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Old School Meets New School
The United States men's national soccer team has had a thrilling summer so far, highlighted by a huge win on Dutch soil last week. The bar will be raised in this one though, as the trip to Germany is going to be absolutely no fun....
The German national soccer team was the favorite at the outset of this tournament to win the World Cup, and after posting the second-biggest win in women's World Cup history, the club is going to look to clinch up the Group B title on Thursday against the only other legitimate contender in the group, Norway....
There wasn't a more fortunate team early in the women's World Cup than Canada, which needed a penalty kick late on to beat China. The host nation would like to sweat a lot less in this second match against New Zealand....
The United States men's soccer team was drawn into the Group of Death in 2014 in the World Cup. Now, the United States women have drawn a similar fate.That said, unlike in Brazil where the Americans were never expected to actually clear the hurdle of the group stage, the women are still heavy favorites to get out of this group and ultimately win the whole tournament....
The defending World Cup champions from Japan will begin their quest to repeat on Monday in Vancouver against a Switzerland side which also believes that it can get out of Group E and into the quarterfinals of this tournament....
In 2011, Canada's women finished dead last in the World Cup, much to the chagrin of its supporters who dreamt of winning the entire tournament. Now that the World Cup is being played on Canadian soil, there really is no excuse not to succeed. First up though, is a sneaky tough match against China in Edmonton....
There's just one more preparation match left for the United States women's soccer team, and that fixture comes at home against the Korea Republic on Saturday in New Jersey....
Jurgen Klinsmann really hopes that the future of American soccer is headed to New Zealand this week with sights set on winning the U-20 World Cup. The United States will take the pitch on the first day of competition in the host nation's Group A, though it will dodge New Zealand on the first match day and take on Myanmar instead....
