USWNT soccer players to watch at the 2023 Women's World Cup as USA looks for third straight title
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The U.S. Women's National Team is a few days away from vying for their third straight title at the FiFA Women's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, which officially kicks off on Thursday.
The USWNT, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, will open their bid against Vietnam in Eden Park, New Zealand's national stadium, on Friday at 9 p.m. ET. As for the rest of their group stage, the team will play against the Netherlands on July 26 at 9 p.m. ET and Portugal on August 1 at 3 a.m. ET.
This World Cup marks the USWNT's first cup since the team and U.S. Soccer, which oversees both USWNT and the men's team, settled their equal pay lawsuit last year. Since then, U.S. Soccer said both will receive the same compensation for all competitions and same commercial revenue sharing mechanism. The winner of this year's Women's World Cup will receive $4,290,000, according to FIFA.
