USWNT: 2012 Algarve Cup Playing Time

At this year’s Algarve Cup, Alex Morgan led the USWNT in playing time, as she was on the pitch for all but 13 minutes over 4 matches. Sydney Leroux had just 51 minutes of playing time, while defender Whitney Engen did not play at all. Eleven players had at least 180 minutes (equivalent of 2 full matches) of playing time while three more had at least 135 minutes (equivalent of 1.5 full matches).
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U-23 USWNT: La Manga 2012 Playing Time

The USA’s Under-23 Women’s National Team competed in a mini-tournament at La Manga, Spain from February 26th to March 1st versus their U-23 cohorts from Sweden, England, and Norway. The USA defeated Sweden 2-0, lost to England 2-1, and defeated Norway 5-0. Goalkeeper Bianca Henninger was injured during the first-half of the opening match and did not play the rest of the tournament. Continue reading “U-23 USWNT: La Manga 2012 Playing Time”

USWNT Rival Watch: Japan’s Uncapped Players

The USWNT’s final opponent in group play at the Algarve Cup is Japan. Their Cup roster includes two players without any senior international caps, U-20 standout Mai Kyokawa (who just turned 18) and Saori Ariyoshi.

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USWNT Rival Watch: Japan’s Algarve Cup Roster w/ Stats

Here is Japan’s Algarve Cup roster, with player stats as of 20-Feb-2012. The stats are from JFA’s website (see link after the roster), but that page is not in a user-friendly table format, so I have collected those statistics, below. Continue reading “USWNT Rival Watch: Japan’s Algarve Cup Roster w/ Stats”