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U.S. women need opponent as Australia pulls out of Detroit, Birmingham games

The union representing Australia's players says they won't participate in scheduled matches against the U.S. later this month.

What if the U.S. women's national team held a victory tour and the opponent didn't show up?

That's the situation facing U.S. Soccer at the moment after the union representing Australia's soccer players announced Wednesday that its national team would not take part in a scheduled two-game series in the U.S. later this month.

Professional Footballers Australia informed the Australian soccer federation that its women's team, known as the Matildas, would not participate in a Sept. 17 game in Detroit or a Sept.