Go USA!! World Cup or Bust!!

[ABW]

Watch out France here come our ladies....

[Ease]

France is pretty good this time around, especially #14 Necib. She controls the field better than any woman i've seen this wwc save Marta. They will be very tough to beat imo.

[ABW]

France is pretty good this time around, especially #14 Necib. She controls the field better than any woman i've seen this wwc save Marta. They will be very tough to beat imo.

Have faith my brother... I can't wait to see this board when it's the USA against Sweden... Go USA!!

[muddyfunkstar]

Not been following this, but I've just seen a tragically familiar story for England - out on penalties in a quarter final, like the mens' team has done so many times before them. Fortunately for them, no-one here gives a rat's about women's football, so they'll be spared the public ignominy when they come home.

[ABW]

France does look tough... They are taking a lot of shots on goal but right now they are losing....

[ABW]

Go USA!!!!! 2 goals in 2 min...... YES!!

[rickcharles606]

I'd love to see Sweden with their semi, and have a US -vs- Sweden final...that would be cool ;-)

[ABW]

I know.. Right.. Well the USA crushed France and are now in the world cup!! yes!!

If sweden beats Japan it's going to be go time!! I love your Snus Sweden but I want our girls to crush you if we meet on the field!! Sorry....

[Crow]

For USA, Hope springs eternal

According to many experts, goalkeeping is one of the positions where the women’s game simply does not have the requisite quality. However, any fans witnessing the recent performances of USA goalkeeper Hope Solo would be well equipped to refute this dubious theory. Indeed so commanding was Solo's performance in her country’s dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Brazil in the quarter-final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011™ that she was voted Player of the Match

Her impressive all-round display included a penalty save in normal time – although the kick was eventually retaken and scored – and some spectacular stops from Cristiane, Rosana, Fabiana and Marta. With the teams tied at 2-2 after extra time, she then went on to play a starring role in the ensuing shoot-out, parrying Daiane’s spot kick to help the Stars and Stripes into the semi-finals of the tournament.

“She’s a great keeper – she’s done really well here. She’s very solid, and comfortable with the ball at her feet too. We could almost call her our fifth defender,” said the coach of the USA women’s team, Pia Sundhage, who has been keen to emphasise the work that backroom colleague Paul Rogers has done with the American No1.

Solo is in complete agreement with those sentiments. “He’s given a lot to the team, and being one of the few men that works with us, he’s provided us with a different perspective. He’s tough and demanding, but he’s the best goalkeeping coach that I’ve ever trained with,” she explained, adding, “He’s great with all the tiny details, and prepares us physically, technically and tactically. I’m specifically focusing on him because I respect him and have learned so much from him.”

This improved knowledge of the game and plain hard work have propelled the 29-year-old shot-stopper into the FIFA Women’s World Cup spotlight once again, four years after her good displays at China 2007 were marred by a decision to publicly criticise then national coach Greg Ryan for having dropped her to the bench for USA’s semi-final with Brazil, a match that the Americans lost 4-0.

"I feel like our country is behind us, and that now the whole world is watching us, because people realise we’ve been playing some really good football." - USA goalkeeper Hope Solo

http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/n...037/index.html

[ABW]

She was killer today... So was wambach... That girls head is made of gold!! Love it!!

[Crow]

FIFA Women's World Cup Finals

United States v. Japan - Sunday 20:45 CEST (11:45 PT / 14:45 ET)

[ABW]

I'd love to see Sweden with their semi, and have a US -vs- Sweden final...that would be cool ;-)

It was not Swedens day... I hope Sweden stomps France for third place!! Good Luck Sweden...

[ABW]

FIFA Women's World Cup Finals

United States v. Japan - Sunday 20:45 CEST (11:45 PT / 14:45 ET)

Can't wait..

[Mawdryn]

For USA, Hope springs eternal

Ummm...trying for a title like yours...HELPLESSLY HOPE-ING?




There's just something about that girl I really like...can't put my finger on it...

[Crow]

She's a fellow Washingtonian (born in Richland, WA). She also played for the UW Huskies:

Following her college career, Solo was drafted for the now defunct WUSA team Philadelphia Charge in 2003. She also played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of Göteborg, Sweden in the Swedish Premier Division in 2004 and for Olympique Lyonnais in the French First Division in 2005.

Solo played for several U.S. junior national soccer teams before joining the full U.S. national team in 2000. Her senior debut came in an 8–0 win over Iceland at Davidson, North Carolina in April 2000. She was named a member of the Olympic team in 2004, making the 2004 Olympics in Athens as an alternate. Solo became the team's starting goalkeeper in 2005. She has recorded several clean sheets and once went 1,054 minutes without allowing a goal, a streak that ended in a 4-1 victory against France in the Algarve Cup.