With the first NWSL semifinal in the bag, the stage is set for the Portland Thorns to play the first home championship since the league started choosing the location in advance.
If you’re traveling here for the game, welcome! We’re glad you’re here. The most important thing to know about Portland, of course, is that it’s the undisputed world capital of women’s soccer.
Whatever you think you know about what a home Thorns game is like, you have no idea until you’ve been to one. It doesn’t come across on TV, and no amount of poetic description can do it justice.