So, just to get caught up to speed....

Swanson is out with a torn patellar tendon
Macario is still out with her torn ACL
Sauerbraum is out with a foot injury
Press is out with an ACL (but she's an old, so this is good #texags)
Davidson hasn't cracked the lineup and didnt make the roster after returning to her club team following a knee injury

And Mewis is battling a knee injury

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/usa-world-cup-roster-2023-uswnt-players-squad-lineup-women/

PatAg said:

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I would think Rapinoe would only play in a scenario where we are trailing late in a game. Bring her on for the last 15 to whip crosses in

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Isn't that what she did 4 years ago in the WWC?

wangus12 said:

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Dunn and Ertz are only 31. Ertz is definitely going on name recognition. She took nearly 2 years off for kids and just returned to playing in April (and hasn't been great).

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Ertz pretty much took Davidson's spot right?

Only players I'm excited to see play are Girma and Rodman. I think Girma could end up being an all-timer by the end of her WNT career. She's a fantastic player.

jessexy said:

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PatAg said:

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I would think Rapinoe would only play in a scenario where we are trailing late in a game. Bring her on for the last 15 to whip crosses in

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Isn't that what she did 4 years ago in the WWC?

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Pretty much. And take PKs so she could win the golden boot.

jessexy said:

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wangus12 said:

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Dunn and Ertz are only 31. Ertz is definitely going on name recognition. She took nearly 2 years off for kids and just returned to playing in April (and hasn't been great).

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Ertz pretty much took Davidson's spot right?

Only players I'm excited to see play are Girma and Rodman. I think Girma could end up being an all-timer by the end of her WNT career. She's a fantastic player.

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I think Sonnet is more likely the one that took Davidson's spot.

carl spacklers hat said:

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jessexy said:

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PatAg said:

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I would think Rapinoe would only play in a scenario where we are trailing late in a game. Bring her on for the last 15 to whip crosses in

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Isn't that what she did 4 years ago in the WWC?

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Pretty much. And take PKs so she could win the golden boot.

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Alex Morgan basically sacrificed herself so Rapinoe could win the golden boot. The WNT, whether they win or lose, has become more about protecting certain players and politics than anything else.

Predictions?

I'm thinking quarters.

Anything beyond I think they're exceeding expectations.

We have a tournament thread now, but please leave y'all's negative vibes over here.

jeffk said:

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We have a tournament thread now, but please leave y'all's negative vibes over here.

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I'll take my realism over there.

It's from people only checking watchlist.