On Saturday, December 8, the defending Women’s World Cup champions will learn their opponents in the opening round of the 2019 World Cup in France. After earning their third star in 2015, Seattle Reign FC’s Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. will be one step closer on the path to back-to-back titles.
The World Cup may be seven months away — kicking off June 7, 2019 — but there is still plenty of roster decisions to be made until then. Knowing their opponents will be one fewer thing for squads to fret over in the months leading up to the competition.