U.S. Women Escape With Tie in World Cup Opener
Hope Springs in Goal to Save U.S. Hopes
The greatest team you've never heard of (to borrow from the Nike ad campaign) tied the greatest team that don't want you to know about them when the U.S. drew 2-2 with the secretive North Koreans in China today in the World Cup opener for both nations.The U.S. were fortunate to get the draw against a fast, highly technical Korean team and required a sublime Hope Solo save in second half stoppage time to preserve its unbeaten record stretching back to 2004.
Here's the (highly detailed) game report from U.S. Soccer.
And here's a roundup of the day's action from FIFA.
Meanwhile, former U.S. Women's National Team player Brandi Chastain is out promoting next Tuesday's DVD release of the 2005 HBO documentary "Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team."
Torrance's Tough Carmichael Makes Kiwi World Cup Team
Torrance resident Simone Carmichael, who overcame a ruptured Achilles tendon in May to make the New Zealand World Cup squad, is the subject of my weekly column.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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