The U.S. women’s national team will face the Netherlands, Vietnam and another team to be determined at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Check out the full draw.
in Group E for the 2023 event in Australia and New Zealand. The USWNT will begin group play against Vietnam on July 22, face the Netherlands on July 27 and finish up against the playoff winner on Aug. 1. All three of the Americans’ group stage matches will be played in New Zealand.
Though the USWNT will face Vietnam first, the biggest match of the group stage will come against the Netherlands. The two sides met in the 2019 Women’s World Cup Final in France with the USWNT prevailing thanks to goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle. The two sides will have their sights set on reaching another final in 2023, as the USWNT is No. 1 in FIFA’s rankings and the Dutch are No. 8.