Saturday's warm-up did not go as planned for the United States women's national team. Forward Alex Morgan felt tightness in her lower leg and had to be removed from the starting lineup minutes before first kick.
There is nothing ideal about losing the team's top active goal-scorer for any sort of injury-related reason. This was, however, the type of crisis management the U.S. might have to expect at the World Cup in six months. Simulating a World Cup is the entire reason they made the journey to New Zealand, which will co-host the summer tournament with Australia.