Hannah Greene | Sports Editor
Since January, the United States Women’s National Team for soccer has been competing in games to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. On Jan. 28, the USWNT kicked off against Haiti, beating them 4-0, and two days later annihilated Panama with a score of 8-0. The final matches before the Semi-Final and Final, the USWNT played against Costa Rica, winning 6-0, another score that didn’t allow for any goals against them.
The USWNT played against the young Mexico team and were able to beat them 4-0 to get to the Final vs Canada. In the past, Canada has proved to be a challenging team, making the USWNT work hard for every ball, teardrop, sweat, play and goal. Luckily, the USWNT was able to put three points on the board and not allow any goals, making the final score 3-0 — clinching a spot in the 2020 Olympics and setting them straight on a solid path to the She Believes Cup, starting in March, where they will compete against England, Spain, Japan, Australia and Brazil — multiple teams that confronted the USWNT during last year’s World Cup in France.
Heading into the Olympics, the USWNT have a new coach, Vlatko Andonovski, who has made some changes to the lineup and called up multiple new players to join the squad. Alex Morgan, USWNT forward, has not been competing, but standouts Lynn Williams and Christen Press have changed the attacking game.
The next game for this team will be held on March 5, where England will meet the United States in the Exploria Stadium in Florida.
Contact the author at hgreene18@wou.edu
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