On Thursday evening the North Carolina Courage will face off against Paris Saint-Germain Women in the first match of the inaugural ICC Women’s Tournament. The match, which will kick off at 6:15 pm at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, is the first meeting between the Courage and any non-American team, and it should provide a difficult test for the undermanned squad.
Due to the timing of the Tournament of Nations, the Courage will be playing without defenders Abby Dahlkemper and Merritt Mathias, midfielders McCall Zerboni and Sam Mewis, and hybrid forward/midfielder Crystal Dunn because they will be facing off against Japan as members of the United States WNT.