Soccer News and Highlights

Army and Marines to Battle for Gold
Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen Whisnant of MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. scores the Marines' first goal of match 5 featuring USMC v Navy of the 2023 Armed Forces Men’s Soccer Championship held at the Paige Fieldhouse Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California on 9 April 2023.  The Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California from April 4-11.  The Armed Forces Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard runners), and Air Force (with Space Force Runners).  Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
April 9, 2023 - Twenty-five years in the making since the last Marine Corps Men’s Soccer gold medal, both the Marine Corps and Army secured their spots in the championship match for the 2023 Armed Forces Men’s Soccer Championship with wins over the Navy and Air Force respectively.

Army remains undefeated, Marine Corps grounds Air Force
Newly promoted Marine Sgt. Carlos Vazquez-Perez of MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. scored the winning goal to ground the Air Force during extra time of match 4 featuring USMC v USAF of the 2023 Armed Forces Men’s Soccer Championship held at the Paige Fieldhouse Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California on 7 April 2023.  The Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California from April 4-11.  The Armed Forces Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard runners), and Air Force (with Space Force Runners).  Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
April 8, 2023 - Day two of the 2023 Armed Forces Men’s Soccer Championship continued to excite the crowd.

Camp Pendleton kicks off 2023 Armed Forces Men’s Soccer Championship
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Commanding General Brigadier General Jason Woodworth addresses the teams during the Opening Ceremony of the 2023 Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California from April 4-11.  The Armed Forces Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard runners), and Air Force (with Space Force Runners).  Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
April 8, 2023 - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Commander Brigadier General Jason Woodworth opened the 2023 Championship at Paige Athletic Field as teams from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and host Marine Corps took the field. 

Camp Pendleton to host 2023 Men's Armed Forces Soccer
Air Force celebrates their first goal of the championship match against Navy. during the 2022 Armed Forces Men’s Soccer Championship hosted by MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida from March 6-12.  1st Lt. James Souder (second from right) of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. scored two goals, including this one.  The best players from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force (with Space Force players) compete for gold.  (Photo by Ms. Arianna Dinote, Department of Defense Photo - Released)
April 3, 2023 - The Armed Forces Men’s Soccer Championship featuring teams from Army, Marine Corps, Navy (including Coast Guard) and Air Force (including Space Force), will be held at the Paige Fieldhouse Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California from 5-11 April 2023.  

After All-American collegiate career, Corboz leads France to Military World Cup gold
French center midfielder Rachel Corboz, right, pushes the ball upfield during France's 8-0 victory over the Netherlands in the 2022 World Military Women's Football Championship on July 12, 2022.
Aug. 1, 2022 - On a sweltering Friday afternoon in the Pacific Northwest, Rachel Corboz stands motionless with the sun to her back as she looks upon a wall of Cameroon defenders.