Tag: Japan
WORLD CUP PREP: USMNT to play Japan, Saudi Arabia in Europe in September
The U.S .men’s national team will face fellow World Cup finalists Japan and Saudi Arabia for its final preparation matches prior to the World Cup.
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WORLD CUP POT 2: USMNT will avoid Mexico, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Uruguay, Switzerland, Croatia in group play
A day before Friday’s World Cup draw, the United States learned something about who they won’t be playing.
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LLOYD OF LONDON: (Repost 2012): Midfielder shows her value with yet another winning goal in an Olympic final
Carli Lloyd might not have started the Olympics for the United States on July 25, but she sure helped finished it with a flourish on Thursday night.
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FIT TO BE TIED: Canada women can’t hold lead vs. host Japan, settles for draw
Canada scored first but could not hold the lead as it settled for a 1-1 draw with host Japan at the Olympic women’s soccer tournament Wednesday.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Remembering a horrific moment, 73 years ago
In 1999 I interviewed Ken Naganuma, who at the time was deputy chairman of the 2002 Japan World Cup Organizing Committee. He was a Hiroshima survivor. Hiroshima was bombed on Aug. 6, 1945.
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