Friday, June 26, 2015

Two Matches to Go

In case you've missed it, the U.S. Women are two wins away from their first World Cup Title since 1999. Carli Lloyd's second half header beat China's Wang Fei for the game's only goal as the U.S. extended their shutout streak to 423 minutes and now get ready for a semifinal showdown with Germany. Here's a rundown of how the U.S. and Germany both reached the World Cup Semifinals:

USA (4-0-1)

GROUP D

W 3-1 vs Australia - Megan Rapinoe 2 (2), Christen Press (1)
D 0-0 vs Sweden
W 1-0 vs Nigeria - Abby Wambach (1)
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W 2-0 vs Colombia - Alex Morgan (1), Carli Lloyd (1)
W 1-0 vs China - Carli Lloyd (2)

GERMANY (3-0-2)

GROUP B

W 10-0 vs Ivory Coast - Célia Šašić 3 (3), Anja Mittag 3 (3), Simone Laudehr (1), Sara Däbritz (1), Melanie Behringer (1), Alexandra Popp (1)
D 1-1 vs Norway - Anja Mittag (4)
W 4-0 vs Thailand - Melanie Leupolz (1), Lena Petermann 2 (2), Sara Däbritz (2)
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W 4-1 vs Sweden - Anja Mittag (5), Célia Šašić 2 (5), Dzsenifer Marozsán (1)
D 1-1 vs France, W 5-4 (PKs) - Célia Šašić (6)

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