Women’s World Cup final is the most watched game ever in U.S.

The U.S. Women’s National Team broke television ratings records with the victory in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup final match against Japan. This was the most watched soccer game in United States history. According to Fox, the number of viewers was around 23 million, which is 77% higher than the last World Cup final […]

USWNT wins their third world Cup in incredible final against Japan

The final of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup was played on Sunday July 5th in Vancouver, in a match between the 2011 champions Japan and the United States who last claimed the title 16 years years ago. These two teams were facing each other in a major tournament final for the third time in recent history. […]

Women’s World Cup Final: U.S. gets second chance against Japan

This will be the third time in recent memory that the United States and Japan have met in the final of a major tournament. In the 2011 World Cup Japan won when the match went to kicks from the mark after 120 minutes, then a year later in the 2012 Olympic games the U.S won […]

USWNT breaks record again: 8.4 million view U.S. vs. Germany

This was the match that everybody was expecting to watch in this World Cup: Germany vs. United States. Germany was the No.1 ranked team and U.S. was the No. 2. Both teams were candidates to win this tournament, but only one was going to get out of this semifinal and have the chance to win […]

USWNT beat Germany and move on to the World Cup final

[quote_box_center]“It’s not about the system. It’s about the players on the field. They played their hearts out tonight.” – Head coach Jill Ellis.[/quote_box_center] The U.S. played a very exciting match against Germany this Tuesday afternoon, putting in their best performance of the competition so far. The Americans beat No. 1 ranked Germany by a 2-0 scoreline […]

The USWNT v Germany in the semi final of the Women’s World Cup

The match between the United States and Germany is arguably more worthy of a final than a semifinal, since Germany is ranked No. 1 and the U.S. is ranked No. 2 in the world. This is the way the bracket broke down though so the U.S. will need to beat the best in order to be the best. […]

USWNT beats China and advances to semifinal

The United States played against China in the quarterfinal of the 2015 Women’s World Cup this Friday and beat them 1-0 with a goal from midfielder Carli Lloyd, who was voted Player of the Match. The goal came in the second half, but the U.S. was clearly the better team throughout the match. After a […]

WWC2015: U.S. vs China Preview of the quarterfinal

The USWNT is a few hours away from taking on China for the quarterfinals, after they beat Colombia by 2-0, and China beat Cameroon by 1-0. China is a team with a very similar style as the United States. They are very organized and played really well defensively. However, Chinese players are much younger with an […]

USWNT moves on to the quarterfinals

The first half of the U.S. vs. Colombia game was very even and tough on both sides. The Colombians attacked with style and swagger but the USWNT snuffed out every advance. As a result, goalkeeper Hope Solo was largely a spectator in this match. The U.S. built most of their attacking opportunities down the flanks and […]

WWC 2015 Round of 16: U.S. vs. Colombia Preview

After the U.S. victory against Nigeria, the USWNT finished Group D (Group of Death) in first place and move on to a relatively easy path into the semi finals. From now on in the knockout stage, there will be no room for mistakes. The next USWNT match will be on Monday 22nd against Colombia who […]

U.S. fans showing their support in Canadian ground

It is amazing to see how many fans actually showed up to the U.S. matches in Canada for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It almost looks and feels like they U.S. is playing at home. One of the reasons for that is the proximity between the two countries, even though there are people from […]

USWNT victory against Nigeria takes them to next round

With the 1-0 win against Nigeria, the USWNT finishes up as the lead team in group D for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. There was a lot of expectation for Alex Morgan, as this was the first game in 2 months that she actually started. Even though she had missed a few opportunities throughout the […]

USWNT breaks viewership records again

Yesterday, the U.S. game against Nigeria broke records with an audience of 5 million spectators, making it the most-watched Women’s World Cup group stage match AND the most-watched soccer match ever on Fox, with its peak at 6.3 million viewers. The audience for this World Cup has been increasing game after game. It started at […]

USA vs. Nigeria: Preview of the final Group Game

This is the last match for the U.S. in the group phase and probably the most important for them so far. This may prove to be the match that either makes or breaks the campaign. As of now, the USWNT is first in the group, however if they tie or lose to Nigeria, there is […]

USA vs. Sweden breaks record with 4.5+ million viewers

Even though the match wasn’t the most exciting of all 0-0 draws, it did break records as far as viewers, and that is not only good news for Fox but also for all female soccer players. This extra attention is always welcomed and sometimes even needed in the world of women’s soccer. This 4.5 M number […]

Germany and Ivory Coast: Why the 10-0 happened

This was a harsh hit for Ivory Coast, as the Ivorians made their World Cup debut. Germany won this tournament twice already and are currently ranked number 1 in the world by FIFA. Coincidently, Germany holds the record for the largest win of 11-0 against Argentina in 2011, with the 10-0 against Ivory Coast as […]