Smith doubled up last year as both the U.S. forward Sophia Smith, 21-year-old Jody Brown of Jamaica and 19-year-old Melchie Dumornay of Haiti. Sinclair, who is 38 and likely playing in her final World Cup, is international soccer's all-time leading scorer, among women or men, with 190 career goals. There are two distinct groups of players to watch at this World Cup: Veteran superstars and talented youngsters.Ĭanada's Christine Sinclair leads a group of veterans that includes Brazil's Marta, Australia's Sam Kerr, France's Wendie Renard and American Alex Morgan.
The last group game against Portugal is set for Aug. ET.Ī rematch of the 2019 final against the Netherlands is set for July 27 in Wellington, airing at 9 p.m. The opening match is against Vietnam on July 22 in Auckland, which, because of the time difference, will air in the U.S. The United States is playing in Group E with Vietnam, the Netherlands and Portugal. The broadcast schedule is complicated by the time difference. 11-12 and the two semifinal matches will be played Aug. The top finishers advance to the round of 16 from Aug. Each team plays a three-game, round-robin group stage, running from July 20 to Aug. The 32 teams are divided into eight groups of four teams each. All matches will be streamed on the Fox app. Telemundo holds the Spanish-language rights.įox will broadcast a record 29 matches over the air on its main network and the rest of the games will be aired on FS1. The Americans have won four titles overall, most of any nation.įox holds the English-language media rights in the United States for the Women's World Cup. That means more competition for the two-time defending World Cup champion U.S., which won the 2015 event in Canada and the 2019 tournament in France. There are 64 total matches during the tournament. 1 team.Ĭo-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the quadrennial tournament for international soccer's most coveted trophy kicks off July 20 and features an expanded field of 32 teams, up from 24. The United States will be playing for an unprecedented three-peat at the Women's World Cup this summer.
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