On Wednesday, May 2nd, the 2012 CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship kicks off in Guatemala City, Guatemala, with eight teams hoping to claim one of three spots for the 2012 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup (U-17 WWC) in Azerbaijan. The three teams to claim those spots will likely be the United States, Canada, and Mexico. However, one of the other five teams in the tournament could play the role of spoiler. Continue reading “CONCACAF WU-17: A Preview Wrap-Up”
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CONCACAF WU-17: Group B Preview – USA, Mexico, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago
This year, the United States finds itself grouped with a North American opponent for the first time at a CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship. That opponent, Mexico, features eleven players who live in the United States, including two players, Jenny Chiu and Cynthia Pineda, who have been in USWNT youth camps.
The third team in the group is Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), who have a few veterans returning from the 2010 Under-17 Women’s World Cup, which T&T hosted. The Bahamas is the final team in the group and are the lone debutantes at this tournament. In fact, this is the first time that this small Caribbean nation has qualified for any final phase of a CONCACAF tournament, men’s or women’s. Continue reading “CONCACAF WU-17: Group B Preview – USA, Mexico, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago”
CONCACAF WU-17: Group A Preview – Canada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama
Should the USA advance to the knock-out stage of the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship, they will face at least of one of the four teams from Group A, which are Canada, Guatemala, Jamaica, and Panama. If the USA wins their group, then they will face the second-place team from the above four, which will probably be the hosts Guatemala. Although Panama, who have a number of players who competed in the recent CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship, which it hosted, and Jamaica, which has recently bolstered its roster with six foreign based players (five from Canada and one from the US), could also claim the second spot. Continue reading “CONCACAF WU-17: Group A Preview – Canada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama”
U-17 USWNT: Regarding the Probable Starting Line-Up
In a previous post on the U-17 USWNT’s final roster for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship, I summarized the team’s likely preferred line-up in their normal 4-3-3 formation. This current post is a more in-depth discussion of that line-up, along with some background on how the line-up has evolved over the current cycle. Continue reading “U-17 USWNT: Regarding the Probable Starting Line-Up”
CONCACAF WU-17: Team Rosters (Will Be Updated)
As rosters for the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship become available, they will be added to this post.
Known final rosters: USA, Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala.
Final rosters not yet available: Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago.
For the United States Under-17 Women’s National Team’s roster, see this older post, which links to detailed player profiles. For Mexico’s roster, see this post.
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U-17 USWNT: CONCACAF Roster with Player Profiles
On Thursday, April 12th, US Soccer released the United States Under-17 Women’s National Team roster for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship, which begins May 2nd in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The twenty player roster includes all eighteen players who went to La Manga plus midfielder Joanna “Jo” Boyles and forward Darian Jenkins. Continue reading “U-17 USWNT: CONCACAF Roster with Player Profiles”
U-17 USWNT: Goalkeepers (CONCACAF 2012)
(Note: This is part of a series of posts which profiles the current U-17 USWNT.)
The United States Under-17 Women’s National Team will be taking two goalkeeper to Guatemala for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship: Jane Campbell of Kennesaw, Georgia, who has verbally committed to Stanford, and Carissa “Cassie” Miller of Cave Creek, Arizona, who has committed verbally to Florida State. Continue reading “U-17 USWNT: Goalkeepers (CONCACAF 2012)”
U-17 USWNT: Defenders (CONCACAF 2012)
(Note: This is part of a series of posts which profiles the current U-17 USWNT.)
The United States Under-17 Women’s National Team will be taking six defenders to Guatemala for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship: Brittany Basinger of Purcellville, Virginia (Penn State, verbal); Madeline “Maddie” Bauer of Newport Beach, California (Stanford, verbal); Miranda “Mandy” Freeman of Royal Palm Beach, Florida (USC, verbal); Gabbi Miranda of Highlands Ranch, Colorado (UCLA, verbal); Elizabeth “Lizzy” Raben of Greenwood, Colorado (Duke, verbal); and Morgan Reid of Cary, North Carolina (undecided). Continue reading “U-17 USWNT: Defenders (CONCACAF 2012)”
U-17 USWNT: Midfielders (CONCACAF 2012)
(Note: This is part of a series of posts which profiles the current U-17 USWNT.)
The United States Under-17 Women’s National Team will be taking six midfielders to Guatemala for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship: Morgan Andrews of Milford, New Hampshire (Boston College, verbal); Joanna “Jo” Boyles of Raleigh, North Carolina (UNC, verbal); Lauren Kaskie of Las Vegas, Nevada (UCLA, verbal); Toni Payne of Birmingham, Alabama (Notre Dame, verbal); Sarah Robinson of Los Altos, California (Stanford, verbal); and Morgan Stanton of Lakewood, Colorado (Santa Clara, verbal).
U-17 USWNT: Forwards (CONCACAF 2012)
(Note: This is part of a series of posts which profiles the current U-17 USWNT.)
The United States Under-17 Women’s National Team will be taking six forwards to Guatemala for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship: Emily Bruder of Sandy, Utah (Stanford, verbal); Summer Green of Milford, Michigan (UNC, verbal); Darian Jenkins of Riverton, Utah; Amber Munerlyn of Corona, California (Stanford, verbal); Margaret Purce of Olyney, Maryland; and Andi Sullivan of Lorton, Virginia (Stanford, verbal). Continue reading “U-17 USWNT: Forwards (CONCACAF 2012)”
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