After winning the Gold Medal at this summer’s Olympics, the U.S. Women’s National Team is back on top.
In the wake of that success, the U.S. Under-20 WNT side heads to this year’s World Cup looking for a first U.S. tournament title in a decade.
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It’s been 12 years since the United States last won the U20 global competition. Led by UVA head coach Steven Swanson that year, getting back to the top at this age group has proved difficult. Germany, North Korea, Japan and Spain have each captured the last four competitions.
The expanded nature of the tournament is sure to benefit the USA in the group stage, as the 24 teams will be cut down to just 16 after the first three games. That allows for the four best third-place teams to advance, and a great opportunity for the USA to snap its streak of missing out on advancing from the group stage in the past two tournaments.
But can they win it all? Here’s a rundown of what to expect
Schedule (all times EST)
Sept. 1: USA vs. Spain, 4 p.m.
Sept. 4: USA vs. Morocco, 9 p.m.
Sept. 7: USA vs. Paraguay, 7 p.m.
