I’m going to take a break from the Gold Cup Series to tell you about how our ladies have been spending their time. Unfortunately, they have been spending a ton of time with some folks we are all familiar with, yet really do not know all that well:
Canadians. Our friendly neighbors to the North. As you Canucks know by now, we Yanks are a rare breed. You guys are a pretty peaceful, efficient bunch. We’re no slouchers either, but we are a little more rambunctious than y’all. You’re the perfect neighbor though. You’re quiet. You’re polite. You gave us Shania Twain and probably someone else worth remembering, I’m sure.
Maybe one decent hockey player. Wayne… something or other. We’ve coexisted peacefully.
But, we don’t trust you. You’re too quiet. Too polite. You gave us Shania Twain and Pamela Anderson. You’re up to something. And whatever your evil scheme is – it certainly isn’t world soccer domination because you suck. We kill you. In fact, in women’s soccer, you are sort of our “bitch”. We have an advantage though.
Our nation isn’t perpetually covered in snow.
You may be the Great White North, but we’re the Greatest Women’s Soccer Team in the World. We’ve not just beaten you in the past. We’ve embarassed you. We beat you 6-0 last year. We could do it again this year. I hope we do too. I don’t know what it is about you Canadians, but I just don’t trust you and therefore want to antagonize you into war.
Well, a soccer war, anyways. How could I not? Just look at the weapons I would be able to employ. Seriously, Canada, just take a glimpse at our player pool, and tell me you don’t get more than a tiny bit scared:
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Birthdate | Hometown | Club / College |
| Barnhart, Nicole | GK | 5-10 | 10/10/81 | Gilbertsville, Pa. | FC Gold Pride |
| Boxx, Shannon | M | 5-8 | 06/29/77 | Redondo Beach, Calif. | Los Angeles Sol |
| Buehler, Rachel | D | 5-5 | 08/26/85 | Del Mar, Calif. | FC Gold Pride |
| Chalupny, Lori | D | 5-4 | 01/29/84 | St. Louis, Mo. | St. Louis Athletica |
| Cheney, Lauren | F | 5-8 | 09/30/87 | Indianapolis, Ind. | UCLA |
| Cox, Stephanie | D | 5-6 | 04/03/86 | Elk Grove, Calif. | Los Angeles Sol |
| Dalmy, Marian | D | 5-10 | 11/25/84 | Lakewood, Colo. | Chicago Red Stars |
| DiMartino, Tina | M | 5-2 | 11/06/86 | Massapequa Park, N.Y. | UCLA |
| Ellertson, Tina | F | 5-9 | 05/20/82 | Vancouver, Wash. | St. Louis Athletica |
| Fletcher, Kendall | D | 5-6 | 11/11/84 | Cary, N.C. | Los Angeles Sol |
| Heath, Tobin | M | 5-6 | 05/29/88 | Basking Ridge, N.J. | North Carolina |
| Hucles, Angela | F | 5-7 | 07/05/78 | Virginia Beach, Va. | Boston Breakers |
| Kai, Natasha | F | 5-8 | 05/22/83 | Kahuku, Hawaii | Sky Blue FC |
| Krieger, Ali | D | 5-6 | 07/28/84 | Dumfries, Va. | Washington Freedom |
| LePelbet, Amy | D | 5-6 | 03/12/82 | Crystal Lake, Ill. | Boston Breakers |
| Lilly, Kristine | M | 5-4 | 07/22/71 | Wilton, Conn. | Boston Breakers |
| Lloyd, Carli | M | 5-8 | 07/16/82 | Delran, N.J. | Chicago Red Stars |
| Luckenbill, Kristin | GK | 5-9 | 05/28/79 | Paoli, Pa. | Boston Breakers |
| Markgraf, Kate | D | 5-9 | 08/23/76 | Bloomfield Hills, Mich. | Chicago Red Stars |
| Masar, Ella | F | 5-7 | 04/03/86 | Urbana, Ill. | Chicago Red Stars |
| Mitts, Heather | D | 5-5 | 06/09/78 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Boston Breakers |
| Oakes, Jill | D | 5-7 | 07/18/84 | West Hills, Calif. | FC Gold Pride |
| O’Reilly, Heather | M | 5-5 | 01/02/85 | East Brunswick, N.J. | Sky Blue FC |
| Osborne, Leslie | M | 5-8 | 05/27/83 | Brookfield, Wis. | FC Gold Pride |
| Rampone, Christie | D | 5-6 | 06/24/75 | Point Pleasant, N.J. | Sky Blue FC |
| Rapinoe, Megan | F | 5-7 | 07/05/85 | Redding, Calif. | Portland |
| Rodriguez, Amy | F | 5-4 | 02/17/87 | Lake Forest, Calif. | USC |
| Sauerbrunn, Becky | D | 5-7 | 06/06/85 | St. Louis, Mo. | Washington Freedom |
| Scurry, Briana | GK | 5-8 | 09/07/71 | Dayton, Minn. | Washington Freedom |
| Solo, Hope | GK | 5-9 | 07/30/81 | Richland, Wash. | St. Louis Athletica |
| Tarpley, Lindsay | M | 5-6 | 09/22/83 | Kalamazoo, Mich. | Chicago Red Stars |
| Wagner, Aly | M | 5-5 | 08/10/80 | San Jose, Calif. | Los Angeles Sol |
| Wambach, Abby | F | 5-11 | 06/02/80 | Rochester, N.Y. | Washington Freedom |
| White, Kacey | M | 5-4 | 04/27/84 | Arlington, Texas | Sky Blue FC |
| Whitehill, Cat | D | 5-7 | 02/10/82 | Birmingham, Ala. | Washington Freedom |
| Woznuk, Angie | M | 5-5 | 03/29/85 | El Cajon, Calif. | St. Louis Athletica |
