, N.H.), Carlyn Baldwin (BRYC; Oakton, Va.), Joanna Boyles (North Carolina; Raleigh, N.C.), Cameron Castleberry (North Carolina; Raleigh, N.C.), Rachel Hill (UConn; Rollinsford, N.H.), Rose Lavelle (Wisconsin; Cincinnati, Ohio), Mallory Pugh (Real Colorado; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Andi Sullivan (Bethesda SC; Lorton, Va.) FORWARDS (7): Makenzy Doniak (Virginia; Chino Hills, Calif.), Summer Green (North Carolina; Milford, Mich.), Savannah Jordan (Florida; Fayetteville, Ga.), Kodi Lavrusky (UCLA; Yucaipa, Calif.), McKenzie Meehan (Boston College; Scituate, R.I.), Toni Payne (Duke; Birmingham, Ala.), Margaret Purce (Harvard; Silver Spring, Md.) http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/04/28/14/33/140428-u20-wnt-may-otc-training-camp