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Women’s World Cup Latest: Becky Sauerbrunn Is Out for U.S.

The world’s best teams will be in Australia and New Zealand. The latest: Sauerbrunn, the U.S. captain, joined the long list of injured stars who will miss out.

The United States captain Becky Sauerbrunn said she was “heartbroken” to miss the World Cup.Credit...Marty Melville/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

June 17, 2023, 1:35 p.m. ET

If it feels as if one World Cup just ended and FIFA is already selling you another one, well, that’s because it is. Argentina may still be celebrating the trophy it won in Qatar — and that celebration may continue for a while — but there’s a women’s championship just around the corner.