On Saturday, August 31st, the 2024 edition of the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup kicks off in Colombia. Viewers in the United States will be able to watch all of the USA’s group matches live on FOX Sports 2. Also, all of the tournament’s matches will be streamed live with Spanish-language commentary through the NBC Sports app and NBC.com.
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U-20 WWC 2024: Official Squad Lists Released + Summary Stats and Notables
Earlier this week, FIFA released the official squad lists for this year’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup, which is hosted by Colombia and kicks off on August 31st.
Here is a Google Sheets version of the squad lists, which is converted from the original PDF file (FIFA.com). (Update, 30-Aug-2024: Brazil, Colombia, and Japan have each replaced a player. See the “Notes” page of the spreadsheet for more details.)
Of the 24 teams in this year’s tournament, the United States Under-20 Women’s Youth National Team is the 4th oldest, based on median age, and the 2nd tallest team, based on median height. Only the Netherlands has a higher median height.
Out of 504 total players, 71 are based in the United States, with 47 currently playing for NCAA Division I teams. In all, 14 teams have at least one USA-based player.
Eleven of the US-based players are full professionals who compete in the NWSL: In addition to the 8 USA players, the other NWSL pros are forward Amanda Allen of the Orlando Pride, forward Milly Clegg of Racing Louisville, and midfielder Manaka Matsukubo of the North Carolina Courage, who play for Canada, New Zealand, and Japan, respectively.
For the complete tables of comparative age and height statistics, keep reading…
Continue reading “U-20 WWC 2024: Official Squad Lists Released + Summary Stats and Notables”NWSL Referee Assignments: August 30 to September 1, 2024
Edit (29-Aug-2024): Added VAR details, which were originally not available.
Friday, August 30th
- Thorns vs. Bay FC: Shawn Tehini (VAR: Adorae Monroy)
Saturday, August 31st
- Racing vs. Reign: Laura Rodriguez (VAR: Alyssa Nichols)
- Dash vs. Royals: Gerald Flores (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Sunday, September 1st
- Courage vs. Current: Elvis Osmanovic (VAR: Laura Rodriguez)
- Angel City vs. Red Stars: JC Griggs (VAR: Shawn Tehini)
- Pride vs. Gotham FC: Thomas Snyder (VAR: Elijio Arreguin)
- Wave vs. Spirit: Anya Voigt (VAR: Shawn Tehini)
Source: PRO
NWSL News of Note: Sharples to KC, Anderson Extends with Chicago, Flynn on Utah’s SEI List
Here are the notable updates since Tuesday’s update:
- Sharples to KC, Silkowitz to Bay FC
- Utah Royals: Defender Lauren Flynn placed on SEI List
- Chicago Red Stars: Center-back Hannah Anderson signs on for 3 more seasons
NWSL News of Note: Dahlkemper to Bay FC, Proulx to Juventus, Nielsen and Wheeler Re-Up, Free Agency Lists
A few more days are left in the August transfer and the hits keep on coming.
Here are the headlines since the last update:
- Abby Dahlkemper Traded from the San Diego Wave to Bay FC
- Canadian goalkeeper Lysianne Proulx Traded from Bay FC to Juventus
- Paige Nielsen Signs New Four-Year Contract with the Houston Dash
- Ellie Wheeler Signs New Four-Year Contract with the Kansas City Current
- Portland Thorns Trade Portuguese forward Ana Dias to Tigres UANL
- Washington Spirit Upgrade NTR Players to Season Contracts
Also, the initial lists of free agents for the 2025 season were released.
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Friday, August 23rd
- Dash vs. Pride: Alexandra Billeter (VAR: Abdou Ndiaye)
- Royals vs. Bay FC: Jaclyn Metz (VAR: Ekaterina Koroleva)
Saturday, August 24th
- Gotham vs. Thorns: Alyssa Nichols (VAR: Danielle Chesky)
- Wave vs. Angel City: Eric Tattersall (VAR: Greg Dopka)
- Racing vs. Red Stars: Shawn Tehini (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Sunday, August 25th
- Spirit vs. Current: Brad Jensen (VAR: Corbyn May)
- Reign vs. Courage: Greg Dopka (VAR: Shawn Tehini)
Source: PRO
NWSL News of Note: Beckie-Turner Trade, Maycee Bell to Courage, KC and Wave Signings
Since the super-sized News of Note was published on Tuesday, there have been two big intra-league trades as well as a pair of notable signings. Topping the trade headlines is another player swap involving Racing Louisville that will see a veteran forward head to the Bluegrass state from Cascadia.
The big news of the day, the unveiling of the new collective bargaining agreement by the NWSL Players Association, will be discussed in a separate article.
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From August 18th to the 23rd, the United States Under-17 Women’s Youth National team is holding their final training camp before head coach Katie Schoepfer selects the USA’s roster for the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic, which runs from October 16th to November 3rd.
For this camp, which is being held in Chula Vista, California, 24 players were called in, of which 20 have 2007 birth years, while the remaining 4 players were born in 2008.
Continue reading “U-17 WYNT: 24 Players Called In For Last Camp Before U-17 WWC Roster Selection”NWSL News of Note: Olympics Break Catch-Up: Balcer-Howell Swap, Katie Zelem to Angel City, Jess Carter to Gotham, and Lots More
After a seven week break for the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the USWNT once again won gold, the second-half of the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League season gets underway on Friday, August 23rd.
During the Olympic break, most of the teams were involved in player trades, signings, and other roster moves. The most notable (and shocking) trade during the break, just happened on Monday, when the Seattle Reign and Racing Louisville swapped forward Bethany Balcer for Racing’s captain, midfielder Jaelin Howell. Meanwhile, the most surprising signing was not a player, but an interim head coach: Landon Donovan, with the San Diego Wave.
Updates:
- August 20th: Racing signs Colombian defender Ángela Barón, NC Courage loan defender Talia Staude to USL Super League side Tampa Bay Sun…
For player-related moves, as well as other developments involving all fourteen NWSL teams, including Angel City FC’s sale to Willow Bay and Bob Iger, keep reading…
Continue reading “NWSL News of Note: Olympics Break Catch-Up: Balcer-Howell Swap, Katie Zelem to Angel City, Jess Carter to Gotham, and Lots More”Good Morning. The USWNT is Back At #1 in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings
The United States Women’s National Team once again has bragging rights to the top spot in the FIFA Women’s World Ranking, thanks in large part to its golden performance at this year’s Paris Olympics.
The USA’s climb would also not be possible without some of the other teams stumbling off of their previous perches:
France (-91.12) had the biggest points drop since the last update on June 14th, primarily due to its 2 losses on home soil at the Olympics as well as a loss during Euro 2025 qualifying against the Republic of Ireland.
Spain also had a large points drop (-78.80), as it also lost twice during the Olympics, against Brazil in the semifinals and Germany in the bronze medal match, and fell to the Czech Republic during a Euro 2025 qualifying match.
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