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U.S. WNT CONCACAF roster announced
// U.S. Soccer // November 14, 2006
U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Greg Ryan has named the 20-player roster that will attempt to qualify the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup during the 2006 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup, being held on Nov. 22 and 26 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
The USA will take on the winner of the Mexico-Trinidad & Tobago quarterfinal on Wednesday, Nov. 22, in one of the Women’s Gold Cup semifinals at The HDC. The match kicks off 7 p.m. PT and fans can follow the action live on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker. The winner of that game will qualify directly to the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup being held Sept. 10-30.
Heading into the Women’s Gold Cup, the U.S. women have gone 30 consecutive matches without losing in regulation time, tying an all-time record set from February 10, 1996, through Oct. 9, 1997. Should the USA win or tie its CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup semifinal, it will mark the longest unbeaten streak in the 21-year history of the U.S. Women’s National Team.
The USA is coming off a highly successful run to the 2006 Peace Queen Cup championship in South Korea where the USA tied Denmark and then defeated Australia, the Netherlands and Canada to win the title. The USA is 16-0-4 in 2006 heading into the Women’s Gold Cup where it will play its last two matches of the year.
The U.S. team will begin training on Nov. 15 at The HDC. For complete coverage of the competition, including results, exclusive player features and all_access videos, visit ussoccer.com's 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup page.
2006 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup Schedule
Date Matchup Time Location
Nov. 19 Panama vs. Jamaica 5 p.m. ET Miami, Fla.
Nov. 19 Mexico vs. Trinidad & Tobago 7:30 p.m. ET Miami, Fla.
Nov. 22 Canada vs. Panama/Jamaica 4:30 p.m. PT Carson, Calif.
Nov. 22 USA vs. Mexico/Trinidad & Tobago 7 p.m. PT Carson, Calif.
Nov. 26 Third Place 3 p.m. PT Carson, Calif.
Nov. 26 Championship 5:30 p.m. PT Carson, Calif.
U.S. Women’s National Team Roster
GOALKEEPERS (2): Briana Scurry (Dayton, Minn.), Hope Solo (Richland, Wash.);
DEFENDERS (7): Lori Chalupny (St. Louis, Mo.), Tina Frimpong (Vancouver, Wash.), Stephanie Lopez (Elk Grove, Calif.), Kate Markgraf (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Heather Mitts (Cincinnati, Ohio), Christie Rampone (Point Pleasant, N.J.), Cat Whitehill (Birmingham, Ala.);
MIDFIELDERS (5): Angela Hucles (Virginia Beach, Va.), Carli Lloyd (Delran, N.J.), Marci Miller (St. Charles, Ill.), Leslie Osborne (Brookfield, Wis.), Aly Wagner (San Jose, Calif.);
FORWARDS (6): Danesha Adams (Shaker Heights, Ohio), Natasha Kai (Kahuku, Hawaii), Kristine Lilly (Wilton, Conn.), Heather O’Reilly (East Brunswick, N.J.), Lindsay Tarpley (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Abby Wambach (Rochester, N.Y.).
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