Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
DUBAI, UAE – On Thursday at Al-Maktoum Stadium (also known as Al Maktoum Stadium), Canada secured a late win over Japan 2-1 in their final game before beginning the World Cup next Wednesday in Qatar. Canada Stuns Japan with a Late Penalty in Dubai GOAL 🇨🇦🇨🇦 LUCAS CAVALLINI 95TH MINUTE PENALTY 😍 A panenka buried […] READ MORE
Isla Town, BHR – On Friday at Khalifa Sports City Stadium, both Bahrain and Canada played their first friendly of the final World Cup window just weeks ahead of the match against Belgium. It was not the best game for the Canadian men’s soccer team, but the mostly MLS roster got important playing time before […] READ MORE
On Wednesday morning Canada national men’s soccer head coach John Herdman named his roster for the upcoming November friendly against Bahrain. The Canada Men’s Soccer Team Names Roster for November 11 Friendly Your #CANMNT Squad v. Bahrain 🍁#WeCAN — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) November 2, 2022 Canada Men’s Soccer Team Roster and Scott Kennedy’s Injury The […] READ MORE
I don’t want people to think I’m overreacting, but the USA flat-out sucked against Japan. It was an uninspired and boring game from the yanks. Falling 2-0, the USMNT left so much to be desired, and it should be cause for concern. Gregg Berhalter and the USMNT might be in major trouble, or at DEFCON […] READ MORE
The CanWNT gave up the lead late in the game against Japan in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Canada was the better team early in the game. However, after Christine Sinclair’s goal, Canada had trouble generating scoring chances. Japan got a couple in the second half and was able to capitalize on one of them. CanWNT […] READ MORE
The USWNT picked up right where they left off with England, securing a 2-0 victory with a wonder, world-class goal from forward Christen Press. READ MORE
The U.S. Women's National Team thought they had it late in the second half, but a stoppage time goal from Japan made them settle for a 2-2 draw in the opening match of the SheBelieves Cup. READ MORE
Lindsey Horan will not be joining the U.S. Women's National Team for the SheBelieves Cup due to injury, but the USWNT does have 23 players ready to go for head coach Jill Ellis. READ MORE
Cary, North Carolina — Paul Riley is normally OK with one-year deals. The head coach for the North Carolina Courage has always had stability though. Before the North Carolina Courage moved down south, they were formally known as the Western New York Flash. Riley has coached between the two teams for three seasons. However, his successes […] READ MORE
BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS (Aug. 2, 2018) – All the United States Women’s National Team needed was two goals. Instead, the team scored four. On Thursday night at Toyota Park, the U.S. Women’s National Team faced off against Brazil. Both teams — and Australia — were in the running to lift the trophy. Last year, Australia won the […] READ MORE
Rachael Kriger is a senior editor at Last Word on Soccer, and the lead Seattle Sounders writer. She has been with the site since March 2018, and serves as a social media expert and regular contributor on the Last Word SC Radio Podcast. Personally, Rachael lives in Pittsburgh, Pa., and is a nine-year basketball coach, an avid photographer and big Riverhounds fan. She loves her beloved Russian National Team and cried when they beat Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.