The U.S. women's soccer team could have a relatively straightforward path to a third consecutive, and fifth overall, World Cup title.
“I don’t see this as a rematch of any of those matches,” Andonovski said. “We are bringing a different group, they are going to have a slightly different lineup, as well. Even though it’s going to be a good game, it’s going to be a good matchup, it’s going to be a good show, it’s not going to be a rematch of any of the previous games.”
But if the USWNT finishes second to the Netherlands in the group stage, the path to an unprecedented three-peat gets a lot tougher. It would mean the Americans would likely face Sweden in the round of 16. It also was Sweden that ousted the Americans in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the USWNT’s earliest exit ever at a major tournament.
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