Will Abby Wambach get to play in another world cup?

I'm new to soccer so I was wondering who on the women's team will be able to come back and play in the next world cup? Especially Hope Solo, Wambach, Rapinoe, etc. You know, the main players. Such a heart breaking loss, would be cool if they could stay together and keep playing, but how old will they be is the question, and is this there last chance.|||Rapinoe probably not, due to her family. Wambach even in her mid-thirties will still be awesome. Hope of course. Alex Morgan will be a star. And don't feel too bad about the loss. The US played its best match of the tournament, in my opinion. The game was played fairly by both sides, and had good referees. Admittedly, the US had some bad luck on a couple of strikes that could have gone in. But Japan played a brilliant match (and indeed, throughout the tournament), and have a deserved victory. And our women have nothing to be ashamed of, they were fabulous!|||Amy Wambach is a special breed.





I have only seen a few athletes in my lifetime who have some sort of almost magical competitive passion. It transcends everything else in life. The positive thing is that it makes for an incredible athlete, as we have seen. The down side is when you lose something as big as the World Cup, there is an unimaginable price to pay. I can only imagine how devastated she feels, especially when the loss vs. victory was a matter of inches on several cross bar hits and a last minute red card take down just a few feet from the PK area. Everything left to chance in a soccer game just went Japan's way. You cannot blame the US for losing.





I am sure we will see her in the Olympics next year, and it would not surprise me if she makes some sort of statement as to her future in the next few weeks during interviews.





My guess is, if she can stay healthy, she will make a run for the 2015 World Cup. I've already promised myself, if she does, I'm heading to Canada to watch!





GO USA!





Warren|||Wamback looks like one of those players that wouldn't know what to do if she didn't play soccer, so yes! All you have to do is look at the ages (go on wiki or something) women usually are physically matured around 17,18 and can play as long as the men which is 32, 33, 34yrs. The prime being at around 22-30. I'm actually looking forward to the Olympics next year, the WC is too far away.|||Hi,





Hope Solo should be in the squad unless he has a massive loss of form. Shes 29, goalkeepers can play untill the age of 40 and only reach peak form in their 30s so she still has a few good years left in her. Wambach can make the side if she continues to keep her form constant. However it wont be easy for her now that she is 31 years old. She is a midfielder and has probably finished her days of peak performance. She is still a fantastic player though and I wont be surprised to see her in four years. Kristine Lilly played at the 2007 world cup at age 36 and in my opinion she is a player that is similar in some areas to Wambach. I do not know much about Rapinoe.|||I think Wambach has have the will to come back for another world cup, she is determined. But most likely the starters up front for USA will be Morgan, Cheney, or Rodriguez. Then Rapinoe, OReily, and Lloyd should also be back. then Buehler, Krieger, and maybe LaPeilbet should be back. and i think Hope will be back. so to be honest i think usa could be favorites next world cup :)|||Amen Atrox, brilliantly said. A very good game, best game of the match. Japan rightly won the tournament. The real upset is that Women's soccer is now open to more teams than the traditional few.


Will they play again? I really hope so, 4 years is a long time for an athlete but Alex Morgan, Heath, and Solo should be able to make the cut, will Wambach?, God I hope so, brilliant player. Looking forward to the next World Cup.|||Yes