After USWNT coach Tom Sermanni was fired, US Soccer President Sunil Gulati downplayed World Cup expectations for the USMNT. Why? PSP looks closer.
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Paul Riley for USA
Paul Riley is a tactician, motivator, and talent developer and should be the next coach of the USWNT.
US Women defeat Japan 2-1 to win gold medal
Delran, New Jersey’s own Carli Lloyd scored two fantastic goals and the defense bent but didn’t break as the Americans won a third consecutive gold medal with a 2-1 victory over Japan.
USA tops Canada in extra time in Olympic semifinal thriller
A stoppage time goal from Alex Morgan after the second period of extra time puts the US into the gold medal match after an epic battle with Canada that was not without controversy.
Olympic quarterfinal match report: USWNT 2-0 New Zealand
Sydney Leroux scored late to put the match away as the US defeated New Zealand 2-0 to advance to the Olympic semifinals.
USWNT Olympics review & quarterfinals preview
Comfortably atop their group with three wins, the American women are preparing to face New Zealand in the quarterfinals. PSP reviews the USWNT efforts so far and previews the quarterfinals match ups.