The Guam national team is getting ready for the 2003 South Pacific Island games in July. They have announced their roster, and a few of the players are 'off-island' prospects. One can only assume that these 'off-island' prospects are probably living in the US. "Twenty-seven women currently comprise the Guam national women's soccer team that will be competing in the 2003 South Pacific Games in Fiji. However, only 23 -- 21 players and two alternates -- of the 27 will be selected to participate in the Games." http://www.guampdn.com/news/stories/20030424/localsports/170933.html http://www.guampdn.com/news/stories/20030424/localsports/170950.html Rachel Camacho played with Trinity Western University in British Columbia and she is from California. Alex Leon Guerrero plays high school soccer in New England.
Well, it helps to have some off-island prospects on your team. It helped out the Mexican team and now Guam is doing well by the Irish way.
Based on the stiff resistance they gave Taiwan, they might very well be able to do well against the other Pacific Island countries who face far weaker opposition.
Many of the women who played in the 2003 Pacific Games for Guam still count that experience as one of their best ones in international women's football, even though the team was beaten out for the gold medal by just one goal. That was a great time in Guam's women's football history, but with a new group of girls coming up the ranks recently, the women's team looks to reach new heights.
Guam had a women's team in 2003? Looks like they're #76 in the FIFA rankings as of today. I wonder where they were ranked in 2003.
After the Pacific Games in 2003, the Guam women's national team achieved its highest-ever ranking at No. 66 in the world.