Former Freedom players Wambach, Bompastor face off in Women's World Cup Semi

Once teamates for the Washington Freedom of the WPS, quarterfinal hero Abby Wambach is set to face her former Freedom teamate Sonia Bompastor as the USWNT battle France for the chance to advance to the 2011 Women's World Cup final in Germany.

As head coach Pia Sundhage stated after the match, "There’s something to be said about this team. This American attitude of pulling everything together and bringing out the best performance in each other is contagious. I am very, very proud and I’m very, very happy to be the coach for the U.S. team.”
While we're all proud of what the team accomplished, the players and coaches have turned their focus to what lies ahead as they seek to make the United States the first nation to win a third FIFA Women's World Cup title.


Sonia Bompastor of France w/Freedom scarf



The USA faces France in the semifinals on Wednesday, July 13, with kickoff at 11:30 a.m. ET live on ESPN, ESPN3.com and Galavision. Fans can also follow on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer_wnt.