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Why the USWNT playing at Rio Tinto is different this time

The United States Women’s National Team is playing at Rio Tinto Stadium in June.

That’s according to a report from Salt Lake Tribune reporter Maddie Lee, who says the team will face China on June 7.

This, on its own, isn’t surprising. In fact, there’s very little that’s really surprising ab out this. They come to Utah every couple years, and that’s to our credit as a community.

But this one feels different. The reasons are fairly easy to pinpoint.

These are our players now

It’s always more exciting to get to see players from your club with their national team playing in their home stadium.