World Cup Soccer

To reclaim the title against a deep field in Germany, the U.S. must harness its most potent weapon: the strike force of veteran Abby Wambach and phenom Alex Morgan

Meet the women of Team USA, who this month will carry the Stars and Stripes into Germany intent on winning their first Cup final since their 1999 victory at the Rose Bowl

WITH A TICKET TO THE 2013 CONFEDERATIONS CUP ON THE LINE AND A CHANCE TO SEE STARS SUCH AS LIONEL MESSI, DANI ALVES AND DIEGO FORLAN, THE COPA AMÉRICA (JULY 1--24) WILL BE THE BEST INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF THE YEAR

TO PICK THE BEST LINEUP IN HISTORY, SI TURNED TO A MAN WHO EXCELLED BOTH ON THE PITCH AND IN THE COACH'S BOX: FRANZ BECKENBAUER

HE MAY NOT BE A BIG SCORER, BUT THE POSSESSION-MAD MIDFIELDER MADE TWO OF THE BIGGEST GOALS IN THE RECENT HISTORY OF FC BARCELONA AND SPAIN'S NATIONAL TEAM: IN THE 2009 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND THE 2010 WORLD CUP