We’ve passed a key mile marker this week and are now less than 100 days from the summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. We know who the favorites are, and we know the primary questions each favorite will need to answer. And if you’re a casual women’s soccer fan, we know you’ll recognize plenty of veteran faces.
Alex Morgan (six goals and three assists in the 2019 World Cup) will likely start up front for the U.S., and 2019 Golden Boot winner Megan Rapinoe (six and two) should certainly still command a role. Silver Ball winner Lucy Bronze is still heavily involved for England, and Australia’s Sam Kerr (five goals) is still doing Sam Kerr Things.
Injury has taken away the Netherlands’ Vivianne Miedema (definitely) and England’s Beth Mead (probably), among others, and two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas is still trying to work her way back into form after last summer’s ACL tear. But each Women’s World Cup seems to pack in more known star power than any before it, and that should be the case again this summer.
It should also pack more young star power, too. Generation Z is going to play a massive role in…
