The USWNT kicks off their first match in the Tournament of Nations against Australia tonight at 7 pm. The tournament, like the SheBelieves Cup, is a round robin-style friendly competition featuring top ten-ranked teams (the other two squads in the tournament are Japan and Brazil). All matches will be doubleheaders, with tonight’s US game kicking off after a 4:15 pm Japan-Brazil matchup wraps up. The US will play Brazil at 5 pm on July 30th, and Japan at 7 pm on August 3rd. Matches will air on ESPN, ESPN2, or the EPSN app (details below).
Jill Ellis’s 23-woman roster features two Thorns, Allie Long and Lindsey Horan.