ESPN FC’s Julie Foudy and Kate Markgraf explain why this group of World Cup champions is the best to ever step on the field for the United States.
LYON, France — While one of the biggest stars remaining in the Women’s World Cup continues to insist she will be available for Sunday’s final between the United States and the Netherlands, the outlook for another sounded less promising a day ahead of kickoff.
U.S. star Megan Rapinoe said her hamstring won’t prevent her from playing. Dutch counterpart Lieke Martens, according to her coach, is a day-of-game decision with a foot injury.
As she has since missing a semifinal win against England with…
Megan Rapinoe broke into a short song before highlighting the pay disparity between the men’s and women’s game.
Megan Rapinoe finds it unfathomable that there could be three major soccer finals scheduled on the same day.
Ahead of the World Cup final, USWNT coach Jill Ellis spoke about her and Netherlands coach Sarina Wiegman leading their respective sides in such a huge game.
While the USWNT may not be taking the Netherlands lightly, ESPN’s Julie Foudy joins SportsCenter to explain why she feels otherwise.
LYON, France — Europe has one more chance to push the defending champion from its throne when the Netherlands plays the United States in the Women’s World Cup final (Sunday, 5 p.m. local, 11 a.m. ET).
This game will be the fifth in a row for the U.S. against a highly ranked European opponent. The Americans knocked off Sweden, Spain, France and England in succession, but must now beat the reigning European champion Dutch to finish the job and win back-to-back titles for the first time in their history.
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While the USWNT may not be taking the Netherlands lightly, ESPN’s Julie Foudy joins SportsCenter to explain why she feels otherwise.
Alex Morgan explains what it’d mean for the USWNT to win back-to-back Women’s World Cup titles.
USWNT’s Kelley O’Hara looks ahead to Sunday’s World Cup final vs. the Netherlands and says she and her teammates will not be underestimating their opponents.
LYON, France — As the opening notes of the Dutch national anthem floated through Stade de Lyon Wednesday night, 500 miles north, a fire was burning. More than five million people in the Netherlands — nearly one-third of the country’s population — were tuning in to watch their women’s national team take on Sweden in the second semifinal of the Women’s World Cup. Thursday morning, those fans woke to front-page headlines in the nation’s largest papers trumpeting the Oranjileeuwinnen’s thrilling…