Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya scored a 39th-minute goal, Nick Rimando made four saves in the second half and the U.S. Men’s National Team earned a 1-0 victory against the Czech Republic at Generali Arena. It was the USA’s first victory against the Czech Republic. The match also represented the first of a new cycle, with the […]
U.S. Women Smack Switzerland 4-1
The U.S. Women’s National Team scored three second-half goals and earned a 4-1 victory against Switzerland in front of a sold-out crowd of 9,992 at WakeMed Soccer Park. A well-rounded scoring effort featured goals from Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Christen Press and Abby Wambach. Lloyd’s 56th-minute penalty kick served as the game-winner, and Wambach’s second-half […]
U.S. Falls to Germany 1-0, Advances to Next Round of World Cup
The U.S. Men’s National Team fell 1-0 to Germany to conclude Group G play at the 2014 FIFA World Cup but combined with a 2-1 Portugal victory against Ghana in the other group match, it was enough to send the Americans to the Round of 16 for the second consecutive World Cup. The USA will […]
Early and Late Goals Leaves U.S. with Draw Against Portugal
In hot, humid conditions at Arena Amazonia, the U.S. Men’s National Team earned one valuable point in a 2-2 draw against No. 4 Portugal during its second match of Group G play at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Jermaine Jones and Clint Dempsey each scored for the USA with Dempsey’s 81st-minute tally giving the USA […]
U.S. Men Beat Ghana in Their World Cup Opener
U.S. Men’s National Team defender John Brooks scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute and forward Clint Dempsey scored the sixth-fastest goal in World Cup history as the USA earned a thrilling 2-1 victory against Ghana in front of a crowd of 39,760 at Estadio das Dunas in the Group G opener for both […]
U.S. Men Beat Nigeria 2-1 in Final Warm Up to World Cup
Forward Jozy Altidore scored his first two goals of 2014 as the U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Nigeria 2-1 in front of a Florida-record crowd of 52,033 at EverBank Field. With the start, goalkeeper Tim Howard became the 15th U.S. MNT player to reach 100 caps while also picking up the victory to break Kasey […]
U.S. Men Blanks Azerbaijan 2-0
The U.S. Men’s National Team opened its three-game Send-Off Series with a 2-0 victory against Azerbaijan at Candlestick Park as second-half substitutes Mix Diskerud and Aron Johannsson each scored a goal. The match, powered by Yingli Solar, saw U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard tie Kasey Keller’s record of 53 career U.S. MNT victories. Howard also posted […]
U.S. Women Draw with Canada in Friendly
U.S. Women’s National Team forward Sydney Leroux scored a clutch 78th-minute equalizer and the USA earned a 1-1 draw against Canada at Investors Group Field, one of six venues for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Leroux scored her team-leading sixth goal of 2014 and the 30th tally of her WNT career. She has scored […]
U.S. Women Beat China 3-0
Carli Lloyd became the ninth player to reach the 50-goal milestone with a brace and the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated China PR 3-0 in front of 12,857 fans at Qualcomm Stadium. Sydney Leroux added to the scoring column with her 29th career tally within the first minute of the second half. Hope Solo made […]
U.S. Men Draw with Mexico in World Cup Warmup
Sporting their away kits for the first time in 2014, the U.S. Men’s National Team players played to a 2-2 draw against longtime rival Mexico in front of 59,066 fans at University of Phoenix Stadium. The USA scored twice in the first half with Michael Bradley scoring the game’s opening goal and then assisting Chris […]