Sellout Crowd in New Jersey Sends U.S. WNT off to Canada
Published on May 30, 2015 under National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) News Release
HARRISON, New Jersey - Before a sellout crowd of 26,467 at Red Bull Arena, the U.S. Women's National Team played the Korea Republic to a 0-0 draw in its final game of the Send-Off Series before departing to Canada for the start of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
After dropping its first match of the year to France 2-0 in Lorient, France, on Feb. 8, the USA has gone unbeaten in its next nine games and has outscored opponents 20-2 heading into Canada.
With two saves - the second of which was an acrobatic diving stop on the final kick of the match - U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo posted her 84th-career clean sheet, extending her WNT record for most shutouts.
The U.S. created chances throughout the match, especially on a sequence play involving Carli Lloyd, Morgan Brian and Sydney Leroux that culminated in the USA's best chance for a scoring opportunity.
The USA was drawn into Group D at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup where it will face Australia, Nigeria and Sweden. The seventh edition of the tournament takes place from June 6-July 5 throughout Canada. The U.S. opens the tournament against Australia on June 8 at Winnipeg Stadium, faces Sweden on June 12 in Winnipeg, and finishes Group D play against Nigeria on June 16 at BC Place in Vancouver. The USA, Nigeria and Sweden have competed in every edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
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