2011 Womens World Cup

Jordan Schultz

A New Ambassador For U.S. Soccer

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Schultz | Posted 09.28.2011

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Sparked by their incredible comeback win over Brazil in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, Hope Solo and the U.S. Women's soccer team drew attention ...

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WATCH: Women's World Cup Motivates Inner-City Team

Posted 09.20.2011

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A Philadelphia young girls' soccer team plays on small urban patch that's littered with trash and even drug paraphernalia. But it doesn't deter 9-yea...

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WATCH: Highlights From Women's World Cup Final

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.16.2011

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Japan has won the Women's World Cup, stunning the United States 3-1 in a penalty shootout Sunday night after coming from behind twice in a 2-2 tie. ...

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Japan Wins 2011 Women's World Cup

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.16.2011

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Amid the sorrow that lingers throughout Japan, perhaps a little joy – courtesy of the determined women on its World C...

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Women's World Cup Final Live Blog

Posted 09.16.2011

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The USA women's soccer team takes on Japan on Sunday in the Women's World Cup final. The game will begin at 2:45 p.m ET on ESPN. In the quarterfina...

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Obama Cheers On USA Women In Tweet

AP | x | Posted 09.16.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is cheering on the U.S. women's soccer team as it competes in the Women's World Cup final against Japan Sund...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 09.13.2011

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As baseball starts its "second half," where has the offense gone? At the break, scoring is way down, and batting averages have shrunk to their lowest level since 1985.

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Japan Dominates Sweden To Reach World Cup Final

AP | Posted 09.12.2011

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Homare Sawa made up for a huge error by scoring the go-ahead goal and Japan advanced to the World Cup final with a 3-1 vict...

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USA Women Reach World Cup Final

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.12.2011

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MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany — Abby Wambach sure knows how to deliver. A goal, a promise and soon, she hopes, a World Cup title....

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WATCH: USA Scores Incredible Last-Minute Goal At World Cup

Posted 09.09.2011

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The U.S. women's national team needed a miracle to fight off elimination against Brazil at the Women's World Cup on Sunday. After Brazil took a 2-1 le...

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WATCH: USA Scores Amazing Goal In Stunning World Cup Comeback

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.09.2011

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DRESDEN, Germany -- The Americans are moving on to the semifinals after one of the most riveting games in the history of the Women's World Cup - beati...

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France Advances To World Cup Semis After Dramatic Shootout

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.08.2011

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LEVERKUSEN, Germany -- France beat England 4-3 on penalties in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals when England captain Faye White missed the decisive...

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2 North Koreans Suspended At Women's World Cup

AP | Posted 09.06.2011

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Two North Korea players failed drug tests in the Women's World Cup and the entire team was then subjected to an unprecedent...

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Sweden Wins Group C

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.05.2011

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WOLFSBURG, Germany — The Americans can't do things the easy way. Needing only a tie to avoid Brazil in the quarterfinals, the U.S. fell 2-1 to ...

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Equatorial Guinea Falls Again

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 09.05.2011

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Fancy footwork is a Brazilian tradition, and Erika produced some samba skills to lead her team to a 3-0 win over Equatorial...

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Swedish Soccer Star Swaps Jerseys With Fan

Posted 09.04.2011

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This could be the best souvenir a soccer fan could ask for. After Sweden beat North Korea 1-0 on Saturday, Swedish soccer star Josefine Oqvist sta...

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Obvious Handball Goes Uncalled

Posted 09.03.2011

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This will certainly go down as one of the worst referee gaffes of all time. In the 16th minute of Equatorial Guinea's 3-2 loss to Australia in the ...

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Norway Wins Thrilling World Cup Opener

AP | Posted 08.29.2011

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AUGSBURG — Emilie Haavi finally broke down Equatorial Guinea's defense in the 84th minute and Norway escaped with a surprisingly close 1-0 win i...

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US Wins Opening World Cup Match

AP/The Huffington Post | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 08.28.2011

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DRESDEN, Germany -- Lauren Cheney and Rachel Buehler each scored second-half goals, and the United States opened play at the Women's World Cup with a ...

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Colombian Goalkeeper Fails Drug Test

AP | Posted 08.28.2011

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FRANKFURT, Germany — A backup goalkeeper for Colombia failed a drug test at the Women's World Cup and was suspended by FIFA on Tuesday. Yineth ...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 08.28.2011

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The Dodgers are bankrupt in more ways than one. OK, now they made it official. They filed. So? It's still a huge mess, with divorces and lawsuits still to come.

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WATCH: U.S. Women's Soccer Player Scores From Long Range

Posted 08.06.2011

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In the team's final match before heading off for the Women's World Cup in Germany, the U.S. managed a 1-0 win over Mexico thanks to a wonder-strike fr...

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