National Teams

USWNT defeats Japan 5-2 to claim third Women’s World Cup title

The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Japan 5-2 at BC Place on Sunday night to become the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion and the first three-time FIFA Women’s World Cup winner.

Japan In Focus: Women’s World Cup Final scouting report

USMNT completes Gold Cup prep with 4-0 win over Guatemala

The U.S. Men's National team, behind a Guatemala own-goal and scores from Timmy Chandler, Clint Dempsey and Chris Wondolowski concluded its preparation for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 3-0 win in front of a Tennessee state record crowd of 44,835 at Nissan Field in Nashville.

USMNT faces Guatemala on Friday in final Gold Cup tune-up

The U.S. Men's National team will face off with Guatemala on Friday in a final friendly before the team embarks on its title defense of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Crossfire Premier appeals to FIFA in Yedlin case as USSF, MLS fight training compensation in U.S. youth soccer

One of the U.S. youth soccer scene's most quietly contentious issues flared into the public eye this week as Sports Illustrated and Vice Sports reported that Redmond, Washington-based youth club Crossfire Premier has petitioned FIFA to intervene in a disagreement with U.S. Soccer and MLS regarding “solidarity mechanism” fees resulting from the sale of U.S. Men's National Team defender DeAndre Yedlin to Tottenham Hotspur.

USWNT downs Germany 2-0, advances to Women’s World Cup Final

The U.S. Women's National Team downed FIFA No.1-ranked Germany 2-0 at Olympic Stadium to advance to the Final of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. It will be the fourth World Cup final appearance for the USA.

USWNT faces No. 1 Germany in Women’s World Cup Semifinal

The U.S. Women's National Team will contest a semifinal match for the seventh time in its history of Women's World Cup play when it takes on Germany on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada, at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The match will be broadcast live on FOX and NBC Universo at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT).

Shawhan: USWNT are still playing UNC-style soccer – why not play like UVa or UCLA?

Friday's 1-0 quarterfinal win over China was widely hailed as the USWNT's best performance to date at the 2015 Women's World Cup. SoccerWire columnist Mark Shawhan has a small note of dissent from the overall optimism, however.