REIMS, France -- The wait is finally over. After four years, the United States' women's national team will begin its World Cup title defense.
"This team is united in a way I've never seen it before ... and feeling quite left out that we're the last day," U.S. striker Alex Morgan said, drawing laughs during a news conference Monday afternoon.
The U.S. and Thailand play the last of the opening group stage matches of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, which began four days earlier in Paris. Kickoff is schedule for 3 p.m. ET Tuesday at Stade Auguste-Delaune, which is expected to draw a sellout crowd of more than 21,000.