German Women Beat U.S. in Under-19 Semis
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The United States lost to Germany 3-1 Wednesday in the semifinals of the FIFA Under-19 Women's World Championship.
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BANGKOK, Thailand - Defending champion the United States edged Spain 1-0 and South Korea defeated Russia 2-0 Thursday on the sixth day of play in the FIFA Under-19 Women&#39;s World Championship.
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Samantha Hunt scored in overtime yesterday to give Canada a 4-3 victory over the United States and a three-game sweep in their under-22 womenâs hockey series in Lake Placid, N.Y.Jinelle Zaugg scored twice and Sarah Parsons had the other goal for the United States. Molly Schaus made 38 saves, but could not stop Huntâs wrist shot at 9 minutes 57 seconds of overtime.
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Jens Lehmann made the key saves in the penalty shootout Friday to send Germany into the World Cup semifinals with a 4-2 win over Argentina.
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Lori Chalupny gave the United States the fast start it was looking for in a 1-0 victory over Nigeria on Tuesday, a win that put the top-ranked Americans into the Women's World Cup quarterfinals.
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The defending champion United States beats Spain 1-0 Thursday at the 12-team FIFA Under-19 Women's World Championship.
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Russia beat the two-time defending champion United States 75-68 in the semifinals of the women's world championships on Thursday night, snapping the Americans' 26-game winning streak in this event.
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Austria beat the United States in extra time on Saturday to go into the semi-finals of the Under-20 World Cup where they will meet the Czech Republic, who beat Spain on penalties.
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The only teenager on the U.S. women's soccer team gave the old vets a chance to leave with one last gold. Minutes after missing a wide-open net, Heather O'Reilly scored in the ninth minute of overtime Monday to give the United States a 2-1 victory over World Cup champion Germany and a place in Thursday's gold-medal game.
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Abby Wambach scored her 17th goal in her  last 18 matches as the United States beat Japan 2-1 on Friday,  setting up a semi-final clash with world champions Germany in  the Olympic women's soccer tournament.
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Germany is starting to get that championship look. It took Juergen Klinsmann&#039;s team a mere 12 minutes to break down Sweden 2-0 Saturday, becoming the first team to reach the World Cup quarterfinals. It was a one-sided win over what was billed as one of the top European teams heading into the tournament.
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The &quot;Win One for Mia and the Gang&quot; speech US women&#39;s soccer coach April Heinrichs delivered before Monday&#39;s Olympic semifinal match got the job done.
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The United States was eliminated from the FIFA Under-20 World Cup with a 2-1 overtime loss to Austria in the quarterfinals Saturday as Erwin Hoffer scored the go-ahead goal in the 105th minute, just two minutes after he entered the game.
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Defending champion Germany reached the final of the Women's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Norway on Wednesday.
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Germany was awarded the 2011 Women's World Cup on Tuesday, beating out Canada after winning soccer's last two world titles.
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The streak is over, and so is the United States' bid for a third Women's World Cup championship. Brazil and its star player Marta put on a dazzling performance against the Americans and cruised to a 4-0 victory in the semifinals Thursday, ending the U.S. unbeaten streak at 51 games and sending the Brazilians into their first title match, against Germany on Sunday.
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THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Abby Wambach will never score an easier goal. From 1 foot away, she tapped the ball into the net and put the United States into the Olympic semifinals.