The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2010 kicked off on Sunday in the twin island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Surprisingly absent from the competition is women’s soccer powerhouse USA (a result of their penalty kick loss to Canada in the CONCACAF qualification round of the World Cup). Nevertheless, there are several United States born and / or resident players partaking in the tournament including Trinidad and Tobago captain Lauren Schmidt and no less than eight members of the Mexico squad. Here’s a list of them along with their often well-known youth clubs.
Trinidad and Tobago and Chile enter the field
Country
Name
Position
Club
Ireland
Zoe BOYD
DF
Montclair Thunderbolts (USA)
Ireland
Kerry GLYNN
DF
Montclair Thunderbolts (USA)
Ireland
Jillian MALONEY
GK
Roswell Santos (USA)
Mexico
Rosa MERIDA
GK
Dallas Texans (USA)
Mexico
Amber HERNANDEZ
DF
South Valley Chivas (USA)
Mexico
Alejandra AMADOR
DF
Irvine Strikers (USA)
Mexico
Amanda PEREZ
MF
PSV Union (USA)
Mexico
Tanya SAMARZICH
FW
Legends (USA)
Mexico
Christina MURILLO
MF
Camarillo Eagles (USA)
Mexico
Adrianna NUNEZ
DF
Real So Cal (USA)
Mexico
Daniela SOLIS
FW
Sherwood HS (USA)
South Africa
Caytlin FRYER
FW
Patriots (USA)
Trinidad and Tobago
Lauren SCHMIDT
DF
MVLA Avalanche (USA)
Trinidad and Tobago
Brianna RYCE
FW
Concorde Fire (USA)
Trinidad and Tobago
Liana HINDS
MF
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Trinidad and Tobago
Jasmine SAMPSON
MF
Bethesda (USA)
Full coverage of the tournament is available at FIFA.com. While there is no television or legal internet streaming of the tournament in the United States, highlights are available at this FIFA link. Delayed coverage of matches involving Trinidad and Tobago (featuring four USA-based and four Canada-based players) is available at C News.
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FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2010 Groups
Group A: Trinidad and Tobago, Chile, Nigeria, North Korea
Group B: Germany, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa
Group C: New Zealand, Venezuela, Spain and Japan
Group D: Republic of Ireland, Brazil, Canada and Ghana.