With World Cup qualification secured, USWNT looks to keep rolling in final...
USWNT coach Jill Ellis is happy with her team’s play, but there’s one game left in the CONCACAF Women’s Championship. (Photo Copyright Erica McCaulley for The Equalizer) PHILADELPHIA — With...
View Article2014: Costa Rican soccer’s coming-out party
Costa Rica celebrates beating Trinidad and Tobago on penalty kicks. (Photo Copyright Erica McCaulley for The Equalizer) PHILADELPHIA – There were a few tears shed on Friday at PPL Park. There had to...
View ArticleWambach lifts USWNT to 7th CONCACAF crown
The U.S. women won their 7th CONCACAF title on Sunday. (USA Today Images) PHILADELPHIA – Abby Wambach is the world’s all-time leading goal-scorer. She owns two Olympic gold medals and a FIFA World...
View ArticlePHOTOS: USWNT wins CONCACAF in style
The United States women clinched their seventh CONCACAF title on Sunday, the same day that Mexico earned a World Cup berth and Costa Rica celebrated second place and a historic qualification from two...
View ArticleWorld Cup Draw: 24 teams, 24 dreams
Twenty-four teams will compete for this trophy in 2015. (USA Today Images) The World Cup Draw results are just two days old, and that leaves 180 more until the action kicks off in Edmonton on June 6,...
View ArticleBroadcast details, kickoff times set for World Cup
Kickoff times are set for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. (Photo Copyright Harjeet Johal for The Equalizer) Fox Sports will broadcast all 52 games of the 2015 Women’s World Cup on either Fox, Fox Sports 1...
View ArticleAvedissian steps down as coach of Costa Rica
Carlos Avedissian has stepped down as coach of Costa Rica for a job directing Puerto Rico’s men’s and women’s teams. (Getty Images) Carlos (Garabet) Avedissian stepped down as head coach of Costa...
View ArticleCosta Rica tabs assistant Valverde as new coach
Left with no coach just five months before the World Cup after Carlos Avedissian jetted for Puerto Rico, Costa Rica decided to hire from within and promote Amelia Valverde to coach. Valverde will guide...
View ArticleCosta Rica captain Cruz has surgery on right knee
Costa Rica captain Shirley Cruz is out at least a month after arthroscopic surgery on her right knee. (Photo Copyright Erica McCaulley for The Equalizer) Costa Rica captain Shirley Cruz is expected to...
View Article2015 Women’s World Cup: Group E Preview
(Getty Images) Group E could quietly become the most entertaining quartet in the Women’s World Cup. Brazil, Spain, Korea Republic and Costa Rica are all technical teams with playmakers who serve as...
View ArticleWomen’s World Cup — Day 4 Preview
Tuesday is the final set of matches in the opening series so if the team you are following has not played yet, they’ll be on the schedule today. Here is a look: Group F – France vs England Tuesday, 1...
View ArticleSpain, Costa Rica open World Cup histories with draw
(Getty Images) Spain an Costa Rica shared the points in their respective Women’s World Cup debuts, drawing 1-1 on Tuesday in Montreal to open up play in Group E. Early goals separated by less than a...
View ArticleWomen’s World Cup Day 4 — Vero, Spain Debut
Vero Boquete and Spain settled for a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica Tuesday in the World Cup debut for all. (Getty Images) The long awaited World Cup debut of Spain’s Vero Boquete, by any measure one of...
View ArticleStock up, stock down: World Cup through Round 1
Romona Bachmann and Switzerland impressed against Japan, making the reigning world champs look shaky. (Getty Images) We’ve now seen everyone once at the World Cup. We should be clear that one game...
View ArticleWomen’s World Cup — Day 8 Preview
The final matches of the second round of group play will play out Saturday. Let’s have a look: Group F – France (1-0-0) vs Colombia (0-0-1) Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT Moncton Stadium, Moncton WATCH LIVE ON...
View ArticleCosta Rica rallies but only draws Korea Republic
(Getty Images) Substitute Karla Villalobos came up with a dramatic equalizer in the 89th minute to give Costa Rica what would have to be considered a deserved point for the second straight match, as...
View ArticleWomen’s World Cup — what we learned on Day 8
(Getty Images) Statistics and analytics are a huge part of sports in the modern age, and rightfully so, but sometimes one comes across that stops you in your tracks and makes you say, “Huh?” On...
View ArticleAdvancement scenarios for final group matches
(Getty Images) Two matches down and one to go in group play at the 2015 Women’s World Cup and there is still so much we don’t know about how the knockout brackets will look. The only two teams...
View ArticleWomen’s World Cup — Day 12 preview
(Getty Images) Wednesday is the final day of group play. All eight teams in action remain alive and in fact nobody needs help. Any team that wins is in the knockout stage. Brazil and Colombia are...
View ArticleBrazil send Costa Rica home with 1-0 win
Raquel Fernandes scored in the 83rd minute to lift Brazil to a 1-0 win over Costa Rica and keep the Samba Queens perfect in group play. The loss put Costa Rica out of their first World Cup with two...
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