In front of a sellout crowd at PayPal Park in San Jose, the USWNT battled to a 2-0 victory over Wales in their send-off match before the World Cup thanks to Trinity Rodman's brace off the bench.
The U.S. struggled to breakdown Wales' compact defensive structure in the opening 45 but Rodman's halftime introduction led to the opener in the 76th minute before the 21-year-old added a spectacular second in the 87th.
¡Ufff! Seba Jurado.
Muchos le vieron un potencial ilimitado en el arco, pero de un tiempo a esta parte, su vida pareciera ser un eterno blooper. Sí, de vez en cuando mete una mano espectacular que le salva los papeles al Cruz Azul, sin embago, su nombre pasa más regularmente pegado a la palabra "osote".
Prueba de ello es lo que pasó la noche de este sábado ante Toluca y que dejó una imagen inolvidable del técnico Ricardo Ferretti.
The relationship between Mexico and their fans has been a little rough lately. However, a truce was established during the game against Costa Rica at the AT&T Stadium for the Gold Cup quarterfinals. The supporters cheered constantly and so enthusiastically that one particular fan almost kissed the wrong woman while celebrating El Tri's first goal of the night.
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Tyler Boyd and Riqui Puig scored goals and the Los Angeles Galaxy continued their dominance of the Philadelphia Union with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night in Carson, Calif.
The Galaxy's other tally came on an own goal by Philadelphia's Olivier Mbaizo as they increased their unbeaten stretch to seven matches (3-0-4).
Los Angeles (5-9-7, 22 points) improved to 9-1-3 all-time against the Union. Philadelphia's only win in the series came on July 4, 2012.
México necesitó, tuvo que moler el grano, pero al final se impuso a Costa Rica por 2-0 y consiguió un ticket en las semifinales de la Copa Oro.
Y mucho de ese logro se lo debe a la sangre fría de Orbelín Pineda.
Los ticos no la vendieron barata. Pese a las críticas que han rodeado a la selección, el núcleo de veteranos conformado por tipos como Joel Campbell, Celso Borges y Kendall Watson logró maniatar al Tri durante todo el primer tiempo.
Incluso hubo momentos en que Costa Rica era el boss del mediocampo.
What’s better than late-night soccer on the Fourth of July? With a few games remaining before the summer break, MLS treated its fans to a midweek smattering of entertaining fixtures for Matchday 23, including one of the league’s great rivalries at one of the nation’s most storied venues.
The summer transfer window is almost here, and we’re about to see some real changes. There’ll be new faces and some returning aces, but they aren’t allowed to take the field just yet. For now, teams are still struggling with players out on international duty in a stretch that can make or break a team’s season.
Job done. The USMNT clinched top spot in Gold Cup Group A on Sunday night after beating Trinidad and Tobago 6-0 in sweltering conditions at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
The win ensured that the U.S. and Mexico can't possibly meet until the final, but it was also an important 90 minutes for players to show that they should be considered for the full-strength USMNT squad when it eventually reconvenes.
One of the best subplots to follow throughout the course of a Concacaf Gold Cup is the evolving power rankings of the nations looking to end the United States and Mexico's hegemony of the region.
And with the USMNT sending a B Team under the direction of an interim manager and El Tri in disarray with their own interim boss, this summer looked as good a time as any for the likes of Canada and Jamaica to strive for glory.
Atlas venció a Cruz Azul por 2-0 en la J1 del Apertura 2023, en un duelo que muchos recordarán como la despedida de Julián Quiñones del club rojinegro. Sin embargo, el partido también dejó otro evento que será difícil de olvidar: un osote de Julio Furch que pinta para mamarracho del año.
Sobre la media hora de juego, Atlas tejió una jugada por la derecha que hizo a toda la afición en el Jalisco levantarse de sus asientos. Hacia el final, Eduardo Aguirre metió un centro raso que parecía destinado a los abrazos.