Welcome to your live thread for tonight's friendly between the United States Women's National Team and Russia at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX — home of FC Dallas. It’s the USWNT’s first action since a disappointing outing in the SheBelieves Cup in early March and the first step toward redemption for Jill Ellis’ side, which has slipped to No. 2 in the most recent FIFA world rankings.
The USWNT will be facing Russia for the ninth and 10th time overall. Russia is currently No. 25 in the FIFA world rankings and last qualified for the Women’s World Cup in 2003 — the second time the side has reached the tournament.