CARSON, Calif. — With the World Cup less than a month away, the U.S. women’s national soccer team is hoping injury issues are behind it.
Three certain selections were ruled out before the roster was unveiled last week, and as the two-time defending champions opened training camp, two key players Tuesday expressed varying degrees of optimism about regaining their fitness and form in time for the July 22 opener (July 21 Eastern time) against Vietnam.
Rose Lavelle and Megan Rapinoe, who each scored in the 2019 final against the Netherlands, have been nursing knee and calf injuries, respectively.