MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WLTPtsGFGA

x-D.C. United1564494828

x-New England1366454334

New York11104373937

Kansas City1096364039

Chicago8106302532

Columbus6910282934

Toronto FC5136211837

WESTERN CONFERENCE

WLTPtsGFGA

x-Houston1376453821

CD Chivas USA1365443922

FC Dallas1293393235

Colorado7108292630

Real Salt Lake4137192337

Los Angeles4135172640

x-clinched playoff spot

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Today’s Game

Los Angeles at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.

Thursday’s Game

Chicago at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Columbus at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m.

New England at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.

Kansas City at CD Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

D.C. United at Chicago, 3 p.m.

FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 27

Los Angeles at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29

Toronto FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at CD Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 30

Houston at FC Dallas, 3 p.m.

Los Angeles at Columbus, 5 p.m.

UNITED SOCCER LEAGUES

FIRST DIVISION PLAYOFF

First Round

(Two-leg Aggregate Score Series)

Atlanta 3, Rochester 2

Friday, Sept. 14: Atlanta 2, Rochester 1

Sunday, Sept. 16: Atlanta 1, Rochester 1, tie

Seattle 3, Carolina 0

Friday, Sept. 14: Seattle 2, Carolina 0

Sunday, Sept. 16: Seattle 1, Carolina 0

Puerto Rico 5, Montreal 3

Friday, Sept. 14: Montreal 3, Puerto Rico 2

Sunday, Sept. 16: Puerto Rico 3, Montreal 0

Portland 3, Vancouver 1

Friday, Sept. 14: Vancouver 1, Portland 0

Sunday, Sept. 16: Portland 3, Vancouver 0

Semifinals

(Two-leg Aggregate Score Series)

Portland vs. Atlanta

Friday, Sept. 21: Portland at Atlanta

Sunday, Sept. 23: Atlanta at Portland

Seattle vs. Puerto Rico

Friday, Sept. 21: Seattle at Puerto Rico

Sunday, Sept. 23: Puerto Rico at Seattle

Championship

Saturday, Sept. 29: TBA

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

FIRST ROUND

(Top two nations in each group advance)

GROUP B

WLTGFGAPts

x-United States201527

x-North Korea111544

Sweden111344

Nigeria021141

x-advanced to quarterfinals

Tuesday, Sept. 11

At Chengdu, China

United States 2, North Korea 2

Sweden 1, Nigeria 1

Friday, Sept. 14

At Chengdu, China

United States 2, Sweden 0

North Korea 2, Nigeria 0

Tuesday, Sept. 18

At Shanghai, China

United States 1, Nigeria 0

At Tianjin, China

Sweden 2, North Korea 1

QUARTERFINALS

Saturday, Sept. 22

At Wuhan, China

Germany vs. North Korea, 5 a.m.

At Tianjin, China

United States vs. England, 8 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 23

At Wuhan, China

Group C winner vs. Group D second place, 5 a.m.

At Tianjin, China

Group D winner vs. Group C second place, 8 a.m.

SEMIFINALS

Wednesday, Sept. 26

At Tianjin, China

Wuhan quarterfinal winners, 8 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 27

At Hangzhou, China

Tiajin quarterfinal winners, 8 a.m.

THIRD PLACE

Sunday, Sept. 30

At Shanghai, China

Semifinal losers, 5 a.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, Sept. 30

At Shanghai, China

Semifinal winners, 8 a.m.

TUESDAY’S SUMMARY

UNITED STATES 1, NIGERIA 0

At Shanghai, China

Nigeria00—0

United States10—1

First half—1, United States, Chalupny, 1st.

Second half—None.

Shots—Nigeria 10, United States 16.

Shots On Goal—Nigeria 2, United States 6.

Yellow Cards—Nigeria, Cole.

Red Card—None.

Offsides—Nigeria 3, United States 0.

Fouls—Nigeria 19, United States 10.

Referee—Mayumi Oiwa, Japan. Linesmen—Hisae Yoshizawa, Japan; Hsiu Mei Liu, Taiwan.

A—6,100.

Lineups

Nigeria—Precious Dede, Efioanwan Ekpo, Perpetua Nkwocha, Stella Mbachu, Rita Chikwelu, Chi-Chi Igbo (Ifeanyi Chiejine 22nd), Christie George, Faith Ikidi, Ulumma Jerome, Cynthia Uwak (Ogonna Chukwudi, 83rd), Lilian Cole.

United States—Hope Solo, Christie Rampone (Tina Ellertson, 77th), Cat Whitehill, Shannon Boxx, Heather O’Reilly, Carli Lloyd (Leslie Osborne, 64th), Kristine Lilly (Lindsay Tarpley, 84th), Stephanie Lopez, Kate Markgraf, Lori Chalupny, Abby Wambach.