National Teams

U.S. Under-17s fall to Nigeria, 2-0, in World Cup opener

U.S. U-17s ready for rugged World Cup group, says Williams: “Our goal is to win”

The U.S. U-17 Men's National Team is ready to shake off the pressure and make a deep run at the FIFA U-17 World Cup when it kicks off in Chile this weekend, coach Richie Williams told the media in a conference call on the eve of his team's opener vs. Nigeria.

USWNT roster named for matches vs. Brazil in Seattle, Orlando

The 2015 Women’s World Cup champions will continue their Victory Tour with matches against Brazil on Oct. 21 in Seattle, (7 p.m. PT on ESPN2/ WatchESPN), and Oct. 25 in Orlando (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1/FOX Sports GO). The matches are the fifth and sixth of the tour.

NBC Universo, Telemundo, Fox set to air dozens of FIFA U-17 World Cup matches

The FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile kicks off this weekend, and all the action of group-stage competition will be available live and in Spanish on the networks of NBC UNIVERSO and Telemundo, as well as at NBCDeportes.com.

USWNT to face T&T in Honolulu in first December Victory Tour match

The first of four December matches for the U.S. Women's National Team on its post-Women's World Cup Victory Tour will be against Trinidad & Tobago on Dec. 6 in Honolulu. The match will kick-off at 3 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET) and will be broadcast on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports GO.

U-17 World Cup: Can U.S. wunderkind Haji Wright finally tap his massive potential?

Haji Wright showed signs of being the next great American striker in a breakout 2013, but these past two years have seen more setbacks than successes for the 17-year-old. Now he's primed to play a key role in the U-17 World Cup, which kicks off with a match between the U.S. and Nigeria on Saturday (4 p.m. ET, broadcast on Telemundo).

Commentary: U.S. Olympic hopes survive, but now face tough test in Colombia

The Olympic dreams of Andreas Herzog's U.S. U-23 National Team are still alive after a mostly unconvincing 2-0 victory over Canada in Salt Lake City on Tuesday that advances them to a home-and-away series against Colombia in March for a place in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. But Herzog, if he remains in charge of the U-23s, will certainly have his work cut out for him, writes Tim Froh.

U.S. U-20 WNT off to Spain as World Cup Qualifying prep continues

The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team will travel to Madrid, Spain, for a training camp from Oct. 19-29 that will feature matches against Spanish First Division women’s clubs Atletico Madrid on Oct. 23 and Rayo Vallecano on Oct. 27.