U.S. WNT STARTS ROAD TO THE WORLD CUP: The U.S. Womens National Team will enter its sixth CONCACAF Womens World Cup qualifying tournament when it goes for one of three automatic berths at the 2014 CONCACAF Womens Championship, which runs Oct. 15-26 in four cities in the United States: Chicago, Kansas City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The USA has won four of the five qualifying tournaments since 1991, falling only in the 2011 edition when U.S. WNT was upset by Mexico in the semifinal. The USA heads into the tournament with a 10-2-3 record in 2014 while scoring 48 goals and allowing 11. USA FACES TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, GUATEMALA AND HAITI IN QUALIFYING: The USA opens its tournament on Oct. 15 against Trinidad & Tobago at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, in a match televised on Fox Sports 2 at 7:30 p.m. CT. Fans can also follow all the games on Twitter @ussoccer_wnt and @ussoccer_esp. The USA then heads to Bridgeview, Illinois, to continue Group A play against Guatemala on Oct. 17 (8 p.m. CT on Fox Sports 1) and finishes the first round in Washington, D.C., against Haiti on Oct. 20 (7:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1). Group B consists of Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Martinique (which is not a full-fledged member of FIFA and therefore cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Championship semifinals). JOHNSTON IN FOR INJURED DUNN: Head coach Jill Ellis made a roster change due to injury just before the start of the 2014 CONCACAF Womens Championship. Defender and midfielder Julie Johnston has been added to the roster to replace defender Crystal Dunn. A recent MRI confirmed that Dunn suffered a mild sprain to the medial collateral ligament in her right knee at training last Friday. She will be out 2-4 weeks. Johnston was the 2014 NWSL Rookie of the Year with the Chicago Red Stars and is a former captain of the U.S. Under-20 Womens National Team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:27:44 +0000
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