The defender is eyeing a second consecutive title but following the 2016 Olympics, the team isn't taking anything for granted.
The U.S. women's national team enters every tournament with a certain level of expectations. It's natural for a team that's won four Olympic gold medals and three World Cup titles, including a triumph in the last World Cup in Canada.
Heading into the 2019 World Cup, if the USWNT aren't the favorites, they're certainly among them. It's a distinction that defender Kelley O'Hara says is embraced in some ways and condemned in others.
On Saturday, the USWNT were drawn into a group alongside Thailand, Chile and, most importantly, perennial rivals Sweden ahead of the tournament in France.