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Monday Morning Wakeup: NWSL Week 2

2018 NWSL Table

W L D GF GA PTS
North Carolina Courage 2 0 0 2 0 6
Seattle Reign FC 1 0 0 2 1 3
Washington Spirit 1 1 0 3 2 3
Portland Thorns FC 1 1 0 3 3 3
Houston Dash 0 0 2 1 1 2
Utah Royals FC 0 0 2 1 1 2
Chicago Red Stars 0 1 1 3 4 1
Orlando Pride 0 1 1 1 3 1
Sky Blue FC 0 1 0 0 1 0

Week 2 Results and Attendances

Friday (recap)
Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals FC 0

Saturday (recaps)
North Carolina Courage 1, Sky Blue FC 0 (Bush)
Washington Spirit 2, Orlando Pride 0 (Lauletta)
Portland Thorns FC 3, Chicago Red Stars 2

Attendance for the Week
Chicago — 13,678 (doubleheader with Chicago Fire)
Washington — 4,989
North Carolina — 4,078
Houston — 3,433

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What They Said


  • “We knew it was going to be a tight game but I thought for most of the second half we looked quite comfortable and we dominated a lot of the game, we just didn’t finish things off. We didn’t create enough, weren’t quite incisive enough to get in front. In this kind of game, when it’s tight, you give someone like Mallory Pugh a bit of space and time and you get punished. But up until then, I thought we were looking like the better side. That’s what this league is about. Games are tight and if you don’t stay alert for 90 minutes you get punished.” — Tom Sermanni

FIFA Week Schedule

Wednesday
Colombia vs Uruguay (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group A)
Chile vs Paraguay (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group A)

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Thursday
USWNT vs Mexico, in Jacksonville, 7:00 p.m. EDT (FS1)

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Russia (UEFA qualifier, Group 1)
Switzerland vs Scotland (UEFA qualifier, Group 2)
Croatia vs Ukraine (UEFA qualifier, Group 4)
Hungary vs Sweden (UEFA qualifier, Group 4)
Austria vs Serbia (UEFA qualifier, Group 7)

Ecuador vs Venezuela (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group B)
Brazil vs Argentina (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group B)

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Friday
England vs Wales (UEFA qualifier, Group 1)
Poland vs Albania (UEFA qualifier, Group 2)
Ireland vs Slovakia (UEFA qualifier, Group 3)
Netherlands vs Northern Ireland (UEFA qualifier, Group 3)
Slovenia vs Iceland (UEFA qualifier, Group 5)
Moldova vs Italy (UEFA qualifier, Group 6)
Belgium vs Portugal (UEFA qualifier, Group 6)
Finland vs Spain (UEFA qualifier, Group 7)

Paraguay vs Peru (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group A)
Chile vs Colombia (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group A)

China vs Thailand (Asian qualifier, Group A)
Jordan vs Philippines (Asian qualifier, Group A)

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Saturday
Germany vs Czech Republic (UEFA qualifier, Group 5)

Argentina vs Bolivia (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group B)
Brazil vs Ecuador (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group B)

Japan vs Vietnam (Asian qualifier, Group B)
Australia vs South Korea (Asian qualifier, Group B)

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Sunday
USWNT vs Mexico, in Houston, 1:30 p.m. EDT (FOX)

Uruguay vs Peru (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group A)
Colombia vs Paraguay (CONMEBOL qualifier, Group A)

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