For the U.S. women’s national team, the inaugural edition of the Concacaf W Gold Cup will act as a testing ground for new players and new ideas, which means several spots are up for grabs ahead of July’s Olympics.
While a handful of players who competed at the Women’s World Cup are in the squad, a sizable portion of the Gold Cup roster is made up of those who were not in the picture last year. It means the road to Paris will be filled with experimentation, especially as the USWNT eyes a refreshed tactical identity under incoming head coach Emma Hayes, and the likelihood that the Olympics squad might only bear a passing resemblance to the World Cup team.
Ahead of the USWNT’s opening Gold Cup match against the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, here’s a look at the positional battles that will dominate the narratives around the regional heavyweights for the next week.
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