Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd have a lot in common.
Both are two-time World Cup champions and Olympic gold medalists.
Each has led a World Cup in goals, scored in a final, taken home the Golden Ball as the tournament’s outstanding player and won a FIFA best player award.
On Monday they’ll share one more experience when the U.S. faces Colombia in Orlando, Fla., in the national team’s first game of 2021 because neither has played a competitive game in more than 10 months, Rapinoe due to coronavirus concerns and Lloyd after undergoing knee surgery.