LINDSEY HORAN

Sophia Smith scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Nigeria 4-0 on Saturday as both teams prepare for next summer’s World Cup.

PORTLAND, Ore. — (AP) — Lindsey Horan had a pair of goals and Lyon defeated Monterrey 4-0 on Saturday night to win the Women's International Champions Cup. Chelsea defeated the Portland Thorns 1-0 in the consolation game at Portland's Providence Park. Horan, who is on loan to Lyon from the Thorns, blew kisses to the crowd after scoring. Lyon won the Champions League and the French championship while Chelsea is the Women’s Super League champion. Monterrey was the 2021 Apertura winner in Liga MX, and the National Women’s Soccer League’s Thorns were the Supporters Shield and Challenge Cup winners last year.

Sophia Smith scored twice in the second half and the U.S. women’s national team beat Colombia 3-0 on Saturday night to extend its home unbeaten streak to 68 games.

Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have been included on the U.S. national soccer team roster for the upcoming CONCACAF W Championship, which will determine four of the region’s teams in the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

A late goal by Kyah Simon has earned Australia a fortunate 1-1 draw against the world champion United States in Newcastle and denied the American women a second win in the two-game series.

After 21 years since last playing in Australia, the United States women’s soccer team needed only 24 seconds to score against the Matildas.

The U.S. women sent Carli Lloyd into retirement with a 6-0 rout of South Korea.

South Korea US Soccer United States' forward Carli Lloyd is honored before a soccer friendly match against South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King) (Andy Clayton-King)ST. PAUL, Minn. — (AP) — The U.S. women sent Carli Lloyd into retirement with a 6-0 rout of South Korea on Tuesday night. Following the team’s 0-0 draw last week against South Korea in Kansas City, Kansas, Lloyd passed her No. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Lloyd scored in a 1-0 overtime victory over Brazil for the gold medal. Against South Korea on Tuesday, Horan put the United States in front in the ninth minute with a goal that deflected off an opposing player. Alex Morgan, who replaced Lloyd, scored in the 69th minute to make it 3-0.

South Korea US Soccer South Korea midfielder Park Yeeun (15) is held by United States midfielder Catarina Macario (17) during the first half of an international friendly soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. It was the first of two matches against South Korea. She announced her retirement following the Tokyo Games, where the United States won the bronze medal. The U.S. had won all 13 previous matches against South Korea. ___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

The U.S. women’s national team had its 22-match winning streak on home soil snapped in a scoreless draw against a surprisingly resilient South Korean team.

Various logistical challenges have prevented the team from getting new jerseys omitting the logo of Social CBD, a former sponsor embroiled in scandal.

The Americans rebounded from their opening loss to Sweden with a 6-1 rout of New Zealand in front of the First Lady in the women’s soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.

Carli Lloyd is headed to her fourth Olympics.

Carli Lloyd scored 24 seconds into the game and the U.S. women’s national team went on to defeat Jamaica 4-0 in a Summer Series match.

The United States sits atop the SheBelieves Cup standings with two wins. But not only a goal, the way we played our attack in the first 20 minutes," Brazil coach Pia Sundhage said. It was Press' 10th goal in her last 13 national team games and 59th international goal. Alex Morgan made her first start for the national team since giving birth to daughter Charlie last year. The U.S. beat Canada 1-0 in its SheBelieves Cup opener on Thursday, while Brazil beat rival Argentina 4-1.

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)HERRIMAN, Utah Lynn Williams scored in stoppage time and the North Carolina Courage defeated the Portland Thorns 2-1 in the opening game of the National Women's Soccer League's Challenge Cup tournament on Saturday. Williams scored the go-ahead goal on a header off a cross from Samantha Mewis. The Courage are the NWSL's two-time defending champions and considered the favorites at the Challenge Cup. In the previous meeting between the two teams last season, the Courage routed the Thorns 6-0, led by Williams with three goals. It is our duty to demand that the liberties and freedoms this nation was founded upon are extended to everyone, the Thorns and Courage said in a joint statement released before the game.