After defeating Jamaica in the CONCACAF Women’s Championship 5-0 Thursday, the U.S. Women’s National Team secured a berth in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. This marks Team USA’s ninth Women’s World Cup appearance and a return to the tournament after winning the 2019 FIFA …
Read More »Carli Lloyd’s time with U.S. Women’s Soccer is over
Women’s Soccer star Carli Lloyd’s time playing for the United States Women’s National Team has come to an end. The New Jersey native announced her retirement on Aug. 16 at the age of 39. Lloyd’s reasoning was she felt like she gave the sport “her all,” she said. Lloyd’s last …
Read More »Gators Soccer Defeats In-State Rivals FAU and No. 18 USF in Opening Weekend
The Florida Gator soccer team dominated South Florida over the weekend defeating FAU and No. 18 USF. Deanne Rose, who represented Canada in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in the summer, was the star of the weekend. Rose assisted one goal and scored three including a golden goal to beat …
Read More »Silver Anniversary Season for Coach Becky Burleigh and Gators Soccer Begins This Weekend
Coach Becky Burleigh stunned the soccer community in 1995 when she arrived at the University of Florida to coach its brand new soccer program. Burleigh has accumulated 414 wins, 112 loses and only 36 ties in her 25-year spell as Florida soccer’s only head coach. Gators soccer will open up …
Read More »Norway Faces England in Replay of 2015 WWC Round of 16
Today, at 3 p.m., the quarterfinals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France kicks off. Norway and England will face each other, just as they did in 2015. In Canada, England got the better of Norway, coming back from a goal down to win 2-1. https://twitter.com/FIFAMuseum/status/1144227359219953665 England’s Path to …
Read More »Germany shuts out Nigeria, through to Quarter-finals
Germany defeated Nigeria 3-0 in the first game of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup knockout round on Saturday. Germany Stays Dominant Die Nationalelf has yet to concede a goal this tournament. After a slow start in the group stage, Germany has now scored seven goals in their last two …
Read More »Round-Of-16: Group B Top Seeded-Germany faces Wildcard, Nigeria
Germany lived up to expectation gaining all nine possible points in Group B, while Nigeria made it out of its group as a wildcard. Granted that, Germany and Nigeria will feature in the FIFA Women’s World Cup’s first knock-out round game. Group Stage Journey The National Eleven and the Super …
Read More »USA Faces Sweden in First True Test of the FIFA Women’s World Cup
The USWNT has been on a roll as of late, combining for 16 goals in the past two games against Group F opponents Thailand and Chile. We’ve all seen how dominant they can be. But now, they’ll truly be tested for the first time this tournament when they take on …
Read More »FIFAWWC Group A Match-week 3: France vs. Nigeria &; Norway vs. South Korea
Nigeria will aim for at least a tie against Group A leaders, France, in hopes of a wildcard entry to the round-of-16. And, South Korea will be looking to score its first goal in the competition against Norway. Group A Table France, the host of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World …
Read More »Match day 2 for Group F: Sweden vs. Thailand
Matchday 2 is among us in Group F of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Chile has a tough battle against the reigning world champs, the US, who so happened to score a record 13 goals in their first match of the tournament against Thailand. On the other hand, European powerhouse …
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