On Saturday, December 8th, 2018 the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup draw took place in Paris. The following teams will matchup during group play.
Group A: France, Korea Rep, Norway, Nigeria
Group B: Germany, China, Spain, South Africa
Group C: Australia, Italy, Brazil, Jamaica
Group D: England, Scotland, Argentina, Japan
Group E: Canada, Cameroon, New Zealand, Netherlands
Group F: USA, Thailand, Chile, Sweden
Utah Royals FC players wearing the stars and stripes, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, and Christen Press will face Sweden in the last match of group play in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. History lies between the two teams as Sweden defeated the U.S. in quarter finals of the 2016 Olympic games. This was the first time in history the U.S. did not receive a medal.
O’Hara shared her thoughts on playing Sweden in the last match of group play.
“I’m excited to play Sweden. They obviously knocked us out of the 2016 Olympics, so we are going to want some redemption there. That’s going to be a really good game to test us as they’re obviously the highest ranked team we’ll play in our first three games. We have a great rivalry with Sweden and they’re always a difficult opponent.”
Team USA will meet Sweden again in the high-stakes tournament, on June 20th.
Battling in Group E, Diana Matheson and Desiree Scott will represent Canada, while Katie Bowen represents New Zealand. The teammates will go head-to-head on June 15th, during the group stage of the 2019 FIFA World Cup.
URFC defender and Scotland captain, Rachel Corsie, will play in Group D during the first stage of the tournament.
The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup will occur June 7th-July 7th, in France.
