Welcome to your live thread for the United States Women's National Team’s third and final game in the inaugural Tournament of Nations. The USWNT faces Japan (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2), meaning Alex Morgan and Ali Krieger won’t be facing any Orlando Pride teammates for a change. Jill Ellis has yet to use Krieger in this tournament and with the Pride facing Chicago on Saturday, maybe it’s best from a club perspective for her to once again sit this one out. [/Jill plays her all 90 minutes]
The U.S. is coming off a furious rally on Sunday night, when the Yanks erased a late 2-1 deficit, scoring three goals in a nine-minute span to beat Marta, Camila, Monica and their Brazilian mates, 4-3.