U.S. beats England to reach World Cup soccer semis (Honolulu Advertiser)
TIANJIN, China The United States reached the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup, beating England 3-0 today behind second-half goals from Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx and Kristine Lilly.

Matildas wary of super Marta (The West Australian)
Australia know they have to shut down Brazilian superstar Marta to be any hope of a semi-final berth at the women’s soccer World Cup.

Canada falls in world soccer rankings (Canada.com)
Canada dropped one spot to No. 54 as FIFA unveiled its world soccer rankings on Wednesday. However, the Canadian men’s team, which played Costa Rica to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly recently in Toronto, moved up to third in the CONCACAF region.