Playing without Megan Rapinoe and Lauren Holiday, the U.S. national team faces a tough Women's World Cup quarterfinal against China.
OTTAWA — Abby Wambach's mind moved quickly.
Not even an hour had passed after the U.S. national team's win over Colombia on Monday before the veteran shifted her focus to the Women's World Cup quarterfinals. As far as matchups go, Friday's meeting with China is fairly forgiving. At No. 16, China easily is the lowest team in FIFA's rankings to make it this far.
But this match at Lansdowne Stadium isn't expected to be a breeze — not after China held the U.