US v Colombia

Half time in the game. Does Pia S have the same courage as the German coach who benched Birgit Prinz? Abby Wambach not getting it done. Looks slow and clumsy and off her game. Bring on Alex Morgan for AW. (Wambach will now score a hattrick to prove me wrong!)

Oh yah....Megan in for A-rod at the start of the 2nd half!

Rapinoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooe!

Now we need to replace the ineffective LePeilbet with Stephanie Cox.

And now that is exactly what happens!

And her first touch is an assist!

Abby giving up the ball now in the box... Seems like she's not wanting to try to finish things anymore. Foudy says it right...Abby in a mental funk..lost her confidence...killer instinct! C'mon Abby!

OMG....Steph's service to Abby was beautiful....then missed again? Sheesh!

Commentators keep talking about Wambach as unlucky. At one point she had eight shots and only one on goal. That's not luck: that's bad finishing.

I'm gonna say it. If Megan doesn't get AROD's spot, Pia goes into the Ryan- April category.

ESPN Interviews: Pia, Megan R, then Mia Hamm
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/carlisle_jeff/id/6733031/women-world-cup-grading-us-performance-colombia-jeff-carlisle

the O has an AP article up. Other than the writer doesn't know that the singular female of alumnus is alumna, it's pretty good.

http://www.oregonlive.com/fifa-world-cup/index.ssf/2011/07/united_states_gains_womens_wor.html

nuf said this weekend.

Nice article in USAToday about the mids... with Megan featured.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/2011-07-03-united-states-rapinoe-oreilly_n.htm

And birthday wishes are in order for the Rapinoe twins