The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is just days away and the United States women’s national team is officially in the Southern Hemisphere. They traveled to New Zealand immediately following their send-off match, a 2-0 victory against Wales. The team has a camp ahead of group matches in New Zealand where the entirety of their group stage will take place.
The reigning champs, looking to win their third World Cup in a row, were drawn into Group E alongside the Netherlands, Portugal, and Vietnam. The first match will be against Vietnam on July 21 at Eden Park in Auckland. Let’s look at the three teams ahead of the group stage, and who will give the USWNT during the World Cup group stage.
Vietnam
The Golden Star Women Warriors will make their World Cup debut when they take on the USWNT on July 21 at Eden Park in Auckland. They earned a place in the tournament when they won a round-robin playoff match during the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. They have some mixed form heading into the group stage. They’re champions of the Southeast Asian Games but recently lost 2-1 to Germany’s B-team, and they were on the losing end of a massive 9-0 blowout against Spain.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha is Vietnam’s…
