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Women's World Cup


September 10, 2007 | permalink |



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The Women's World Cup soccer tournament got underway in China today. The tournament kicked off in one of the five host cities we were looking for in today's Geo Quiz. The answers are Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Tianjin.

Listen to our Geo Quiz interview today. USA Today's Sal Ruibel sizes up tomorrow's match between the U.S. and North Korean womens' teams.

The U.S. Women's National Team, currently ranked No. 1 by FIFA, is undefeated in regulation play in 44 matches. Led by striker Abby Wambach and longtime midfielder Kristine Lilly, the team will kickoff its World Cup campaign against Korea DPR on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 4:55 a.m. ET.

Here's the schedule of games for next few days:

FIRST WEEK SCHEDULE OF FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

Mon., Sept. 10

Germany vs. Argentina Shanghai

Tue., Sept. 11

USA vs. Korea DPR Chengdu

Japan vs. England Shanghai

Nigeria vs. Sweden Chengdu

Wed., Sept. 12

Ghana vs. Australia Hangzhou

New Zealand vs. Brazil Wuhan

China vs. Denmark Wuhan

Norway vs. Canada Hangzhou



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