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Sweden 'Hands Down' Biggest Threat To USWNT In Group Stage 

(CBS Local)- The United States Women's National Team (USWNT) starts off its journey for the Olympic gold decoration in the early morning long stretches of Wednesday when the group takes on Sweden in bunch stage play at 4:30 a.M. Eastern Time. The U.S. Enters the competition as hefty top picks and Vlatko Andonovski's group is expecting to retaliate for its fifth spot result from Rio in 2016. 메이저사이트

The USWNT has gone unbeaten in 44 straight matches yet CBSSports.Com soccer essayist and host of the Attacking Third digital broadcast, Sandra Herrera, says the U.S. Execution in their last 5-10 games has been especially great addressing a portion of the inquiries individuals had about the group. 

"This is a group driven by lead trainer Vlatko Andonovski that needed to see certain things become visible in front of this Olympic Games and we began to see that when they began getting once more into camps and getting once again into global friendlies in light of the fact that a ton of these players needed to manage certain things in the midst of the continuous Covid pandemic," Herrera said in a meeting with CBS Local's Ryan Mayer. "Leaving away with these successes and these outcomes, they were getting a few inquiries replied. A player like Tobin Heath who had been harmed, an indispensable piece of this assault. Is it safe to say that she planned to be fit? Is it safe to say that she planned to be prepared on schedule for the Olympics? Here she comes in the last two matches, illuminating things and telling everyone she has returned. There's a ton of qualities across this 22 player program. They're the group to contend with in these Summer Games." 

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There are numerous natural countenances on this Olympic crew from both the 2019 World Cup winning group and the Rio 2016 Olympic group, so fans will have a lot of unmistakable names to root for. One that Herrera thinks could turn out to be all the more a commonly recognized name in this competition as a new returnee to public group play is Kristie Mewis. 

"She hasn't been engaged with the public group throughout the previous six years. She truly played her direction back into this stage off of the rear of amazing club play," Herrera said. "We're talking club play with the Houston Dash of the NWSL where they proceeded to win the 2020 Challenge Cup last. Noteworthy in the midfield, was a major piece of that group, vital in that title last. She's a player that could conceivable have an effect in this Olympics." 

While a large number of the inquiries were replied and the U.S. Enters with clear qualities at each level of the field, Herrera focuses to the back line as a space that rivals could hope to misuse on the off chance that they're searching for shortcomings. 

"In case you're hoping to attempt to discover somebody, it's so difficult however in case you're the resistance, you're taking a gander at that back line. Precious stone Dunn is honestly one of their better protectors. She's an assaulting outside back, she can cover a great deal of room out on the flank," Herrera said. "Be that as it may, when you're taking a gander at the middle back couple or possibly the veteran outside back in Kelley O'Hara, there may be a few looks from the resistance where they say, 'hello, there's perhaps a smidgen of absence of speed, perhaps an absence of speed, possibly we can attempt to uncover those regions.' But, we'll see. They must catch these protectors on a genuine off day." 

All that said, the U.S. As Herrera noted, is the group to beat entering the competition. The gathering stage will see them face Sweden, New Zealand and Australia and it's the Swedes that Herrera focuses to as the greatest danger to a U.S. Decoration. 

"No doubt it's totally Sweden. They've been an opponent of the USWNT for a long time," Herrera said. "There's a ton of history there between these different sides. Their games have consistently been tense, close, firmly challenged matches and we're presumably going to see something almost identical to get going this gathering stage. In case I'm the USWNT, I'm taking a gander at this and accepting it for the test that it is on the grounds that these two groups will be starting off their Olympic excursions clashing in that absolute first gathering match. It's most likely going to reveal to us a ton about how that gathering shakes out."