National Teams

A golden performance as USA defeats Japan in Olympic women’s soccer final

After being benched earlier in the Olympic tournament, Carli Lloyd proved her worth, scoring two stellar goals as the U.S. women's national team withstood some dramatic moments to hold off defending Women's World Cup champions Japan and take the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics with a 2-1 victory in front of 80,203 at the famed Wembley Stadium.

New women’s professional soccer league in final stages of formation

U.S. Women’s National Team seeks fourth gold when it faces Japan in Olympic finale on Thursday

The U.S. Women’s National Team is shooting for its fourth gold medal and third straight when it takes on 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup champion Japan at 2:45 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 9, at Wembley Stadium in London. The match will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network, NBC Olympic Soccer Channel and streamed on NBC Live Extra.

Gulati: U.S. Women would split $1.5 million bonus for gold medal win over Japan

Should they defeat defending world champions Japan in the Olympic women’s soccer final in London on Thursday, the U.S. Women’s National Team could earn more – much more – than just pride, joy and a gold medal.

In epic match, Morgan gets game winner for USA over Canada

U.S., Canada meet in Olympic semifinals today at Old Trafford

Swanson names 21-player roster for 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan

U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team head coach Steve Swanson has named the 21 players who will represent the United States at the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup, being held in Miyagi, Kobe, Saitama, Hiroshima and Tokyo, Japan from Aug. 19 through Sept. 8.

U.S. Women’s National Team downs New Zealand 2-0 to advance to Olympic semifinal in Manchester

The U.S. Women’s National Team downed New Zealand 2-0 on Friday in the 2012 Olympics at St. James’ Park as Abby Wambach scored her fourth goal in four matches and second-half sub Sydney Leroux tallied her first Olympic goal late in the second half to seal the semifinal berth.