With the 2019 Women's World Cup a year and a half away, Goal offers its first projection for the 23-player squad Jill Ellis will bring to France
Practically speaking, 2017 was an "off-year" for the U.S. women's national team — a non-stop string of friendlies with no major competition in sight. But that description doesn't do justice to a year colored by questions and storylines aplenty.
Amid the experimentation, the U.S. fell short in a pair of invitationals on home soil — finishing in last place as France won the SheBelieves Cup before seeing Australia triumph at the Tournament of Nations.