The U.S. women’s national team will face China in a pair of Dec. friendlies to close out the calendar year. The two-game series will take begin on Dec. 2 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and conclude on Dec. 5 in Frisco, Texas. The search is underway for the next USWNT head coach and the December matches could serve as the first games for the eventual new manager.
Interim head coach Twila Kilgore is currently leading the team into the October window. She will be with the team through Oct. and potentially longer, depending on developments on the search. The squad is coming off a pair of victories against South Africa during the September window where Julie Ertz and Megan Rapinoe played their final USWNT games. Mia Fishel and M.A. Vignola made their first-ever USWNT appearances during the friendlies.
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