Rapinoe has made 197 appearances for the national team and she could make it to 200 during the four-team tournament, which starts when the Americans face Canada on Thursday in Orlando.
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Japan plays Brazil to open the round-robin tournament at Exploria Stadium, followed by the U.S. game against Canada. The tournament moves to Nashville on Sunday, with the Americans facing Japan followed by Brazil against Canada. Sophia Smith, the U.S. Soccer Player of the Year, is still recovering from a foot injury and is not on the roster for this event. Catarina Macario is rehabbing from an ACL injury but is expected to join her club team in Lyon later this month. Smith and Macario were also absent from the team’s training camp in New Zealand last month.
“As a coach and as a group of staff, it’s very challenging. But what I will say is I’m incredibly proud and honored to represent the group of players I have in front of me,” Priestman said. “I think what comes out loud and clear to me is this group, they’re not just fighting for themselves in the next six months.
The dispute is the latest for Canada’s players – both the men and women – who are in the midst of talks with Canada Soccer for a new collective bargaining agreement. The women are seeking to be paid the same as the men.
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