Recent US vs. Nigeria (Sept. 18, 2007) Articles
Ryan Confindent U.S. Can Win Third World Cup Title
by Gary Rose (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - )
Greg Ryan is confident the United States has what it takes to capture its third World Cup title following his squad's 2-0 Group B win over Sweden on Friday. more details | go to article

Shanghai Delight
by Steven Goff (Blog Entry | Washington Post - )
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 - )
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

US And Nigeria Hold Their Breath
by No Author Listed (Preview | FIFA - )
Tension levels could hardly be higher ahead of the last round of action in Group B. more details | go to article

Hope Springs Eternal
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | FIFA - )
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

U.S. Women Look To Spice Things Up, With Quarters In Sight At World Cup
by Stephen Wade (Preview | Yahoo - )
The United States survived games against North Korea and Sweden in the first week of the Women's World Cup. The spicy cuisine of Sichuan province, home of giant pandas and blistering chilies, proved a little more difficult. more details | go to article

The State Of Play
by No Author Listed (Preview | FIFA - )
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

Nigeria's Women Football Team Still Has Hope
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | Xinhua (PR China) - )
Nigeria's team coach Effiom Ntiero said his players have nothing to be ashamed of, stressing that they still have a chance to progress with one more game in hand. more details | go to article

Nigeria's Women Football Team Vows To Beat U.S., DPRK
by No Author Listed (Preview | Xinhua (PR China) - )
Chief coach of Nigeria's Super Falcons, Ntiero Effiom, and his players have vowed to win the remaining group matches against favorites the United States and the DPR Korea (DPRK), local media based in Lagos reported Thursday. more details | go to article

Postcard From China: Lindsay Tarpley
by No Author Listed (1st Person | USSF - )
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 - )
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 - )
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

Bumpy Road For U.S. In Women's World Cup Continues With Nigeriabumpy Road For U.S. In Women's World Cup Continues With Nigeria
by Stephen Wade (Preview | Yahoo - )
The field is bumpy and cut up. The conditions at Hongkou Stadium should suit the Americans just fine. They've overcome their own choppy start in the first two games in China, attempting to add a third title to the Women's World Cup titles won in 1991 and '99. more details | go to article

Ryan Concentrating On Nigeria
by Gary Rose (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - )
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

In English, Spanish, Lopez Means Talent
by Steven Goff (Profile/Interview | Washington Post - )
Californian Adds Defense to U.S. Team more details | go to article

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