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JT Harms stars for Forward Madison, Denis Krioutchenkov scores again, plus updates from the USL Championship, MLS NEXT Pro, MASL, Greece, Cyprus and the AFC Women's Champions League.
The Milwaukee Wave face the Empire Strykers in Game 1 of a Major Arena Soccer League quarterfinal series tonight. Kickoff at 8:35 CT.
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2026 WISCONSIN CUP
Quarterfinals
(7 p.m. kickoffs)
* Green Bay Glory vs. Union des Bateaux FC, May 15 in De Pere
* Superior City FC vs. Wisconsin Conquerors, May 20 in Superior
* RKC Third Coast vs. FC Milwaukee Torrent, May 19 in Racine
* Bavarian United SC vs. Madison United SC, June 5 in Glendale
USASA MEN'S NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP
Region II qualifying
Wisconsin teams
First round
FC Milwaukee Torrent receives bye
Green Bay Glory defeats Camargo FC (Minn.), forfeit
Saturday's match
Chicago House AC vs. RKC Third Coast, 1 p.m. in River Forest, Ill.
Date TBA
Bavarian United vs. United Serbian SC
PSV midfielder Esmir Bajraktarević (Appleton) converts the winning penalty as host Bosnia and Herzegovina wins the shootout 4-1 after a 1-1 tie with Italy to earn atheir second World Cup berth.
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UPDATE: Today's the first day for WIAA girls soccer games, though there are only 26 matches on the Bound schedule — many schools are on spring break or likely didn't want to risk the weather or field conditions by scheduling games in late March.
The winner earns one of the final spots in the 48-team field for this summer’s World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, joining Canada, Qatar and Switzerland in Group B at the tournament.
PSV midfielder Esmir Bajraktarević (Appleton) starts for Bosnia and Herzegovina in its UEFA World Cup qualifying playoff against visiting Italy in Zenica. Kickoff at 1:45 p.m. CT on Fox Sports 1.
Maya Hoff (West Salem/Mississippi Valley Storm/Rush Wisconsin West) commits to NCAA Division III Southern Maine for 2026.
Wisconsin women's soccer recruits Class of 2026 ⬇️
Game 1 is at 8:35 p.m. CT Thursday in Ontario, Calif., with Game 2 at 6:35 p.m. Monday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
If each team wins one game, a mini-game tiebreaker will be played immediately after Game 2.
The Milwaukee Wave (15-7-2) are seeded third for the Major Arena Soccer League playoffs and will face the No. 6 seed Empire Strykers (12-11-1) in a quarterfinal series.
Tokyo Verdy is third in Japan's WE League and didn't allow a goal in winning their Champions League group in November.
Stallion claimed the last quarterfinal spot on a tiebreaker as one of the top third-place teams in group play — they're the first Filipino side to qualify for the quarterfinals.
Sisters Olivia McDaniel (UW-Milwaukee) and Chandler McDaniel (UW-Milwaukee) and Stallion Laguna FC look to pull off an upset as they face Tokyo Verdy Beleza in an AFC Women’s Champions League quarterfinal Saturday in Japan (midnight tonight CT).
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PSV midfielder Esmir Bajraktarević (Appleton) starts for Bosnia and Herzegovina in its UEFA World Cup qualifier playoff semifinal at Wales. Kickoff at 2:45 p.m. CT on Fox Sports 1.
Jett Blaschka (Racine) starts for the U.S. Virgin Islands as the Dashing Eagles take on American Samoa in a semifinal of the FIFA Series Puerto Rico in in Bayamón.
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Logan Farrington has a huge game as FC Dallas wins a wild Texas Derby, plus updates from the USL Championship, USL League One and MLS NEXT Pro, along with Serbia, Cyprus and Portugal.
So Nishikawa (UW-Green Bay) was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week for Week 3. The left back set up Brooklyn FC’s lone goal Saturday in a 2-1 loss to visiting Hartford Athletic.
USASA NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP
Region II qualifying
Remaining schedule
* Second round: Matches played by April 19
* Quarterfinals: By May 3
* Semifinals: By May 17
* Final: May 31 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Champion advances to USASA National Amateur Cup finals, July 24-25 at Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee
USASA NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP
Region II qualifying
Wisconsin teams
First round
(Matches to be played by April 5)
Bavarian United vs. United Serbian SC
Chicago House AC vs. RKC Third Coast
Green Bay Glory wins by forfeit over Camargo FC (Minn.)
Note: FC Milwaukee Torrent receives bye to quarterfinals
2026 WIAA girls soccer key dates
* Earliest day for practices: Today
* Earliest day for games: March 31
* Regionals: June 2 and 6 (D1+2); June 2, 4 and 6 (D3+4)
* Sectional semifinals: June 11
* Sectional finals: June 13
* 43rd WIAA state tournament: June 18-20 at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee
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The international window: McDaniel sisters, Philippines return to Women's World Cup
Plus, Bajung Darboe is called up by the U.S. Under-20 national team, while Esmir Bajraktarević and Bosnia and Herzegovina prepare for their massive World Cup qualifying playoff Thursday in Wales.
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Checking in on Wisconsin's pros
Marius Aiyenero does his part but LAFC2 is denied its first win of the MLS NEXT Pro season, plus updates on Thomas Raimbault and Nathan Crockford, and Kate Gibson finds the back of the net in Greece.
Antigo High School senior Diego Flores Martinez signs on to play soccer for the i2i International Soccer Academy at Leeds Beckett University in Leeds, England www.antigojournal.com/sports/marti... #wisoccer #hsswi @wisconsinsoccercentral.com
Forward Madison FC is now 5-6 all-time in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches.
Record against teams from leagues
* USASA 1-0
* NPSL 3-0
* MWPL 0-1
* USL League Two 0-1
* MLS NEXT Pro 0-1
* USL Championship 1-2
* MLS 0-1
The Philippines earn their second straight Women's World Cup berth, beating Uzbekistan 2-0 with both goals in the opening 10 minutes of the second half.
Olivia McDaniel with two saves in the clean sheet, her sister Chandler McDaniel started and played 68 minutes.
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Both McDaniel sisters are in the starting lineup for the Filipinas. Kickoff coming up at 10 p.m. CT. #wisoccer