This will be the first of three games for the USWNT over the course of the next week. As was the case in 2017, Germany will be the first opponents in the tournament for the Americans.
On paper, this is the top matchup of the tournament as the U.S. and Germany are currently ranked no. 1 and no.2 in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings. Both of these teams have faced each other in the last two editions of the SheBelieves Cup. In 2016, the U.S. won 2-1 and in 2017 it was a 1-0 win for the U.