CHICAGO--- The U.S. Women's National Team will open its 2014 schedule with a match against Canada on Jan. 31, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, home to FC Dallas . The match will kick off at 8 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on FOX Sports 1.
The USA and Canada met once this year, a 3-0 victory for the Americans in front of a sold-out crowd at BMO Field in Toronto that saw Alex Morgan score twice and Sydney Leroux add a clincher.
"It's great to start the year with a game that is going to be a real test for us and a game that is always highly competitive," said U.S. head coach Tom Sermanni. "It's a friendly game, but one that's meaningful for both teams, and it's an excellent first match in a year that will end with World Cup qualifying. In 2014, it will be important to play as many quality opponents as possible."
This will be the third appearance for the U.S. Women at Toyota Stadium, and the second match there against Canada. The USA last played in Frisco on Feb. 11, 2012, in front of 20,677 fans that braved near-freezing temperatures to see Morgan score two late goals to pull out a 2-1 victory against New Zealand. The USA also played there in May 2007 in 6-2 victory over Canada.
The match is expected to showcase the world's top two active goal scorers in Abby Wambach of the USA, who sits on 163 career goals, and Christine Sinclair of Canada, who has found the net 146 times.
November 25, 2013LAST CAMP
US Women bring in 31 players to close out the year
CHICAGO – U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Tom Sermanni has called up 31 players for a training camp running from Dec. 3-15 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif.
The two-week camp will be the longest training period Sermanni has had with the squad since taking over the team last January.
U.S. goalkeeper coach Paul Rogers has selected seven goalkeepers for a pre-camp training period that will run from Dec. 1-4, after which he will keep only three or four ‘keepers when the field players arrive for the remainder of the camp. Rogers has also brought in former U.S. WNT goalkeeper coach Phil Wheddon to assist with the ‘keepers during the pre-camp training.
Aside from a few players still recovering from injuries and Megan Rapinoe not being released by her French club Lyon, all the U.S. regulars will be in the camp, and they will be joined by two 2012 Olympic gold medalists that haven’t yet been a part of the team this year. New mom Amy Rodriguez, who had a son in early August, makes her return to WNT training, as does defender Amy LePeilbet, who is in the final stages of her recovery from ACL surgery. LePeilbet will be in the camp just for the first week as her progress will be evaluated by the U.S. medical and coaching staff.
Two of the USA’s three college players called up – defender Crystal Dunn from North Carolina and midfielder Morgan Brian from Virginia – are still embroiled in the NCAA Tournament and will come into camp as their college soccer and academic schedules allow. Julie Johnston, who recently completed her highly successful collegiate career at Santa Clara, was also named to the roster and will join the camp on Dec. 4.
The three players coming from Bayern Munich in Germany – midfielders Amber Brooks and Erika Tymrak and uncapped forward Sarah Hagen – will not arrive into camp until Dec. 9. Bayern Munich is currently in third place in the German Women’s Bundesliga.
U.S. Women’s National Team Roster -
GOALKEEPERS (7):Nicole Barnhart (FC Kansas City), Brittany Cameron (Sky Blue FC), Adrianna Franch (WNY Flash), Jill Loyden (Sky Blue FC), Alyssa Naeher (Boston Breakers), Abby Smith (Texas), Hope Solo (Seattle Reign FC)
DEFENDERS (10):Rachel Buehler (Portland Thorns FC), Stephanie Cox (Seattle Reign FC), Crystal Dunn (North Carolina), Whitney Engen (unattached), Meghan Klingenberg (unattached), Ali Krieger (Washington Spirit), Amy LePeilbet (Chicago Red Stars), Kristie Mewis (Boston Breakers), Christie Rampone (Sky Blue FC), Becky Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City)
MIDFIELDERS (8):Yael Averbuch (unattached), Morgan Brian (Virginia), Amber Brooks (Bayern Munich), Lauren Holiday (FC Kansas City), Julie Johnston (Santa Clara), Carli Lloyd (WNY Flash), Heather O’Reilly (Boston Breakers), Erika Tymrak (Bayern Munich)
FORWARDS (6):Sarah Hagen (Bayern Munich), Sydney Leroux (Seattle Reign FC), Alex Morgan (Portland Thorns FC), Christen Press (unattached), Amy Rodriguez (FC Kansas City), Abby Wambach (WNY Flash)
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