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USWNT attacker Macario ruled out of Sweden and France matches due to Covid restrictions

U.S. national team attacker Catarina Macario will miss the team's upcoming friendlies at Sweden and France due to Covid-19 restrictions, U.S. Soccer has confirmed.

Macario's club side Lyon have experienced several cases of coronavirus recently and though Macario herself hasn't tested positive, she is currently under quarantine.

The USWNT will take on Sweden on April 10 followed by a match against France on April 13.

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What was said?

“While Cat has not tested positive, she is currently in the required quarantine period, and by the time she is able meet those requirements, travel to Sweden, and go through our Covid protocols, it would be right before the first game, and she wouldn’t have trained for a solid 10 days,” U.