News ReleaseUS Women Advance to World Cup Quarterfinals
9/19/2007
After a 2-2 tie with Korea, the US came out blazing to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals against the women from England.
England had a tough battle in Group A tying Germany and Japan before roundly defeating Argentina 6-0.
The US got to the quarterfinals by overcoming Sweden 2-0 and Nigeria 1-0. The team got strong support from Abby Wambach who scored both goals against Sweden. Lori Chalupny's goal was all that was needed to dispatch Nigeria.
Leslie Osborne #12, a former Wisconsin ODP player, got her first World Cup start in the game versus Sweden. Her strong performance earned her the starting nod against Nigeria as well.
The quarterfinal match will be aired live on ESPNHD at 6:55 AM Saturday.
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