The U.S. women's national team is a game away from reaching the final of the Women's World Cup for the first time since winning it all in 1999.
After their breathtaking, come-from-behind victory over Brazil in the quarterfinals, the U.S. women face France in a semifinal match in Moenchengladbach, Germany (12 p.m., ESPN/ESPN3.com/Galavision). The French team has been a revelation in this tournament, defeating Canada and Nigeria in group play before falling to host Germany to finish second in Group A. France defeated England in penalty kicks to reach the semifinal.
U.S. coach Pia Sundhage has made one change to her starting XI, replacing suspended centerback Rachel Buehler with Becky Sauerbrunn, who becomes the first player ever to make her World Cup debut this late in the tournament.
If you will be watching the match, please feel free to share any thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below. Enjoy the action.
3-1 usa
3-1 USA, 88th minute.
Marta who?
And as you all just saw, like Marta and Kelly Smith, she can’t use her right foot very well.
Whats the score? I can’t live stream from my office
Well she does have a bad touch when posting up. You all have to admit that. She is a typical US player — athletic, fast, not great technically. If the defender is ever as fast as she is, she is in big trouble.
Heath is usually good with posession.
Psshh Alex is my girl!! Haha
As Grant Wahl (or possibly Steve Davis) put it, the only US “style” seems to be to try to out-athlete everybody.
Except the US men really no longer have any physical advantage over other teams – not faster, not fitter, not bigger…
Morgan! About time my girl scores.
YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, Morgan’s touch really stunk up the place on that France-killer!
Megan Rapinoe has been amazing in her sub appearance today. Great finish by Alex Morgan 🙂
Nicely done, Morgan! So much for her supposed lack of technical ability
Alex Morgan!!!!
MORGAN with AWESOMENESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSZ
OMG – Alex Morgan!!!! I take back all those things about the bad touches.
wow….WELCOME TO THE PARTY ALEX!!
how about Lindsey now for whoever is most tired? we have one more sub, right? did I lose track?
yep
If you are Sundhage, what sub do you make now? Put in Lori Lindsey and play 3 center mids? Or move back Morgan into midfield?
Game changed with Pia’s changes in the midfield.
US women play like the US men. Not technical and get outplayed but use their physical advantage and effort to pull out results.
Man, Abby is such a RIDICULOUS weapon. She’s just unmarkable in the air
ABBBYY!!!!
Abby is my hero.
hello Abby :)))))))
BEAST!!
Sweet!!!
I think Thomis worse than A-rod touch wise.
Brilliant!
wambach!!!
Thomis is a big worry. Has the touch of Arod though.
stay w/ the flank attack, and Abby has one less central defender to beat now
Darn the really old one is coming out.
France goalie is soooo weak. Too bad we can’t test her more.
Thiney has been learning from Lenhart. They’re both jackasses. That should be a yellow. Why do players think that’s allowed?
Cheney showing well in the CMF
I agree. But, there’s no reason to continue this formula.
Morgan’s touch fails her again there…….
The US looks tired. This is going to be a real character test to grit out a win.
Her speed is crucial but it may encourage us to play over the top more. Which we don’t need now.
just like that…yes
We look better in these last 5 or 10 minutes.
Wow, great strike by Rapinoe… SOOOO CLOSE
Holy crap what a shot from Rapinoe!
alex morgan has been terrible in this tourney.
the us is playing like utter crap. they aren’t going to win if they continue to play like this … out again in the semis unless they pick it up.
Route 1 doesn’t make for pretty soccer, but it works. We would have looked brilliant against Brazil if Marta hadn’t jumped with both feet into the air, intentionally upending herself and drawing a red card and bogus PK. The game would likely have been 1-0 at final (or 2-0 after Brazil toca toc’d their whole team upfield and were exposed at the back for a quick Route 1 counter). I like teams like Barcelona too, but there are a lot of ways to skin a cat.
the flanks!!! come on, and look what happened after we switched the play from one side to the other just with the backline passes! tons of space
GO USA!!!