Foreign leagues & international soccer
PhillySoccerPage spends the bulk of its time delivering top-rate commentary and news about the Union and the rest of the Philadelphia soccer scene. With MLS in the offseason, it’s time for the casual local soccer fans out there to expand their palates and latch onto an international team or two.
Russia to host the 2018 World Cup, Qatar the 2022 World Cup.
The Philadelphia Independence’s Amy Rodriguez scored the lone goal in the USWNT’s win over Italy to qualify for the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Despite being the last team to qualify, the US was seeded at the top of Group C. The draw for the tournament will happen on Monday, November 29, at 1:30pm.
Alex Morgan scored deep in stoppage time to put the US ahead of Italy in the first leg of the 2011 Women’s World Cup qualification playoff series.
A young U.S. team played well in its 1-0 victory over South Africa on Wednesday. Here’s a look back at what we gained.
The roster for the November 17 friendly against South Africa is evenly split between players based in MLS and abroad. Six on the roster will be working for their first cap.