A Brazilian national team missing several starters from the World Cup easily defeated a “B+” U.S. side on Tuesday night at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Teenage phenom Neymar and Alexandre Pato scored first half goals for the visitors, whose victory never really seemed in doubt outside of a chance by Landon [...]

The US Women’s National Team faced Sweden on Saturday night at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. The meeting between the top-ranked US and fourth-ranked Sweden was the second between the two teams in less than a week – Tuesday night the two played to a 1-1 draw in Omaha, Nebraska.

The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team defeated Switzerland 5-0 in its second Group D match at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup as forward Sydney Leroux scored three times while Kristie Mewis and Zakiya Bywaters also added goals. The USA heads into its final Group D match against the Korea Republic on July 21 in Bielefeld (12 p.m. ET on ESPN2) needing a win or a tie to advance to the quarterfinals. A win would clinch the group title for the USA.

The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team opened Group D play at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with 1-1 draw against Ghana as forward Sydney Leroux scored in the 70th minute to answer an early goal from the Africans.

The USA renews what has been an excellent rivalry with Sweden, the home nation of its coach Pia Sundhage, during two summer matches starting tonight in Omaha, Neb. With the USA ranked first in the current FIFA Women’s World Rankings and Sweden at fourth, U.S. fans will once again get to see two of the top women’s teams in the world square off on American soil. Sundhage has called up 24 players, she will name 18 to suit up for both contests with the Swedes and could juggle the game roster between matches.

The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National team is ready to begin its quest for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup title. The USA’s first Group D match takes place, Wed., July 14, against Ghana, which qualified from Africa along with Nigeria.

Algeria’s head coach and several of the team’s players showed themselves gracious in defeat yesterday, after their team was eliminated from the 2010 World Cup at the hand of the U.S. Men’s National Team. The result, a 1-0 decision in the Americans’ favor, is being hailed as a watershed event for U.S. soccer. Several members of the Algerian contingent came away impressed as well.

Michael Bradley’s goal eight minutes from time drew the U.S. Men’s National Team level with Slovenia on Friday afternoon at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The goal capped a furious comeback from a 2-0 halftime deficit and leaves the U.S. in control of its own destiny; a two goal victory over Algeria on Wednesday will [...]

As you’ve probably heard by now, Slovenian midfielder Andrej Komac has guaranteed victory over the U.S. national team in Friday’s clash between the two Group C foes. That’s nice of him to provide motivation to the U.S. players. Surely with this being only a World Cup game they can use the extra spark.

The United States Men’s National Team faces Slovenia Friday in a crucial group stage match that will go a long way toward determining their chances of advancing to the elimination round. The team’s best player, goalkeeper Tim Howard, has been cleared to play according to a statement from the U.S. Soccer Federation. This is a [...]