Sept. 7, 2012
Source: USSOCCER
U.S. U-20 WNT SHOOTS FOR WORLD CUP CROWN AGAINST GERMANY: The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team and Germany meet in the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Final in a clash of two-time champions on Saturday, Sept. 8, at Tokyo National Stadium in Japan. Live coverage of the match starts at 6:10 a.m. ET on ESPNU and ESPN3. The USA advanced past Nigeria 2-0 in Tuesday’s semifinal while Germany posted a 3-0 shutout against host Japan.
Fans can follow the match on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer_ynt. For full tournament results, visit the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup tournament page on ussoccer.com.
2012 U.S. U-20 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date | Opponent | Result/Time (ET) | U.S. Goalscorers/TV | Venue |
Aug. 20 | Ghana | 4-0 W | Own goal; Hayes (3) | Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium; Hiroshima, Japan |
Aug. 23 | China PR | 1-1 T | Hayes | Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium; Hiroshima, Japan |
Aug. 27 | Germany | 0-3 L | — | Miyagi Stadium; Rifu, Japan |
Aug. 31 | Korea DPR | 2-1 W (OT) | DiBernardo, Ubogagu | Komaba Stadium; Saitama, Japan |
Sept. 4 | Nigeria | 2-0 W | Brian, Ohai | Tokyo National Stadium; Tokyo, Japan |
Sept. 8 | Germany | 6:10 a.m. | ESPNU, ESPN3 | Tokyo National Stadium; Tokyo, Japan |
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION – DETAILED ROSTER
GOALKEEPERS (3): Bryane Heaberlin (North Carolina; St. Petersburg, Fla.), Jami Kranich (Villanova; Hamden, Conn.), Abby Smith (Dallas Texans; Dallas, Texas)
DEFENDERS (6): Stephanie Amack (Mustang Blast; Pleasanton, Calif.), Crystal Dunn (North Carolina; Rockville Centre, N.Y.), Julie Johnston (Santa Clara; Mesa, Ariz.), Kassey Kallman (Florida State; Woodbury, Minn.), Mollie Pathman (Duke; Durham, N.C.), Cari Roccaro (Albertson Fury; East Islip, N.Y.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Morgan Brian (Virginia; St. Simons Island, Ga.), Vanessa DiBernardo (Illinois; Naperville, Ill.), Sarah Killion (UCLA; Fort Wayne, Ind.), Mandy Laddish (Notre Dame; Lee’s Summit, Mo.), Samantha Mewis (UCLA; Hanson, Mass.), Taylor Schram (Penn State; Canonsburg, Pa.)
FORWARDS (6): Kelly Cobb (Duke; Chugiak, Alaska), Maya Hayes (Penn State; West Orange, N.J.), Kealia Ohai (North Carolina; Draper, Utah), Katie Stengel (Wake Forest; Melbourne, Fla.), Chioma Ubogagu (Stanford; Coppell, Texas), Becca Wann (Richmond; Chesterfield, Va.)