Archive for the 'World Cup' Category

July 31st, 2011

2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil : : Preliminary Draw Results

824 matches : : 203 teams enrolled : : 28 teams eliminated before the draw : : 166 teams in draw CONCACAF Group A: El Salvador, Suriname, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic Group B: Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Barbados, Bermuda Group C: Panama, Dominica, Nicaragua, Bahamas Group D: Canada, St Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, St Lucia Group E: ...
July 21st, 2011

Video: #USMNT Goal Keeper Tim Howard appreciates the WNT and the Women’s World Cup

ESPN's First Take talks with US MNT goalkeeper Tim Howard about the US Women's National Team run at the Women's World Cup.
July 20th, 2011

Video: Thousands show up in Rochester, NY for Abby Wambach’s homecoming

Thousands of US WNT  and Abby Wambach fans turn out to a local mall in appreciation of Abby and the entire WNT's effort in the 2011 Women's World Cup. Along with teammates Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Ali are greeted at Eastview Mall in Rochester before heading to the pitch to watch Wambach's magicJack take on Marta and US National team member ...
July 19th, 2011

Video: U.S. Women’s World Cup Soccer Team Returns Home from Germany #USWNT

Abby Wambach, Hope Solo, Christie Rampone, Carli Lloyd, and Alex Morgan share some thoughts as they arrive back to the good ole US of A from Germany and the 2011 Women's World Cup.
July 18th, 2011

Photos: Final Whistle, Women’s World Cup Final

USA's goalkeeper Hope Solo (R) cries as USA's striker Abby Wambach looks on after the FIFA Women's Football World Cup final match Japan vs USA on July 17, 2011. (more...)
July 18th, 2011

Huge ratings continue : : 2011 Women’s World Cup Final is ESPN’s Most-Viewed Soccer Match Ever

Sunday’s 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals between the United States and Japan – which crowned Japan as tournament champion on a penalty shootout after the match ended in a 2-2 tie – was seen by an average 13.458 million viewers, based on a 7.4 U.S. household rating (8.58 million household impressions), making it the most-watched and ...
July 18th, 2011

#USWNT v. Japan Women’s World Cup Final breaks @Twitter record … #WWC #WWC2011

The biggest moments in the Women's World Cup final between Japan and the United States set a new record for tweets per second, eclipsing news events such as the death of Osama bin Laden, this years Super Bowl and New Years Day. At the time of the penalty shootout, the web service was drawing 7,196 tweets per second, according to Twitter. Paraguay's ...
July 18th, 2011

United States Women’s National Team vs Japan – Christine Rampone Reaction

U.S. WNT captain Christie Rampone reacts to the USA's loss to Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.