Backdrop. In 2015, the USA opened the Women’s World Cup with a group that included Australia, Sweden and Nigeria, which between them had played in 20 of the 21previous tournamens, and it wasn’t until the fifth game in Canada that the starting lineup took shape that took the USA to its third world championship.
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