The United States National Women’s Team advance to the quarterfinals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over harsh rival Colombia on June 22 in Edmonton, Alberta. The USA team kept its third World Cup tittle afloat. Yet the journey has just begun. USA enters the quarterfinal round to face China’s National team when they see each other at Lansdowne Stadium Ottawa in Canada this June 26 at 7:30 p.m. This round is a familiar foe as Asians and Americans played the final of 1999 with victory for USA.
Last game against Colombia, Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd (penalty kick) scored for the Americans, who controlled play for most to the match. However Abby Wambach and company continue to chase their first Cup tittle to accompany their myriad Olympic gold medals, China hopes to avenge its penalty shot loss of a 1999 by playing spoiler 16 years later.
This Match China’s girls against Americans will draw much intrigue, although the USA’s status as heavy favorites, they will face another challenge as Megan Rapinoe and Lauren Holiday will miss the game due to a case of the yellow cards, putting added pressure on their potential replacements come through in the quarterfinals.
China advance to this game beating Cameroon 1-0. Asian team is ranked 16th in the world according to the FIFA, 12 spots ahead of Colombia, who for 45 minutes gave Team USA they could handle. Of the teams left in the Women’s World Cup field, odds-makers gave China the world’s odds to win this World Cup.
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