In what was supposed to be an Olympic year, the U.S. national team won the SheBelieves Cup, and all 23 players planned to rejoin National Women’s Soccer League squads before preparing for Tokyo. More than eight months later, the core of the roster
has finally regathered — south of Amsterdam, with a mix of European- and U.S.-based players, under strict protocols during a global pandemic — for Friday’s rematch of the 2019 World Cup final against the Netherlands in the city of Breda. “It’s been, obviously,
a crazy year,” midfielder Sam Mewis said Monday. “But just the spirit of this team, it’s so fun to be in with the girls and get to see everyone again and play in this group again.
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