It’s a long-standing tradition for the U.S. Women’s National Team to have a post-World Cup tour, and this tour started off with a match against South Africa in Cincinnati. But, with a performance at the World Cup that was below expectations, that’s not really what the team’s celebrating. Rather, what was on everyone’s mind was celebrating Julie Ertz and her career. This match was announced as her last, with her retiring immediately after the match’s conclusion.
There were two changes in the starting eleven from the World Cup match versus Sweden. Lynn Williams stepped in for the injured Sophia Smith.