US Women’s Soccer Update from Goal

Goal's Seth Vertelney brings you the American women's soccer news you need to know today.Canada has won the Olympic gold medal in women's soccer after defeating Sweden in a penalty shootout on Friday.The two teams tied 1-1 after regulation and extra time. Stina Blackstenius opened the scoring for the Swedes in the first half before Canada's Jessie Fleming leveled the score with a penalty kick in the second half.Both teams had chances to score but couldn't capitalize as the match went to a penalty shootout. Sweden had a chance to win the gold, but Caroline Seger missed her penalty and Julia Grosso later scored from the spot to give Canada the gold.For Canada, it was their first Olympic gold medal in women's soccer while Sweden took the silver for the second straight Olympics.The U.S. took home the bronze medal on Thursday, defeating Australia 4-3 in the third-place match. It was the first time the U.S. had won the bronze at the Olympics, having previously won the gold four times.

I'm Seth Vertelney with Goal, and this is the American women's soccer news you need to know today.The U.S. women's national team defeated Australia 4-3 on Thursday in the Olympic bronze medal match.Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd each scored two goals in what could be the veteran duo's final appearance at a major tournament for the U.S.Lloyd, who is 39, hinted after the game that she could be announcing her retirement soon, saying: "I haven't made any official announcement yet but obviously I'm at the tail end of my career."Physically I feel really good but at some point I have to hang up the boots and live life.”The U.S. entered the Olympics as favorites to win gold but will have to be content with the first bronze medal in the program's history.In the gold medal match, Sweden and Canada are set to face off, but after the game was originally scheduled for 11am local time on Friday, it has now been moved to 9pm local time to mitigate the heat and humidity in Tokyo.

Goal's Seth Vertelney has the American women's soccer news you need to know today.The women's soccer tournament at the Olympics has reached its final two matches, as Sweden and Canada will battle for the gold medal, while the U.S. will face Australia for the bronze.Sweden has been the tournament's most impressive team having won all five of their matches so far, while Canada is coming off a huge 1-0 win over the U.S. in the semi-final, which was the first time they have beaten their rivals to the south in 20 years.Both Sweden and Canada are looking to win their first gold medal in women's soccer.In the bronze medal game, the U.S. is looking to salvage something from what has been a disappointing tournament by defeating Australia, who are looking to medal for the first time in women's soccer.The two teams have already met once at this tournament, with their match in the group phase ending in a 0-0 draw.

Goal's Seth Vertelney with Goal has the American women's soccer news you need to know today.The U.S. women's national team will not win a gold medal at the Olympics, which was confirmed after Monday's 1-0 defeat to Canada in the semi-final.Jesse Fleming scored a penalty kick for Canada in the second half, and the U.S. was unable to find a response as they crashed out of gold medal contention. For Canada, it was their first win over the U.S. in 20 years.It has been a disappointing tournament for the U.S., who entered as the favorites for gold but have won just one of their five games in regulation so far, while being shut out three times after entering the tournament without being shut out in four years.The U.S. will face Australia in the bronze medal match on Thursday in a rematch of a group-stage match at this Olympics which ended 0-0.Canada, meanwhile, will face Sweden for the gold medal, as both sides aim to win gold for the first time in their history.

Seth Vertelney has all the American women's soccer news you need to know today, from Goal.In NWSL action on Saturday, OL Reign grabbed a much-needed 2-0 win over Racing Louisville.France star Eugénie Le Sommer scored both goals for OL Reign, her first goals in the NWSL since joining from French power Lyon.In Saturday's other NWSL match, the Orlando Pride drew the North Carolina Courage 1-1 in their first match under interim head coach Becky Burleigh.After the game, Pride goalscorer Sydney Leroux took a thinly-veiled dig at former coach Marc Skinner, who left the club at midseason to take over Manchester United. Leroux said she was happy to have, quote, the feeling of someone wanting to be here for us.Meanwhile in Japan, the U.S. women's national team are making final preparations for their Olympic semi-final showdown against regional rivals Canada.The winner of the U.S.-Canada match will face the winner of Sweden's game against Australia in the gold medal game.

Seth Vertelney with Goal, brings you all the American women's soccer news you need to know today.After defeating the Netherlands in the Olympic quarter-final on Friday, the U.S. will now turn its attention to Monday's semi-final against regional rival Canada.The U.S. has been dominant against the Canadians in recent years, as Canada has not won against the Americans since 2001.In NWSL news, the league announced that it has reached a settlement with Portland Thorns teenager Olivia Moultrie that will allow her to continue playing in the league.Moultrie, who is 15, sued the league in May for the right to play, arguing that the NWSL's rule preventing players under 18 from signing contracts violated antitrust laws. A judge initially ruled in Moultrie's favor in June, allowing her to sign a three-year contract with the Thorns. She made her NWSL debut in July, becoming the youngest player in league history.

Goal's Seth Vertelney brings you the latest American women's soccer news.The U.S. women's national team advanced to the Olympic semi-finals by defeating the Netherlands in a penalty shootout on Friday. The two teams tied 2-2 after 120 minutes of action, with Lynn Williams and Sam Mewis scoring for the U.S. and Viviane Miedema scoring both goals for the Netherlands.American goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher proved to be the hero against the Dutch, saving a late penalty in regulation that could have given the Netherlands the victory, before going on to save two penalties in the shootout, including one from Miedema.The U.S. will now face Canada in the Olympic semi-final on Monday after the Canadians advanced with a shootout win over Brazil in their quarter-final match.In the other two quarter-finals, Australia defeated Team GB 4-3 and Sweden got past Japan 3-1, setting up a semi-final between Australia and Sweden on Monday.

Goal's Seth Vertelney has the American women's soccer news you need to know today.The U.S. women's national team is continuing their preparations for Friday's Olympic quarterfinal against the Netherlands, a game that will be a rematch of the World Cup final two years ago.The Dutch attack has been in amazing form so far in Japan, with the team scoring an incredible 21 goals in their first three matches. They have been vulnerable defensively though, as they have also given up eight total goals.The Americans will look to improve their offense in the game against the Dutch, having been shut out in two of their three games at the Olympics so far.Should the U.S. defeat the Netherlands, they will face either Canada or Brazil in the semi-final on Monday.In other news, Manchester United officially confirmed Marc Skinner as their new head coach. Skinner resigned as coach of the NWSL's Orlando Pride earlier this week.

Goal's Seth Vertelney brings you the American women's soccer news you need to know today.The U.S. women's national team has advanced past the group stage at the Olympics, but they'll need to show improvement if they are to take home gold in Japan.After entering the tournament as strong favourites, the U.S. could only manage one win, one draw and one defeat in their three group stage matches. A 3-0 defeat to Sweden to open the tournament was an especially shocking result.Now the U.S. must regroup ahead of the knockout stage, where a difficult quarterfinal match with the Netherlands awaits on Friday. The game will be a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final, where the U.S. defeated the Dutch 2-0 in France to win their second straight World Cup title.The U.S. will be aiming to avoid their second straight Olympic quarterfinal exit, after losing to Sweden in the last eight in Rio five years ago. That defeat came after the U.S. had won gold at each of the previous three Olympics.

Seth Vertelney has the latest American women's soccer news with Goal.The U.S. women's national team advanced to the Olympic quarterfinals after drawing Australia 0-0 on Tuesday.The Americans could only finish second in their group, however, after Sweden clinched first place with a win over New Zealand. After entering the Olympics as the gold medal favorites, the U.S. had a disappointing group stage that saw them win one, lose one and draw one in their their three games. The U.S. will now face the Netherlands in the quarter finals, in what will be a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final. The Dutch will be looking for revenge after the U.S. won that match 2-0 in france.The winner between the U.S. and the Netherlands will face the winner between Canada and Brazil in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Team GB will face Australia in another quarterfinal, while Sweden will take on Japan.

Goal's Seth Vertelney brings you up to date with the latest American women's soccer news.The Washington Spirit and Gotham FC both earned big wins on Sunday night, with the Spirit beating Racing Louisville 2-0 and Gotham defeating the Chicago Red Stars 2-1. Gotham and Washington moved up to second and third place in the standings respectively. Ashley Hatch scored a goal for the Spirit, her sixth of the season. She now leads the NWSL in goals. For Gotham FC, who are now unbeaten in seven matches, Midge Purce grabbed the winner. In other NWSL news, the Orlando Pride named Becky Burleigh interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021 season. Burleigh spent 26 years as the head coach at the University of Florida before announcing her retirement in February.Meanwhile in Japan, the U.S. continued to prepare for their Olympic group stage finale against Australia on Tuesday. The U.S. needs a draw to guarantee a second place finish in the group and a place in the quarterfinals.

Seth Vertelney brings you the American women's soccer news you need to know today.The Portland Thorns increased their lead atop the NWSL standings with a 1-0 win over the Houston Dash on Saturday night. Sophia Smith, who just missed out on the U.S. Olympic roster, scored the game's only goal.In the other NWSL game on Saturday, OL Reign defeated the Orlando Pride 2-0. After a hot start to the season, the Pride are now winless in five matches, and just saw their coach Marc Skinner leave the team to take over at Manchester United.Meanwhile at the Olympics, the U.S. women's national team are preparing for their group stage finale on Tuesday against Australia. The U.S. needs just a draw to secure second place in their group, which would likely see them face off against either the Netherlands or Brazil in the quarterfinals.

Seth Vertelney brings you the latest American women's soccer news you need to know today.The U.S. women's national team bounced back from their opening loss to Sweden at the Olympics by defeating New Zealand 6-1 on Saturday.The win saw the U.S. move up to second place in group G, and they now only need a draw against Australia in their final group stage game to secure a second-place finish in their group and a guaranteed place in the quarterfinals.In other matches, the Netherlands tied brazil 3-3 and Zambia drew China 4-4. Team GB got their second win of the tournament with a 1-0 result over japan, while Canada defeated Chile 2-1.In non-Olympics news, Marc Skinner has left his position as Orlando Pride head coach to return to his native England and take over at Manchester United.

Seth Vertelney brings you the latest American women's soccer news with Goal.The U.S. women's national team is looking to bounce back from their stunning opening-game loss to Sweden at the Olympics when they take on New Zealand on Saturday.Speaking to the media on Friday, U.S. midfielder Lindsey Horan admitted that her team was not mentally ready to play in their 3-nothing defeat to the Swedes, and that the U.S. is looking to fix that ahead of their next match.Head coach Vlatko Andonovski also admitted that his team didn't look like themselves against Sweden, but said the U.S. didn't have time to dwell on that result with their next match rapidly approaching. New Zealand fell 2-0 to Australia in their opening game, and the top-ranked U.S. are heavy favorites to bounce back from their opening-game loss and get their quest for gold back on track.

Seth Vertelney brings you the latest American women's soccer news from Goal.The Olympics are off and running, with all 12 teams in action on Wednesday. The biggest headline of the day came from Sweden's 3-0 upset win over the United States, the tournament favorites. The U.S. will look to rebound on Saturday when they face New Zealand who lost to Australia in their tournament opener. There were also big wins for Brazil over China, and the Netherlands over Zambia. Team GB started their tournament well with victory over Chile while Canada and Japan drew 1-1. The next round of fixtures will take place on Saturday.In NWSL news, a major trade went down on Thursday as veteran forward and former U.S. national team star Amy Rodriguez was traded from Kansas City to the North Carolina Courage, with Kansas City receiving Kristen Hamilton, Hailie Mace and Katelyn Rowland in exchange.

Goal's Seth Vertelney brings you the American women's soccer news you need to know today.The U.S. women's national team was stunned 3-0 by Sweden in their Olympic opener on Wednesday, as Stina Blackstenius scored two goals to help the Swedes to an upset win.It was the first game the U.S. had lost since January of 2019, ending a run of 44 consecutive matches without defeat. The loss was also the first defeat suffered by head coach Vlatko Andonovski, who had won 22 and drawn one of his first 23 matches in charge.Sweden went ahead after 25 minutes from a Blackstenius header, and the forward scored her second goal of the game in the second half off a corner kick. Lina Hurtig rounded off a comprehensive win for the Swedes with a header in the 72nd minute. The U.S. must now regroup on Saturday when they face New Zealand. Andonovski may be forced to make several changes to his lineup after a surprisingly poor display in their Olympic opener.

Goal's Seth Vertelney brings you the American women's soccer news you need to know today.The Olympics are finally here, and the U.S. women's national team will begin their quest for the gold medal with a match against Sweden on Wednesday. The U.S. is aiming to become the first defending Women's World Cup champion to win an Olympic gold medal, having won the World Cup in France two years ago.Sweden, ranked fifth in the world, will be a formidable opening challenge for the U.S. The Swedes knocked the U.S. out in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, marking the first time that the Americans failed to medal at an Olympic games.Sweden also drew the U.S. 1-1 in April, marking the only time in head coach Vlatko Andonovski's first 23 games in charge that his side failed to win.Following their match against Sweden, the U.S. will face New Zealand and Australia in the group stage, as they look to take home their fifth Olympic gold medal.

Goal's Seth Vertelney brings you the latest American women's soccer news.Parity is the name of the game in the NWSL right now, as the Chicago Red Stars ended the weekend in first place, but the seventh-place Washington Spirit are just two points behind them. In between sit five teams all level on 16 points, including Houston, Gotham FC and Portland, who were all winners over the weekend.Gotham FC's weekend started off in rocky fashion though, as their general manager Alyse LaHue was fired following an NWSL investigation into a complaint filed against her for violating a league policy. Meanwhile in Japan, the U.S. women's national team is now just two days away from beginning their Olympic campaign. The U.S. kicks off against Sweden on Wednesday, beginning group play at the games, before they face New Zealand and Australia to round off group play.

Seth Vertelney brings you the latest American women's soccer news with Goal.Laura Harvey is back in the NWSL and back with OL Reign. Harvey will leave her position as U.S. Under-20 head coach to return to the club she coached for five years – back when they were known as the Seattle Reign. Harvey replaces former head coach Farid Benstiti, who left the club after a poor start to the 2021 season.She will join OL Reign following the Olympics, where she is serving as an assistant for the U.S. women's national team. In other NWSL coaching news, Casey Stoney has been appointed as the first head coach of San Diego NWSL, who will begin play as an expansion side next year. Stoney joins after leaving Manchester United, a club she helped build into a Women's Super League power during her time in charge. San Diego NWSL will unveil their official name, colors and crest in the near future.

I'm Seth Vertelney with Goal, and this is the American women's soccer news you need to know today.The U.S. national team's Olympic opener is now just one week away, as longtime rival Sweden awaits on July 21 in Tokyo. The U.S. has been boosted by the news that they and all other teams will be able to choose from 22 players for their matches, rather than 18. In past Olympics, teams have used 18-player rosters with four alternates who could only be moved to the active roster if they replaced another player.But this summer, the IOC has ruled that the four alternates will be available for selection, though teams can still only name 18-player rosters for each match.The U.S. has arrived in Japan but unlike previous Olympics, the team won't be able to play any closed-door scrimmages against other teams due to coronavirus restrictions. For the next week, the U.S. will be preparing for their opener by facing some of their toughest opposition: each other.If you want more news and views on the U.S. national team's journey in the Olympics you can now get Goal's new podcast - “All of US: The U.S. Women's Soccer Show” wherever you listen to podcasts. Episode one with soccer legend Hope Solo is coming soon!

Tobin Heath silenced questions over her fitness as she scored in within 52 seconds of her return to action with The Gals. Head coach Vlatko Andonovski continued is fine form in charge with 22 wins from 23 and the USWNT now look set to impress at the Tokyo Olympics in a few weeks.

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