STARTING XI: Alyssa Naeher, Whitney Engen, Becky Sauerbrunn, Julie Johnston, Meghan Klingenberg, Lindsey Horan, Allie Long, Morgan Brian, Tobin Heath, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan
If the previous friendly against Thailand was, with apologies to Thailand, pretty much a cupcake game, then this game against the Netherlands was mostly the opposite. Not only did the Netherlands run out against the U.S. with a surprise second-minute goal and plenty of pace, but Jill Ellis also saw fit to use this game as a test for a different formation. She started with Sauerbrunn, Johnston, and Engen in a three-back and had Klingenberg push higher.