Players hoping to make the United States' Women's World Cup squad will step into a pressure cooker on Saturday, as a friendly against Ireland is one of their final chances to earn a spot with the four-times champions.The exhibition match in Austin, Texas, is the United States' second-to-last before head c
Players hoping to make the United States' Women's World Cup squad will step into a pressure cooker on Saturday, as a friendly against Ireland is one of their final chances to earn a spot with the four-times champions.
Sauerbrunn, a veteran with 214 caps to her name, knows well the pressures of the April camp after competing in three previous World Cups, including in the Americans' successful 2015 and 2019 campaigns. "It's just tidying up the little things," said Rodman."We all know our principles, we know how to work hard, we know how to stay locked in."
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