Shanghai Delight by Steven Goff (Blog Entry | Washington Post - September 15) Well, that was awkward. As the U.S. team awaited to board an Air China flight from Chengdu to Shanghai this morning, the Nigerian team arrived at the gate.more details | go to article
Behave Yourselves by Steven Goff (Preview | Washington Post - September 16) Tied with North Korea after two matches, the U.S. women could end up winning Group B on, of all things, good behavior and thus avoid a quarterfinal showdown with defending champion Germany.more details | go to article
Hope Springs Eternal by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | FIFA - September 16) The position of goalkeeper is widely regarded as the loneliest of all. Typically hard on themselves, theirs can be a cursed lot. While goalscorers often find themselves bathed in glory and adulation after a win, the players at the other end of the pitch fall under the spotlight most often after a costly error.more details | go to article
The State Of Play by No Author Listed (Preview | FIFA - September 16) With two rounds of matches played, it is time for some of the teams at this FIFA Women's World Cup to get their calculators out. Here FIFA.com explains how qualifying works and takes you through the various scenarios ahead of the deciding group games.more details | go to article
Postcard From China: Lindsay Tarpley by No Author Listed (1st Person | USSF - September 16) Every so often during the Women’s World Cup, a U.S. Women’s National Team player will write an e-postcard, filling in the fans back home on the happenings of the team, off the field activities, and anything else on their mind. Today, soon-to-be 24-year-old Lindsay Tarpley checks in from Shanghai, China, after playing in her first-ever Women’s World Cup match against Sweden, and shares her thoughts on getting around one of the biggest cities in the world, her first Women’s World Cup and her memorable restaurant faux pau.more details | go to article
USA To Finish Group B Against Nigeria At 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup by No Author Listed (Preview | USSF - September 17) The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team heads into its final match in Group B at the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in the position afforded a team that took four points off two of the best teams in the tournament during its first two matches. The USA faces Nigeria on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. local (7:55 a.m. ET on ESPN) needing a win or a tie to advance to the quarterfinals.more details | go to article
U.S. Aims To Come Out Strong Against Nigeria by Graham Hays (Preview | ESPN - September 16) The United States will head to Shanghai's Pudong Airport on Wednesday to catch a flight out of town. What Tuesday's game against Nigeria (8 a.m. ET, ESPN) will determine is whether it's on a quick round-trip ticket to Beijing or Wuhan, or a long one-way ticket back home across the Pacific.more details | go to article
Ryan Concentrating On Nigeria by Gary Rose (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - September 17) United States coach Greg Ryan refuses to concern himself with the permutations which could see his side progress at the 2007 Women's World Cup, preferring instead to focus solely on its final game in Group B against Nigeria on Tuesday.more details | go to article
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