Going into the final of the Concacaf W Championship, the USA had faced some spirited efforts, but never had to deal with an opponent that had more than a punchers chance against them. That would not be the case as the team took on their North American rivals Canada. The Canadian team is clearly capable of winning against the USA and gave the Americans a run for their money in the match.
The USA lined up with an XI that says a lot about what Vlatko thinks of some of the younger players starting a huge game at this stage of Olympic qualification looking ahead to the World Cup.