The USWNT will be welcoming Japan, Brazil, and Canada to the ninth annual SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa®! The second leg of the tournament will take place in Columbus, Ohio on April 9th. The four nations will travel to Lower.com Field, the host of the final two games of the tournament at 4 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET as the Semifinal winners play in the Championship and the losers play in the Third-Place Match. The USA will play in the 7 p.m. ET time slot regardless of playing for the Championship Title or Third-Place.
“This is a tournament that features three teams already in the Olympics and Japan has a great chance to qualify, so coming off the Gold Cup, these are the exact kinds of games we need to evaluate players and continue to push our team as we prepare for France,” said U.S. interim head coach Twila Kilgore. “One great thing about the SheBelieves Cup is that it goes a long way in replicating the group stage at the Olympics, both in the short amount of rest you get between games while also facing teams with different styles of play during a group stage. The games will be great tests for all the teams and fun for the fans ahead of the Olympics.”
