With the U.S. men’s national team out of the World Cup, American soccer’s attention has begun to pivot to the women’s pursuit of a third consecutive championship this coming summer in Australia and New Zealand.
The first serious tuneups for the top-ranked United States will come in February at the eighth annual SheBelieves Cup featuring three other World Cup-bound teams, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Friday.
The Americans will play No. 6 Canada — the defending Olympic gold medalist — on Feb. 16 in Orlando, then face No. 11 Japan on Feb. 19 in Nashville and No. 9 Brazil on Feb. 22 in Frisco, Tex. The tournament will feature two matches each day. “We love the SheBelieves Cup for the world-class competition it brings [and] the format that helps replicate group play at a World Cup,” Coach Vlatko Andonovski said in a statement. “Managing a roster with three games over seven days against teams with three very different styles of play is really good preparation for us as we continue to grow as a team towards next summer.”The U.S. squad will open its 2023 schedule next month with two away friendlies against No.
The USSF is also in the process of scheduling two home friendlies in April and probably two home matches before the team departs for the World Cup, which will take place July 20-Aug. 20 at six venues in Australia and four in New Zealand. In the group stage, the United States will play Vietnam, 2019 World Cup finalist Netherlands and the winner of a February playoff involving Portugal, Cameroon and Thailand. All three U.S. group matches will take place in New Zealand.
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