{"id":31881,"date":"2014-08-06T13:28:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T17:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=31881"},"modified":"2014-08-06T18:58:12","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T22:58:12","slug":"complete-2014-womens-under-20-world-cup-preview-analysis-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/complete-2014-womens-under-20-world-cup-preview-analysis-and-predictions.html","title":{"rendered":"2014 FIFA Women’s Under 20 World Cup Predictions, Preview, and Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"
From August 5 to 24, Canada will once again\u00a0play host to the best young, up-and-coming soccer players around the globe for the seventh staging of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Canada was the site of the first-ever edition of the tournament in 2002, which concluded with USA knocking out the hosts for the inaugural crown.<\/p>\n
Aside from being the maiden champions, the Americans are also the current defending champions after winning it for the third time in 2012. Will the Americans win it for a record fourth time? Or will Germany nail its second World Cup of the year?<\/p>\n[sc:Soccer ]\n
Women’s U20 World Cup Preview and Prediction<\/h2>\n
Favorites \u2013 USA, Germany<\/h3>\n
[sc:Soccer240banner ]Heading into the 2014 edition of the biennial event, Team USA looks to be in great form to win the championship again after totally demolishing the field in the recent 2014 CONCACAF Under-20 Women\u2019s Championship.<\/p>\n
In that tournament, USA brought the hammer down hard on their opponents, scoring 29 goals in five games overall, while allowing zero goals, including the Americans\u2019 4-0 evisceration of Mexico in the final.<\/p>\n
In a tournament played mostly by players with little to no experience on such a grand stage, coach Michelle French is lucky to have defenders Cari Roccaro and Stephanie Amack in the fold. Both players were part of the winning squad in 2012, and their experience will be valuable to the young team, which is trying to buck the pressure of being a pre-tournament favorite.<\/p>\n
The runner-ups in the 2012 tournament, the Germans return to the World Cup figuring to be the biggest challenger to the USA’s quest to bag its second-consecutive title. The Germans qualified for the tournament after making the semifinal of the 2013 UEFA European Women\u2019s Under-19 Championship.<\/p>\n
The Germans boast a roster brimming with talented players with experience not only at the junior level but also in the senior and pro ranks. One of them is striker Pauline Bremer, who is under contract with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. Bremer was the top scorer in the 2013 UEFA European Women\u2019s Under-19 Championship, finishing with six goals, while leading the team to the title.<\/p>\n
The two favorites are in the same round robin group at this tournament and figure to provide one of the best games of the early going on Tuesday in Edmonton. The match will likely define which team wins the group and takes the easier path through the elimination stage.<\/p>\n
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