TheUSA opened the 2019 SheBelieves Cup with
a 2-2 draw with Japan
on Feb. 27 in Chester, Pa.,
while England defeated Brazil, 2-1
, in the tournament’s first match of the day. That sets up an important
clash for the USA against England on March 2 (3:30 CT on Fox) as the
tournament moves to Nashville, Tenn., where Japan will face Brazil in the
first match of the doubleheader (1 p.m. CT on ussoccer.com).
2019 Game Lineups
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2019 Statistics
2019 SheBelieves Cup Standings
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Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts.
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England
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
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2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
Japan
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
United States
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
Brazil
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
U.S. WNT ROSTER BY POSITION: 2019 SHEBELIEVES CUP (CAPS/GOALS)
GOALKEEPERS (3):
21-
Adrianna Franch
(Portland Thorns FC; 0/0), 24- Ashlyn Harris
(Orlando Pride; 19/0), 1-
Alyssa Naeher
(Chicago Red Stars; 41/0)
DEFENDERS (8):
7-
Abby Dahlkemper
(NC Courage; 33/0), 12-
Tierna Davidson
(Chicago Red Stars; 15/1); 19-
Crystal Dunn
(NC Courage; 78/24), 22-Emily Fox (UNC; 3/0), 5- Kelley O’Hara
(Utah Royals FC; 113/2); 4-
Becky Sauerbrunn
(Utah Royals FC; 151/0), 14- Casey Short
(Chicago Red Stars; 27/0), 2-
Emily Sonnett
(Portland Thorns FC; 29/0)
MIDFIELDERS (5):
8- Julie Ertz
(Chicago Red Stars; 75/18); 16- Rose Lavelle
(Washington Spirit; 22/6), 3-
Samantha Mewis
(NC Courage; 43/8), 6-
Andi Sullivan
(Washington Spirit; 11/0), 25-
McCall Zerboni
(NC Courage; 8/0)
FORWARDS (7):
17-
Tobin Heath
(Portland Thorns FC; 144/25); 10-
Carli Lloyd
(Sky Blue FC; 267/105), 20-
Jessica McDonald
(NC Courage; 5/1), 13-
Alex Morgan
(Orlando Pride; 156/99), 23-
Christen Press
(Utah Royals FC; 109/47), 11- Mallory Pugh
(Washington Spirit; 46/13), 15-
Megan Rapinoe
(Seattle Reign FC; 147/42)
STORYLINES
2019 SheBelieves Cup Schedule
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Date
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Match-Up
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Kickoff
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Venue
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TV
|
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March 2
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Brazil vs. Japan
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1 p.m. CT
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Nissan Stadium; Nashville, Tenn.
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ussoccer.com
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March 2
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USA vs. England
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3:30 p.m. CT
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Nissan Stadium; Nashville, Tenn.
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FOX
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March 5
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Japan vs. England
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5:15 p.m. ET
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Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, Fla.
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ussoccer.com
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March 5
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USA vs. Brazil
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8 p.m. ET
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Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, Fla.
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FS1
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SheBelieves Cup Format:
The SheBelieves Cup tournament format will be the same as the first three
years. The winner will be based on total points (three for a win, one for a
draw), with the first tie-breaker being overall goal difference, followed
by goals scored, then head-to-head result. If teams are still tied, the
next tie-breaker will be the Fair Play ranking. Each Team is allowed six
substitutes per game.
USA vs. England:
The USA is 10-4-1 all-time against England. The last four meetings between
the teams have been 1-0 results, three wins for the USA and one for
England. The most recent meeting came at the 2018 SheBelieves Cup with the
lone goal coming when a Megan Rapinoe cross hit off defender Millie Bright
and off goalkeeper Karen Bardsley before spinning into the net. The USA
beat England 1-0 on Feb. 13, 2015, in Milton Keynes, England with the lone
goal coming from an Alex Morgan header and at the 2016 SheBelieves Cup in
Tampa, Fla, on a brilliant goal from Crystal Dunn. The USA has nine players
on its roster that played in last year’s meeting with England at the
SheBelieves Cup, including nine that started, while England has 12,
including eight who started. U.S. defender Dunn, who played her last match
with Chelsea on Feb. 24, 2018, in a 2-2 tie with Manchester City, will be
reunited with several of her teammates during this tournament.
100 Goals Watch:
After scoring against Japan on Feb. 27 in Chester, Alex Morgan – the 2018
U.S. Soccer Player of the Year, now has 99 goals and at age 29 sits in sole
possession of seventh place on the USA’s all-time goal scoring list. She
has scored 26 goals over her last 29 WNT matches through the end of 2017
and 2018 and into 2019. With her hat trick against Japan on July 26, 2018,
the fourth of her career, Morgan is now tied with Michelle Akers in third
place all-time in multi-goal games (26) behind Abby Wambach (45) and Mia
Hamm (38). She has 22 career two-goal games. Morgan has scored against 28
different countries and in 11 different countries. Since the start of 2014,
Alex Morgan has scored eight goals against Japan, tied for the most goals
any WNT player has against any opponent in that time.
SheBelieves Cup Promotes Message of Empowerment
: SheBelieves started as a hashtag in 2015 leading up to the FIFA Women’s
World Cup when the U.S. Women’s National Team shared a call to action for
young women to set high goals and work to be the best on the field, or in
their chosen field, whether it was academics, the arts, finance, technology
or wherever their interests led them. In 2016, U.S. Soccer started an elite
four-team women’s international tournament and named it the SheBelieves
Cup. Since then, the tournament and the message have grown. With the
support of U.S. Soccer, its partners, the fans and the players, SheBelieves
has succeeded to make an impact beyond the soccer field.
Countdown to the Cup:
The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cupwill be the eighth consecutive World Cup
appearance for the USA, which has appeared in each of the previous seven
tournaments that have been contested and won in 1991, 1999 and 2015. The
USA is one of six countries to qualify for all eight Women’s World Cups
along with Brazil, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Nigeria. The
tournament will be held from June 7-July 7 in nine cities in France. The
USA’s Draw and placement in Group F gave the USA venues that are all within
a two-hour drive of each other, with the opening game taking place in
Reims, followed by Paris and then Le Havre. The “Countdown to the Cup” will
take the WNT to all four times zones in the continental United States,
giving fans across the country a chance to cheer the team on to France.
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COUNTDOWN TO THE CUP
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Date
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Opponent
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Kickoff
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Venue; City
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March 2
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England – SheBelieves Cup
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3:30 p.m. CT
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Nissan Stadium; Nashville, Tenn.
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March 5
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Brazil – SheBelieves Cup
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8 p.m. ET
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Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, Fla.
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April 4
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Australia
|
7 p.m. MT
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, Colo.
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April 7
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Belgium
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6 p.m. PT
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Banc of California Stadium; Los Angeles, Calif.
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May 12
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South Africa – Send-Off Series, Presented by Volpi Foods
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1:30 p.m. PT
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Levi’s Stadium; Santa Clara, Calif.
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May 16
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New Zealand – Send-Off Series, Presented by Volpi Foods
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7 p.m. CT
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Busch Stadium; St. Louis, Mo.
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May 26
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Mexico – Send-Off Series, Presented by Volpi Foods
|
12 p.m. ET
|
Red Bull Arena; Harrison, N.J.
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2019 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
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June 11
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Thailand - 2019 WWC
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3 p.m. ET
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Auguste Delaune Stadium; Reims, France
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June 16
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Chile – 2019 WWC
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12 p.m. ET
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Parc des Princes; Paris, France
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June 20
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Sweden – 2010 WWC
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3 p.m. ET
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Stade Océane; Le Havre, France
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USA Brings SheBelieves Cup to Nashville:
The U.S. is unbeaten in its three all-time games in Nashville dating back
to the first match in 2004 at what is now Nissan Stadium. Two of those
games were 1-0 wins – over Canada in 2004 and France in 2016 – along with a
3-1 win over Scotland on Feb. 13 that was Tom Sermanni’s second game as
head coach.
New Rules Get Test Run at SheBelieves Cup:
In preparation for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup and the road to the 2019
Women’s World Cup in France, U.S. Soccer requested and received approval
from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to implement three
changes to the Laws of the Game during the tournament.
The 133rd AGM of The IFAB will be held in Aberdeen, Scotland on March 2,
2019. At this event it is very likely that the following changes (as well
as additional changes that are being proposed for ratification) will be
approved to the Laws of the Game for 2019/20 and be ratified:
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A player being substituted must leave the field of play at the nearest
point on the boundary line.
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Yellow and red cards for misconduct can be issued to team officials.
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On a goal kick and a free kick for the defending team in their own
penalty area, the ball is in play as soon as the kick is taken so a
player – or opponent as long as they started outside the penalty or
were not given the proper time to exit the penalty – can play the ball
before it leaves the penalty area.
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