Sweden's victory on Wednesday made it the winner of Group G. More importantly, it sets up a date against the United States in the round of 16 on Sunday.
As a major test awaits, the "World Cup NOW" crew — Jimmy Conrad, Leslie Osborne, Melissa Ortiz — previewed the marquee matchup, sharing its thoughts on Sweden's style of play and who should start for the USA. "What I find interesting about Sweden is that [it plays] super heavy on the right side. It tries to create overloads. It tries to create numerical advantages on that side of the field. Its flank attacks in this tournament have been very heavy [on the right side].
is the player that plays at that spot . My question to both of you is, would you still roll out Crystal Dunn in this game, knowing that she maybe hasn't played at the Crystal Dunn levels that we know she's capable of?"inserted into this game, and while I think Crystal Dunn has had a poor World Cup, I would [keep Dunn] in and lean on her experience here.
"In my starting 11 for the United States, I've made a few changes. This biggest one would be a little risky. But at this point, what's happening is not working. So, I would play
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