Published September 22, 2026 Eighteen current and former stars of women’s soccer — Alex Morgan, Marta, Crystal Dunn and Lindsey Heaps among them — sent an open letter to FIFA on Sept. 15 asking the governing body to move the U-20 Women’s World Cup into an official international match window. It’s a request this site’s … Read more
Published September 17, 2026 The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team’s World Cup ended Tuesday the way it began: on the finest possible margin. After 90 minutes and two scoreless periods of extra time against Brazil produced nothing, the Round of 16 match went to penalties — and the Americans lost, converting four of five attempts … Read more
Published September 13, 2026 The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team went into Saturday’s final group-stage match at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with one point from two games and a real chance of going home early. It left Zagłębie Sports Park in Sosnowiec, Poland, having scored nine unanswered goals against New Zealand — the … Read more
Published August 22, 2026 U.S. Soccer named its 21-player roster for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Wednesday, and eight of those players come directly from NWSL rosters. The tournament, running Sept. 5-27 in Poland, will also be missing several age-eligible NWSL players entirely — a reminder that youth World Cups fall outside … Read more