One game short.  With the loss to Germany, the US ended up one game short of their goal of winning back to back World Cups.  No shame in losing to a really good Germany side that was the better team that night, although there were some issues that April will need to address before the Olympics this summer.

The US did beat Canada, 3-1, to take the Bronze.


We now have the schedule.  The USA will play against Sweden on September 21 at RFK, Nigeria on September 24 at Legion Field in Philadelphia, and finally against North Korea on September 28 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Ohio.  For a detailed look at these opponents, including how they got to the World Cup and their record against the USA, see the MLSnet article.  For all the details, go to the Womens' World Cup Resource.

Is going to be a tough one.  Clearly, the USA is in the toughest group, with the Nos. 5 (Sweden) and 7 (North Korea) teams in the world, along with the strongest of the weak teams at No. 23 (Nigeria).  It will take the best the US has to advance as the winner of the group -- but by doing so, would most likely avoid Norway or China until the final, unless either of those teams do not win their groups as well.

Per CNNSI, this is the current pool of players April will whittle down over the coming months.

If you are looking for old tapes of team USA or the NASL, Dave Brett Wasser is your man. Take a look at his website -- Soccer and Sports Videos -- and find tons of soccer matches from days of old and new!  Want to see USA v. China in the 1996 Olympics -- you know, the one NBC never showed in its entirety? He's got it!  Or see Pele's first NASL game?  He's got it!  Or for the MNT -- Want to see USA-Colombia from 1994? He's got it!  Or And it isn't just the USA -- what about England-Brazil from 1970?  Brazil-Holland at the Cotton Bowl in 1994? England-Argentina in 1986?  He has 'em!