SheBelieves 2: the SheBelievening is nearly upon us in the guise of the Tournament of Nations, in which the United States will face off against Australia, Brazil, and Japan. SheBelieves was not a high point for the WNT; they lost to France and England and scraped up a 1-0 victory over Germany. Now they’re trying again with a tweaked roster full of players who are in mid-season club form, and first up is #7 ranked Australia.
Of course, there are plenty of Australians who are also in club form; there are enough of them in NWSL that fans have started asking when Football Federation Australia will become an official partner with the league, the way that US Soccer and the Canadian Soccer Association subsidize national team salaries.