“We’ve had a lot of success in World Cups, but that doesn’t mean we’ve won them all” – Abby Wambach
The new Netflix docuseries, Under Pressure: The US Women’s World Cup Team, takes us through all of the ups and downs of the 2023 FIFA World Cup, starting several months before the tournament through the group stage, and into the aftermath.
The title of this docuseries fits to a T as it covers the pressure of the game from all angles. Throughout these episodes, we see the pressures that bubble players face over whether or not they will make the team and the pressures that new mothers and previously injured players face regarding their performance. And, we see the pressure that this entire team is under to perform in the same way that they have for the last two World Cups, despite being entirely different.
Under Pressure recaps and reminds the audience of all of the changes that this program went through leading up to these milestone games. From pregnancy to injury to personnel and coaching staff changeups, this is a completely new team. The team that played in 2023 was entirely new, playing against teams that have taken on the most dominant version of the USWNT.
It goes beyond just playing the tournament. It starts months beforehand for some players, even…
