Women's World Cup
Germany Wins Women’s World Cup
02/10/07 14:58 Filed in: Soccer
Germany Wins Women’s World Cup
Germany defeated Brazil 2-0 on Sunday to win their second straight Women's World Cup. The Germans got goals by Birgit Prinz and Simone Laudehr. Brazil’s star player Marta had a chance to tie the score in the second half, but her penalty kick was stopped by German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer. "After the penalty save, I felt it was meant to be," Germany coach Silvia Neid said. "We worked hard for each other. It was a great team performance. It was important to work against Marta, and we did a good job in pushing her to the sidelines." Read More...
Germany defeated Brazil 2-0 on Sunday to win their second straight Women's World Cup. The Germans got goals by Birgit Prinz and Simone Laudehr. Brazil’s star player Marta had a chance to tie the score in the second half, but her penalty kick was stopped by German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer. "After the penalty save, I felt it was meant to be," Germany coach Silvia Neid said. "We worked hard for each other. It was a great team performance. It was important to work against Marta, and we did a good job in pushing her to the sidelines." Read More...
Women’s World Cup Update
13/09/07 16:35 Filed in: Soccer
Women’s World Cup Update
The #1 team in the world, the United States escaped with a draw in their opening game of the Women’s World Cup. They played North Korea to a 2-2 tie. United States forward Abby Wambach said that North Korea is a real threat in the tournament. "North Korea are one of the best teams in the tournament, and I'm not saying that because we tied, I'm saying that because there were times in that game where I felt we were getting outplayed," she said, "That happens very rarely, and that happens with teams that only train a lot and are prepared and organized, and are great athletes, physical and are willing to throw it out there. At this point North Korea are potentially one of the hardest teams I've played (against) in my career."
The U.S. now faces 2003 runner-up Sweden in Friday's match. All four teams in Group B have one point each, after Sweden played to a 1-1 draw with African champions Nigeria. North Korea takes on Nigeria in the other game in Group B on Friday. "All of the teams in our group know that we all have a point and we want to win the next game so that we can go up," Wambach said.
In other women’s World Cup soccer action, South American powerhouse Brazil routed New Zealand 5-0 and showed the world they are a real threat to win this year. Brazil is in Group D along with China, Denmark and New Zealand. The host Chinese beat Denmark in their opening game.
In Group A, Germany got the only win as they defeated Argentina in record-breaking fashion, winning 11-0. England and Japan played to a draw in the other Group A match. Group C had Australia and Norway getting victories while Canada and Ghana were the losers.
It is already apparent that the favorites in the tournament are Germany, the United States and Brazil with possible darkhorse contenders China, North Korea and possibly England. Each team in the Women’s World Cup will play three games in Group Stage action to determine which teams advance to the next round.
The #1 team in the world, the United States escaped with a draw in their opening game of the Women’s World Cup. They played North Korea to a 2-2 tie. United States forward Abby Wambach said that North Korea is a real threat in the tournament. "North Korea are one of the best teams in the tournament, and I'm not saying that because we tied, I'm saying that because there were times in that game where I felt we were getting outplayed," she said, "That happens very rarely, and that happens with teams that only train a lot and are prepared and organized, and are great athletes, physical and are willing to throw it out there. At this point North Korea are potentially one of the hardest teams I've played (against) in my career."
The U.S. now faces 2003 runner-up Sweden in Friday's match. All four teams in Group B have one point each, after Sweden played to a 1-1 draw with African champions Nigeria. North Korea takes on Nigeria in the other game in Group B on Friday. "All of the teams in our group know that we all have a point and we want to win the next game so that we can go up," Wambach said.
In other women’s World Cup soccer action, South American powerhouse Brazil routed New Zealand 5-0 and showed the world they are a real threat to win this year. Brazil is in Group D along with China, Denmark and New Zealand. The host Chinese beat Denmark in their opening game.
In Group A, Germany got the only win as they defeated Argentina in record-breaking fashion, winning 11-0. England and Japan played to a draw in the other Group A match. Group C had Australia and Norway getting victories while Canada and Ghana were the losers.
It is already apparent that the favorites in the tournament are Germany, the United States and Brazil with possible darkhorse contenders China, North Korea and possibly England. Each team in the Women’s World Cup will play three games in Group Stage action to determine which teams advance to the next round.