FIFA Women’s World Cup begins in France on Friday, when the host county derives South Korea at 03:00 ET from. Expectations are high for the top-ranked United States in the event of a month. The United States is looking for a fourth world title after wins in 1991 to win (the first year of the event), 1999 and 2015 with a tournament victory, Team USA only the second ever country would be back- to-back -TITLE the Women’s World Cup; Germany took the trophy in 2003 and 2007. Four saw about 25 years ago, millions of American women’s team beat Japan in the World Cup final – a US public records for any football game. New York City has given the team a ticker-tape parade, a first for a women’s sports paintings. “It made me reflect a lot, like, their neighbor Go shit man, New York, New York to be angry, do not be so many people come to,” said US forward Megan Rapinoe. But thousands of fans on the streets of Lower Manhattan in a row the World Cup Champs fête. “To be completely wiped out like that was very, very special,” he says. Now Team USA to an even larger party. To help you make the football fever this summer, here is the TIME guide for the Women’s World Cup. one of six groups of four teams that make up the tournament to 24 teams – – The road to victory Team USA was placed in Group F along with Chile, Sweden and Thailand. So you know, when you sneak away from work: United States kicks off against Thailand, in Reims, Tuesday, June 11 at 3 pm ET. Then Americans newcomers Chile World Cup take on Sunday, June 16th at 00:00 ET in Paris. The United States will be heavy favorites against these two teams that could create a showdown with Sweden, on Thursday, June 20 at 15:00 ET in Le Havre, for the top spot in the group. The top two in each of the six groups and the top four teams placed third, advancing to within 16/8. A US-Sweden duel has potential for intrigue for group supremacy, as the host country winners face France quarter-finals could (assuming that France wins its group). indeed the case in the second final could a simple path to the semifinals offer. The battle off the field the US women’s team will verify this World Cup in a dispute with his employer involved. On March 8, International Women’s Day, the team made a complaint federal sex discrimination against the Football Federation of the United States, arguing that the organization pays “principle of equality service kind words.” The association has denied misconduct, ACKNOWLEDGE any alleged wage discrepancies to the spotlight of even more humiliation World Cup for women “differences produce the total income from the various groups and / or any other factor other than sex.” : regional two-man tournaments large CONCACAF gold Cup and the CONMEBOL Copa America (the US men and other teams from North America, central America and the Caribbean ha) (with the best teams in South America) will be held at the same moment; the final of the Gold Cup and Copa America are the July 7, the same day as the Women’s World Cup. World Cup final of the men would not have had to share the stage with another soccer tournament. “It ‘s ridiculous and disappointing,” said Rapinoe. FIFA has its prize doubled in money available for the World Cup countries announced 2,019 women, from $15 to $30 million (the winning country receives $4 million, compared to $2 million in the United States to win the tournament received in 2015). But the gender pay gap has actually widened, men also increases seen, from $358 million in 2014 to $400 million in 2018, a bump of $343 million to $370 million, the difference in men and prize women increased. As a result, FIFA still raises many women leave feeling not get them what they deserve. The Associated Press reported that FIFA cash reserves rose to a record $2.74 billion in the period of four years for the World Cup 2018. “They have essentially unlimited resources,” says Rapinoe. “I do not think it was really a big change at all. I think, kind of incremental change that we simply have not seen enough, it is. I do not think that’s really the model that needs to happen. I want to see a paradigm shift” The attacker American US forward Alex Morgan -. The subject of a recent cover story of TIME – is the biggest star of the US soccer. In April, Morgan, the third youngest American players was 29 to reach 100 international goals (behind Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach). He has endorsement deals with companies like Nike, Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble’s Secret deodorant brand, and a social result in millions of media. After HookIt, a sports sponsorship analysis firm, offers five times the rate of involvement of social media in the number two US players feminine, Carli Lloyd. What’s more, it performs the rate of commitment of the players the top-ranked men Christian Pulišić, six times. Among the female athletes in the world, it is in fifth place in the social media engagement, behind only Ronda Rousey, Serena Williams, Simone Biles and Maria Sharapova. “I saw her behind the scenes every day,” says Rapinoe. “I think a lot of people to see how they show and get sponsorships and scoring goals. But the amount of work you put into it, and want to be as good as can be, is much more than most. She has this type they do not appear to be minded elite and in the hope that the World Cup is for its great. But the World Cup is going well “Read more:. Soccer Alex Morgan phenomenon wants the respect – and money – female players earn Vengeance, women of the United States appeared in a global major tournament the last time he expects the team its first ever leaving a mega- event: Sweden, led by former coach Pia Sundhage us, the Americans beat 2016 Olympic quarter-finals on penalties after a 1-1 draw. After that caused us goalkeeper Hope Solo an international incident by the Swede a “cowardly” requests pack, sit back in defense. (Only, historically a great talent, but the split presence in the team this year will be gone, replaced by Alyssa Naeher, 31, who will make their debut in the World Cup, he has played every minute of every Briana Scurry and solo games Olympic and world Cup since 2003) at the time of the defeat in the quarterfinals hit the US hard. But now it is used as motivation. “I feel this team unity as the loss in 2016,” said forward Christen Press. After these Olympics, Morgan needed a reset. They spent part of 2017 games for Olympique Lyonnais, one of the top club teams in the world, and began to meditate and do yoga in France. “I hope the defeat and disappointment sticks in our minds,” says Morgan, “because I think it’s important for us to know that feeling when we are on the field at the highest level again step.” So either work harder to not try it again. The Sauerbrunn plan could save Virtually all football fans agree that penalties are a very satisfying way to resolve a tie. US defender Becky Sauerbrunn, but offers a beautiful new way to PKs ditch. If the game still tied after 30 minutes of extra time, instead of sanctions, all 11 players are on the field for a sudden death session. Sauerbrunn twist: every two minutes, called trainers has one of their players from the field. If no one goes to 8v8 or 5v5 or even 2v2, the last player on each team 1v1 victories first score points. And if that means two nurses play a head-to head small school game – but on a field of 115-yard and in front of millions – even better! We need Sauerbrunn plan before FIFA to get. “Put on the Task Force’s me,” he says. Remember the case Carli Carli Lloyd? The star of American football, who scored a hat-trick against Japan in the 2015 World Cup final, including an attack almost cartoon from midfield that somehow found the net? The winner of back-to-back World Player of the Year FIFA Women, in 2015-2016, was coming out of the World Cup on the bench for the United States in advance. At a recent media event, a reporter asked Lloyd if she was comfortable in his role. “No, I’m not,” said Lloyd, 36. “I’m Not There, a super-sub, plain and simple. This is not the kind of person I am.” “I’m a fighter. I will fight until the end “he says.” My age is not a factor. My ability is not a factor. I feel the strongest I have ever felt I had my game reinvented in the last three or four years. instead of the sporty, powerful Carli only head down and go to the door, I’m a way better football players believe that, in my opinion.. when the one-year ghost 36, but my body feels years 26 as the body of a “voice in the female world, the United States Cup have a nice problem: This is one of the deepest teams for Lloyd has their case. It made more time on the field;. They scored four goals in his last five games for the team, “there is no doubt that no matter where you start,” says Lloyd, “it is important where you finish.”
Your Ultimate Guide for Team USA as the World Cup starts in 2019 women
