Sunday Soccer brunch: Destiny awaits U.S. women at World Cup
Pregame is at 11 a.m. on ESPN and kickoff is around 11:45 a.m.
* Preview
*Here's the latest from the WNT blog.
Earlier:
*U.S. grooves on unfamiliar spotlight ahead of World Cup final.
*The shadow of 1999 (and the Megan Rapinoe YouTube video).
* Japan's strength is its system, not stars.
*Has women's international soccer come of age on the World Cup stage?
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"Destiny awaits U.S. women at World Cup"
So does karma, right Abby, Christine, Shannon and you other 2007 "vets" (except for Carli and Hope)?
Payback is a bitch, ain't it?
GAMBARE NIPPON!!!
Their run of good fortune ran out on the day they actually played their best soccer.
This was not a payback, this team over-achieved. Good run but back to the basics now.