Greg Ryan Team Quotations

I feel we played much better than last year against Germany. We dominated the No. 1 team in the world.

They're the only other team to beat (defending World Cup champion) Germany this year, ... They're very strong, very physical, very good in the air and very good in the counterattack.

I'm not naive. This team exists for one reason %97 to win championships.

The U.S. is a great team and has always been a great team.

Canada finished fourth in the 2003 Women's World Cup and have continued to improve the quality of their team since that time. The rivalry between the U.S. and Canadian teams makes each team stronger. This match will help both teams prepare for Women's World Cup qualification in November.

The watching crowd and cold weather didn't affect the team and it was the additional focus and determination that carried us through. The focus is the qualifying finals in November so playing the tournament is part of our preparation.

It's early in the year, the team hasn't been together very much, and right now, its just the technique of finishing over and over again to get the team confident. I think we created all the chances we needed to win the game today, but you have to score the goals.

The mentality of this team is to look at any situation like this and just step out with a determination to win the day, and that?s what they did.